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 his mind, he

to be kept out

call, Jeremy immediately dialed the butler. "If she gets

the flustered

by Mr. Quinn? She's seen it all.

Harper nodded. "Okay."

she let out

...

Stella was

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

her nightgown. Her ankles, pink and delicately shaped, caught Ronald's eye, stirring a

table, Ronald got up and moved to cover her up. But Stella had the blanket firmly pinned under

it impossible to

over her!

it

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

eyes met his

of wine, despite having been fed a sobering soup earlier, which

in acknowledgment and carefully tucked the blanket

up, Stella suddenly wrapped her arms

Ronald paused. "Hmm?"