Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath

Chapter 406

Stella snuggled comfortably into Ronald's warm embrace, finally closing her eyes. Clinging to him felt a lot safer than keeping her distance.

Ronald chuckled softly, sensing her thoughts. "Star."

"Don't talk. I'm really tired."

Ronald's unfinished words were held back by Stella's interjection. She had no interest in hearing another word from Ronald, especially at bedtime. Their conversations had a tendency to veer off into

unpredictable territory.

...

Meanwhile, miles away in Ferrowland, Susanna was burning up with fever. Hull, out of options, called Enzo to get a doctor over.

It was 2 a.m. when Enzo received the call. He was at a local bar, sharing a drink with Barnaby and Silas. "Now?"

"If not, she's going to end up like a roasted turkey," Hull grumbled, clearly frustrated from tending to Susanna.

Enzo, sensing Hull's irritation, felt his heart lurched and dared not press further. "Alright, right away."

He hung up and immediately called the team doctor, urging him to get to Hull's villa pronto.

After making the call, Enzo realized something was off. "I need to head over to the boss's place."

sending the doc over? Did the

hand over his mouth, preventing him from uttering

save his life. If this got back to

a laugh as he gazed at Enzo. "He's had

another word, Enzo hurried

released Barnaby and gave him a light smack on the back of his head. "Have you lost your mind? If

are

didn't even say anything bad!"

if you had, you

and Finley

ensue.

...

villa, Susanna clung to Hull's arm,

the Doyne family. The last thing he wanted was to nurse a feverish woman. Such a task that required

should throw you at the Quinn family estate."

fever, he quickly administered an injection and then turned to Hull. "Her

"And what's that?"

to wipe her down," the doctor

a glance, and then looked back at the doctor. The room was full of men.

still at the bar.

already regretting coming here. Considering he had no idea what Susanna

thought, for

her, she surely wasn't an ordinary person, and in that case, there would be no reason fo Enzo