Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath

The next morning, Stella slowly awoke, feeling tightly held in place.

Turning her head, she found Ronald's eyes gleaming with amusement as he watched her.

"What are you doing here?" she asked, still groggy and slightly bewildered by his presence.

Ronald raised an eyebrow and playfully pinched Stella's cheek. "Forgot already?"

Stella's mind instantly flooded with memories from last night, and her face turned a bright shade of red. "Then why are you still here?"

"Hmm?"

Stella blinked, the events of last night rushing back. Ronald was insistent about staying over. She'd laid out all the pros and cons, but he wouldn't listen.

By now, both Idris and the housekeeper were undoubtedly aware of the dramatic shift in their relationship. She felt helpless, deciding to let Ronald handle it all.

A buzzing sound interrupted her thoughts as the phone vibrated non-stop.

picked it up and glanced at the screen. It wasn't

ID, Stella handed the phone to Ronald. "I

name, but without a word, he pressed

rascal! You've really grown some nerve, huh? Three years gone, and you think you can just rat me out? Let me tell you, this isn't over. You better not show your face in Ferrowland again." Yvonne

was obvious-she had been sent back to

spoke calmly into the phone,

The line went silent.

Ronald's

voice carrying a stern

stammered, "I-I

be told, when Ronald got serious, Yvonne found him quite intimidating. Words failed her, and she struggled to form a coherent

icy demeanor seemed to seep through the phone, reaching

"I was just kidding around. You

school, and Yvonne had wanted to join them but was stuck

she was genuinely upset. She loved Stella dearly, and yet Stella had seemingly betrayed

"That's an interesting way