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?"

tightened at her words, understanding the reason behind

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

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

a beat as he

blind or

Stella paused.

had never shown favoritism between her and Yvonne. They were truly doted on, but when wrong, they were equally reprimanded. Even with all the love and

Larkins had almost unconditionally supported Ursula these past two

called it love because Ursula was their adopted daughter. Others might have thought Ursula had some

...

Tegan arrived at the

on peanuts

role as the lady of the house. How could she not be

worsened since she was hit by Lola, Cloudia felt

peanut shells scattered everywhere, if not for Tegan's presence, Cloudia would have given Lola a piece of her mind. "Ms.

hurried to lead Tegan to Ursula's room. But just as they reached the stairs, Lola, who had been pretending not to see them, spoke up, "So, are you having the doctor see

Cloudia had brought a

still care about Ursula at this

at Lola upon hearing it. "Dr. James is

an excuse to see the adopted daughter first, huh? Tsk, tsk."

Lola, nothing she

get mocked. If she did, she'd still get mocked. In Lola's eyes, everything Cloudia did

plight to fuss over the adopted daughter. If she

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