Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath

Chapter 432 Navigating interactions with elders, especially someone like Mrs. Lugar, whom Stella always praises so highly, can feel stifling for Susanna.

Yet, being around Hull brings its own kind of pressure. Her heart pounds in her chest whenever he's near. "Star, can you help me find my mom and Tania?" she pleaded.

Nothing compared to the security Lacey offered her. Despite the years of separation, Susanna still relied on her mother.

Stella interrupted, "Didn't Hull say he'd help you with that?"

He claimed he'd get to the bottom of it. His investigation wasn't only about who had been hunting down Susanna. It would cover who was targeting her mother, too.

Susanna sighed, "Yeah, but..."

"But what?" Stella asked, sensing the distress in her friend's voice.

"I can barely face him now," Susanna admitted, feeling cornered.

Hull was clueless! Didn't he know what was appropriate to see and what wasn't? Sure, Star mentioned he

liked looking at pretty women, but those women were at least clothed. With her, it was as if he had no boundaries.

to reassure her with a nervous laugh, "Hull isn't

back, "Well, to you, there's no bad guy other than the

was only a fool, a blind one, hopelessly

always know how to hit where it hurts," Stella replied with

had severed ties with the Larkin family, clean

then, catching Stella in her pajamas, phone in hand. Noticing

Ronald

faint been indulging

clinging

cigarettes in his study.

affectionately. "Who

She's really

"Why?" Ronald asked, puzzled.

He, um, undressed her. You must have a word with him about that," Stella

an eyebrow. "Have a

was sure Stella's idea of "having a word" wasn't

needs to understand he can't do that. If he's conducting an investigation, he should focus on it.

it up."