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."

"You're sending the doc over? Did the

hand over his mouth, preventing

save his life. If this got back to the

Enzo. "He's

word, Enzo

was gone, Silas released Barnaby and gave him a light smack on the back of his head. "Have you lost your mind? If you're drunk, just puke it out.

are you blabbering

even say anything bad!" Barnaby

but if you had, you wouldn't

keep Barnaby and Finley apart. Put

ensue.

...

the villa, Susanna clung to Hull's arm, delirious with fever and mumbling

aching; he was already exhausted, having spent the day negotiating with the Doyne family. The last thing he wanted was to nurse a feverish woman. Such a task that required

you at the Quinn family estate." Either way, she'd be

an injection and then

"And what's that?"

water to wipe her

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

the guys are still at the bar. I

was already regretting coming here. Considering he had no idea

for

an ordinary person, and in that case, there would be no