Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath

Chapter 563

Susanna was always the picture of a well-behaved girl.

Stella had advised her to stay out of Hull's way and do absolutely nothing, and Susanna took that advice to heart. It seemed a wise choice, especially considering the amount of trouble she'd accidentally stirred up during her short time by Hull's side.

That afternoon, she huddled in her room, waiting for Hull's team to finally uncover the truth.

A soft knock interrupted her thoughts as she was about to call Stella.

"Who is it?" she called out.

"It's me," came Hull's deep voice from the other side of the door, sending a jolt through Susanna, who hurriedly put her phone away.

"What do you need?" she asked, not moving to open the door. Instead, she instinctively clutched a throw pillow to her chest, as if it could somehow protect her.

In reality, if Hull wanted to do anything, even a whole suit of armor wouldn't stop him. But clinging to it gave her a false sense of security.

"Have you blocked the door again?" Hull's voice rumbled with a hint of displeasure.

Susanna glanced at the dresser she had pushed in front of the door and mumbled, "I told you I wanted a different room, but you wouldn't let me."

downstairs barred from the upper floor and Silas and Barnaby absent for the evening, she was alone on the second floor with Hull.

"Move it," Hull ordered.

shot back without hesitation. She had taken Stella's advice to heart -doing nothing was

seemed to walk

her chest, a picture of hurt. "I used to be

more eventful than her entire previous twenty years, and she

Stella's number, who answered almost immediately.

do you

"Sure, what's up?"

had beaten her to

Yvonne, who was seething with rage because of Xander;

been following your advice, keeping to

Avoiding him? Was she so sure

are living under the same roof. Isn't that a

house wasn't big enough to avoid each other completely, but Susanna was determined. "I only leave my room to eat. Until

actually like Susanna, which made Stella suspect there was more to Hull's claims than

Susie, clueless

throat. "Susie, you know... when you went upstairs, Ronald said Hull admitted he's into you,

prompted her to share more info, considering the dread Susanna had when staying with