Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath

Chapter 233

Jeremy had just made his way back into the heart of the city. He had just finished a meeting.

After answering Ronald's call, the smile on his face was impossible to suppress.

As Harper walked in, she caught Jeremy with a smirk that spelled nothing but trouble.

"Mr. Patel, here are the documents you need to sign."

No sooner had she finished her sentence than Jeremy's phone began to ring again. He glanced at the caller ID, and his smile widened. It was Yorick.

Jeremy answered, "Hey."

"Did you just clinch the deal with the Lugar family?"

Even through the phone, Jeremy could hear the sound of Yorick grinding his teeth.

His voice dripped with mischief as he replied, "What else? You expected me to wait for you to screw it up first, so I could swoop in and fix it?

See, the thing is, you got caught up, let's say, chasing skirts. Me? I don't have the patience for such distractions."

Yorick was silent, his breathing heavy.

ask, "Why would the Lugar family choose

because I'm not tangled

Yorick was speechless.

Seriously? That's the

this point, Yorick was so furious he might as

the knife further in Yorick's heart!, "Honestly, you shouldn't even be worried about the Lugar deal right now. You've got bigger fish to fry,

overcome with anger, hung

tone, Jeremy shrugged nonchalantly. "Well, that's

to Harper. "Pick out some jewelry or something a

taken aback. "For Ms.

documents, clarified, "We need to make sure we're on

to Jeremy that Stella

lips twitched. "Are we really doing

of gifting

daunting, especially considering the awkwardness of past attempts to please

asking you to choose. Pick something

misunderstandings."

Harper's nerves only grew.

to a woman? That could easily

the line. Answering

he was being especially cautious, given the critical phase of his collaboration with Mr. Quinn. The last thing he