Chapter 399

Hull watched as Susanna's head tipped to the side, and suddenly her tear-streaked face was nestled right against his knee, leaving a damp spot on his jeans.

At that moment, he seriously considered kicking her out of the car.

"Women are such a hassle," he grumbled, unable to hide his irritation.

He thought of Stella, who was also prone to tears, and wondered how Ronald managed to deal with it all.

Hull hoisted Susanna back onto the seat, noticing how disheveled her clothes were and his frustration only grew. He shrugged off his own jacket and draped it over her.

...

Over in Portis City, Stella had finally been coaxed into bed by Ronald.

The night was particularly cold in Portis City, with the warmth of the house sharply contrasting the snowy landscape outside.

Stella had been resisting, sitting on the window sill, but Ronald eventually carried her to bed.

"You won't let me go out and play, and now I can't even look outside?" she complained.

Stella loved the snow, absolutely adored it.

"You need to sleep more," Ronald insisted. Both Finley and the female doctor had emphasized the importance of rest for her recovery.

Stella pouted. "But I slept so much during the day, I'm not tired now."

"I know."

was puzzled. He knew? Then why is he making her

spreading across his face. Stella recognized that

way, I'm not doing

and flicked her forehead lightly. "Silly girl, what are you

not what she thought? Then

relationship, had become much bolder. To Stella, he used to seem like such a gentleman - kind and serene. And later on, Stella had seen other sides of him, including a

get some medication. "I'm just going to

groaned inwardly. Again

you'll need to take the

"I don't want to. They were

glanced back with a softened smile. "How about I give you

Stella conceded, "Alright then."

sweets, only allowing her some as a reward for taking her medicine. Any other

Ronald had ordered a crackdown. The

visit earlier that day

on edge. Lola

Qu

a week, and in a fit of fury, she seized Jaxon's credit card and phone, demanding he

turned into a massive argument. Lola, cradling

unable to exert much

are you doing up there? Get the hell down right

transfer all the money to me

Jaxon to pool together money for Ursula's treatment. Lola was stunned that Ursula seemed

"Get down."

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