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.

already been signed. If Ronald changed

Sirena had to

Jeremy immediately dialed the butler. "If she gets her hands on

the flustered but respectful

and turned to Harper. "Forget about picking out a gift. A girl raised by Mr. Quinn? She's seen it all. If

Harper nodded. "Okay."

she let out a relieved

...

Stella was tossing

Concerned for her well-being, he decided to keep watch in her room. Sitting on the sofa with his laptop in hand, he

blanket aside, exposing her slender legs under her nightgown. Her ankles, pink and

table, Ronald got up and moved to cover her up. But

it impossible to pull

over her!

it

the blanket. The movement, however, roused

his

wine, despite having been fed a sobering

hum in acknowledgment and carefully tucked the

about to stand up, Stella suddenly wrapped her

Ronald paused. "Hmm?"