Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath

Chapter 385

This was what it truly meant to love someone, to care for someone, to cherish someone. It didn't matter what they became. Just as Stella was about to settle back into her seat, Ronald pulled her in for a deeper kiss.

Stella was taken aback. Turns out, you can't just mess with a lion.

In the front, Idris wisely raised the divider. Stella squirmed in Ronald's embrace, feeling a wave of fear wash over her.

"Let's not do it today."

If they kept with it, she worried he might lose control.

Her fear was evident to him, and Ronald chuckled softly as he released her. "I wouldn't dream of eating you up right now."

Stella's mind buzzed, and her cheeks flushed a bright red.

With his forehead against hers, he asked, "Were you thinking about the Larkin family?"

Stella replied, "Not intentionally."

That crowd didn't deserve the effort of intentional thought. But the past few years had left some scars, memories that lingered. "Ronald, will you always be on my side?" she asked.

"On your side?"

"Yeah, like if I did something to hurt Yvonne, would you still stand by me?"

grip tightened at her words,

always favored their adopted daughter. And in the Quinn family, wasn't Stella in

a little, putting some space between them, and playfully flicked her forehead. Stella winced, rubbing

like a doe's, making Ronald's heart skip a beat as he thought, "Little enchantress.

the Quinn family is blind or incapable of raising

Stella paused.

and Yvonne. They were truly doted on, but when wrong, they were equally reprimanded. Even with all the love and

unconditionally supported Ursula these past two

was their adopted daughter. Others might have thought

...

at the Larkin

peanuts like she owned the

overshadow her role as the lady of the

Ursula's condition had worsened since she was hit by Lola,

everywhere, if not for Tegan's presence, Cloudia would have given Lola a piece of her

just as they reached the stairs, Lola, who had been pretending not to see them, spoke up, "So, are you having the

knew Cloudia had brought a

she would still

She glared at Lola upon hearing it. "Dr. James

"Oh, so you've already found an excuse to see the adopted daughter first, huh? Tsk, tsk."

Facing Lola, nothing

she did, she'd still get

the mother, aren't you? Ignoring your own son's plight to fuss over the adopted daughter. If