Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath

Chapter 339

Idris hurried out of the lounge.

Ronald gently patted Stella's back, comforting her like a child. "There, there, it's all over now. I've also punished Harvey, okay?"

"Harvey? Who's Harvey?"

She didn't recognize the name.

Ronald explained, "He's in charge of security at Mist Bay."

Stella was taken aback. "Oh..."

"No, really, it's Xander who's the tricky one. You don't have to be so hard on your own people, do you? Xander, with his conniving ways, must have had a plan all along."

Ronald chuckled. Even though they had only been apart for a short while, Stella was still shaken. But she had tried desperately to reach Ronald, fearing another long separation like before. Ronald leaned down and kissed her gently. Stella traced her finger along his palm. "Did you hear what I said?"

"Yeah." He responded softly, pulling her closer as the room seemed to grow warmer.

Just as Ronald was about to lose himself in the moment, a knock came at the door. "Sir."

The temperature in the room seemed to plummet instantly.

Startled, Stella, like a startled rabbit, immediately nestled closer into Ronald's arms. Ronald didn't look too pleased either.

"What's up?"

replied, "There's

and glanced at

What could possibly be happening in a place like Patrina? Could Xander be up to

on the small couch. "Why don't you take

over a day, Stella had been on

suggested a shower, she paused for a moment, her face

and left

She had never felt so disheveled. The escape through the

the lounge

still remained a mystery, but

the time Stella emerged from

he'd be delayed, so she had hurried. Assuming he wasn't back yet, she

saw Ronald, Stella

she instinctively wanted to dart

a sly smile crept onto his face. "Where do you think you're going? Come

vulnerable, quickly wrapped herself in

smile at the sight of her pale, slender legs and the

do something, do you think you could hide,

the towels as though they were her only shield, Stella stammered, "I'm still hurt, you know. And it's

Are you planning to use that as an

took two steps forward, pulling

I mean, it

is Patrina. We're still on Xander's turf. We

of here