Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath

Chapter 266

"And with Ursula, the hospital's forcing her out now, stopped all her meds. She's practically sending us all to a death sentence. Did we really wrong her that much?" Over the phone, Cloudia was fuming.

No wonder she's been on a warpath lately. Growing up with the Lugar family and not a word about it.

The more Cloudia thought about it, the angrier she became.

On the other end, Blaise was silent, his breath growing more uneven as the shock sank in.

The Lugar family...

Stella was, in fact, the sister of the renowned Mr. Quinn from Ferrowland.

Like Ursula and Jaxon... then their relationship...

"You jerk! What did you do to her before?"

Blaise's anger exploded. His chest heaved, his fury palpable.

Cloudia retorted, "What do you mean what did I do? She never told me she grew up with the Lugar family."

She'd always thought Stella was just some country girl. The plan had been to groom her, slowly introduce her to society- but Stella had turned out utterly uncoachable. The memory of Stella's attitude toward her only stoked Cloudia's anger further.

Blaise struggled to find words. "I mean you, you..."

He was too angry to speak properly, unsure of how to respond to Cloudia anymore.

didn't relent, the Larkin

see her. Explain everything," Cloudia blurted out,

Stella's current attitude toward him, Blaise knew a meeting was

scoffed. "You think she wants

very thought deepened his

wasting another moment on Cloudia, Blaise hung up and headed straight

...

Meanwhile.

her medication, Stella's fever began to subside. A strange sensation coursed through her body, and she groggily opened her eyes. Only

jolted upright and gripped Ronald's

he

fever, Stella now snapped

it won't heal. If you

frowned. "What do you

like this? Was their relationship really that embarrassing for others

sensing his displeasure, swallowed hard.

mind was a blur, unable

"Stay still, won't you?" Stella

wanted to resist, but the memory of his earlier insistence on checking her wound weighed heavily on her. She knew

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Eventually, she let go.

Ronald's smile

relax, it's only

to calm her- if anything, Stella's breathing became more erratic. What else could he