Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath

Chapter 437 In the room, Susanna clutched her blanket, looking as pitiful as a kitten caught in a rainstorm. "I'm really not hungry..." she murmured.

Hull stood outside, his voice firm as he declared, "Three minutes."

Susanna's eyes widened in alarm. Was leaving the room really unavoidable today? Or was it that breakfast simply had to be eaten, no excuses?

Faced with Hull's commanding tone, Susanna knew better than to argue. Reluctantly, she dragged herself out of bed.

Last night, in a bid for security, she had stacked several pieces of furniture against the door. Moving them in the dead of night hadn't seemed too difficult, but now, with an empty stomach, each piece felt like it weighed a ton.

Outside, Hull listened to the sounds of furniture being shifted and couldn't help but smile with a knowing glint in his eyes.

Barnaby, observing Hull's transformation from stern to amused, was puzzled. Just a moment ago Hull had been all business, and now he was smiling. Was that a touch of warmth? It was hard to believe.

Just then, Enzo gave Barnaby a light thump on the back of the head.

"What are you gawking at? Let's move," Enzo said.

Barnaby protested, "What was that for?"

got things to do. Let's wait for him in

grumbled under his breath. Was it really necessary to get smacked for just glancing at his

they didn't have to wait long before Silas joined

boss is still... you know, up to it?" Silas almost choked on

about

while Enzo remained unruffled, fixing Barnaby with a calm stare. Barnaby suddenly felt a

behind his

emboldened by this

in closer to Enzo "Come on, you're always around him. Tell me, is

winced internally. This was not going

shade darker. He shot back, "How about you,

aback. "Of course, I can. I'm

eyes bore into him. "I suspect you're about to become 'not

blinked again, confused. "What kind of

to that area, either they could perform or they couldn't. How could

boss might cripple you in that

chest. Clearly, Enzo wasn't one to entertain