Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath

Chapter 235

The phone buzzed.

It was a call from Idris.

Ronald stood, glancing at Stella. She had already closed her eyes, succumbing to the warmth of her wine-induced slumber like a kitten too weary to keep awake. He answered with a curt, "Speak."

"Boss, just as you predicted, Lancelot is hiding out in Portis City."

"Did you find him?"

"Not yet, but we spotted Kaku, his right-hand man, around town today."

In the dimly lit room, a sharper glint flickered in Ronald's normally stoic eyes.

"Keep a tight watch on him," he commanded, his voice icy.

"Understood!"

"And..." Ronald's tone softened slightly as his gaze fell on Stella, who was sound asleep on the bed. "Assign a few more people to keep a discreet watch over her." He was, of course, referring to Stella.

to avoid going to her studio

need," came

of danger. He wished for her world to remain peaceful and ordinary, free from constant vigilance. That year, after

of the family's darker dealings. That was, until Regina and Xander stirred the

onto the balcony, lighting a cigarette and taking a

His phone vibrated again.

"Mother," he answered.

now in cahoots?

"I'm aware."

skittish, you know that. Make sure Star

but smirk at his mother's

Skittish?

no trace of the timid girl his mother spoke of. Yet, he assured her, "Understood." "I've heard Xander is headed towards Portis City. Do you have enough people

"Of course."

Yvonne to stay with

of Stella being forced to leave the Quinn family due to a past oversight still

"No need," Ronald asserted.

He couldn't risk Yvonne's