Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath

When they stepped out of the car, Ronald had noticed the icy patch on the driveway.

The butler's face went pale with worry. "Sir..."

Stella tugged at Ronald's sleeve. "They did clear it earlier, but the temperature's just too low."

Hearing Stella's explanation, the butler looked at her with gratitude.

She was right. They had cleared the ice just half an hour ago. In fact, they'd been at it all day. But with the constant snowfall and chilly weather, it was a losing battle. Ronald glanced down at Stella's shoes. "Change into something more appropriate."

"Okay," Stella nodded obediently.

A maid quickly fetched a pair of warm slippers for her.

Ronald had business to discuss with Hull, so he headed straight to the study.

Stella was about to go upstairs when her phone buzzed. It was Susanna, practically hyperventilating on the other end.

Stella sighed, "I know you didn't mean it, but I can't say Hull thinks the same."

"What do you mean?" Susanna sounded desperate. She was on the verge of a meltdown. Nothing had ever embarrassed her this much before.

"Just steer clear of him in the future," Stella advised. "Hull was not as harmless as he seemed."

Star, you've got to put

not the forgiving type. "I'll see what I can do. But honestly, you probably won't run into

Ronald were heading back to

my God, you have no idea. I slipped and grabbed the first thing I could! It just happened to be his belt buckle. Good thing his pants stayed up, or it would've been a whole different

groaned again. "I swear, it

"I know it

had been stunned by the whole scene. Anyone watching would have been equally

chatted for a while, and

asked Stella, "What did Cloudia want this time? Still about Ursula? Her own son is lying

about it? She's going to tear the family apart and still

had already walked into

and said calmly, "Let her blame me.

Susanna blinked, caught

a sip of coffee and continued, "You know what kind of person I am. Their little finger-pointing isn't going to change

and Susanna had seen firsthand how Stella never backed down. So if Cloudia came to confront Stella today, it

had happened? This time, it was Jaxon who got caught in the crossfire. Even with Blaise's usually good temper, there was

it at this

if the Larkin family falls apart, it's

"Hmm?"