Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath

Chapter 234

Questions came at Jeremy like a machine gun.

Jeremy's mood immediately took a nosedive. "Is that what you've been learning from hanging out with Ursula all these years? How to talk trash about others?"

Sirena stammered, "No, I didn't mean..."

"She's Ronald's foster sister."

"What?"

At Jeremy's revelation, Sirena's mouth formed a perfect O of surprise.

But Jeremy was in no mood to elaborate. Ever since Sirena had grown close to Ursula because of Jaxon, every word out of her mouth seemed to give him a headache.

It probably started when she became a regular at the Larkin household, and now it felt as if her tongue had developed a mind of its own.

Jeremy had been in a good mood earlier, but thanks to Sirena, irritation was quickly replacing it.

"Stay locked up!" he snapped.

With her tendency to stir trouble, he was convinced she needed to be kept out of the loop until Mr. Quinn and Stella left Portis City.

contract had already been signed. If Ronald changed his mind, he couldn't do

it safe, Sirena had to be kept out of the

immediately dialed the butler. "If she gets her hands on her phone again, you're

came the flustered

by Mr. Quinn? She's seen it all. If we don't impress her, it'll just irritate Mr. Quinn." Better safe than

Harper nodded. "Okay."

let out

...

was tossing and

habits, combined with her recent drunken state, had Ronald on edge. Concerned for her well-being, he decided to keep watch

aside, exposing her slender legs under her nightgown. Her ankles, pink and delicately shaped, caught Ronald's eye, stirring a faint warmth inside

the coffee table, Ronald got up and moved to cover

impossible

over her!

it

gently lifted her to free the blanket. The movement, however, roused her

his as she

still laced with the scent of wine, despite having been

a quiet hum in acknowledgment

about to stand up,

Ronald paused. "Hmm?"