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."

doc over? Did the boss... with

over his mouth, preventing

keep a secret to save his life. If this got back to

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

word, Enzo hurried

you lost your mind? If

are you blabbering

didn't even say

if you had, you wouldn't

Finley apart. Put them together, and chaos was

ensue.

...

the villa, Susanna clung to Hull's arm, delirious with fever and mumbling "Mom" under her

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 attentive mind, he had never

family estate."

with Enzo. Seeing Susanna's high fever, he quickly administered an injection and then turned to Hull. "Her fever's quite high.

"And what's that?"

water to wipe her down," the

They exchanged a glance, and then looked back at the doctor. The room

and the guys are still at the bar. I

already regretting coming here. Considering he had no idea

thought, for someone

personally escort her, she surely wasn't an ordinary person, and in that