Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath

Chapter 529

As their eyes met, Stella quickly averted her gaze.

Wow, when did Hull's stare become so intense? He was kind when Ronald was around, wasn't he?

Was this the look he'd been giving Susanna lately? No wonder Susie was so scared.

With the vibe he's giving off, it's not just Susanna who's frightened, Stella's pretty uneasy herself.

Barnaby glanced at Hull's not-so-happy expression. Then he respectfully approached Stella. "Hey, Princess Stella, it's not that Mr. Miguel isn't letting you take her, but you can't take her away now."

Barnaby thought, "You've got to be kidding me. That woman belongs to my boss now. You think anyone can just waltz in and take her?"

Stella raised an eyebrow at Barnaby's words. "What do you mean?"

With one look, her eyes returned to Hull, whose gaze was now fixed on Barnaby.

Receiving Hull's silent command, Barnaby felt a rare sense of accomplishment. Finally, he'd done something clever before his boss.

He turned back to Stella. "It's complicated. You know Ms. Tucker nearly got Mr. Miguel killed last night, right?"

Stella replied without a second thought, her confidence in

added, "She just mixed up the medication. She wasn't trying to harm

Tucker told you

Is there a problem

awkwardly. "Well, that's a pretty

at Barnaby now tinged

it wasn't on

snapped, "What do you

if Susanna was some kind of secret agent! Can he exaggerate Susanna's

some guts. But since she came

The mission would fail, and you'd have to console her every time she

stunned by Stella's sudden outburst. "But

it

she nearly killed Mr. Miguel last night. That's

any case, Susanna was in deep trouble with

taking her with me

her earlier, Stella knew it wouldn't be easy to get her out of there. She didn't expect Hull to be

he allowed his

her