Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath

Chapter 628

Ronald nodded with a soft, "Yeah," ruffled her silky hair, and turned to leave the

room.

Stella really was starting to feel sleepy.

She turned, crawled into bed, and was just about to drift off when her phone buzzed. It was Susanna. "Did you just grill Hull about something again?"

Stella squinted. "Or did you maybe blurt out something like, 'Let's get married right now'?"

Susanna: "!!!"

Uhh...

So now, in Stella's mind, these two things had become Susanna's signature

moves when it came to Hull-either stripping him down (figuratively or literally), or dropping some bombshell line.

Susanna groaned. "Remember earlier, when I told you I was scared to admit I liked him?"

Stella thought for a second. Yeah, that rang a bell.

Susanna always seemed to be poking or prodding Hull in some way, so it made sense Stella suspected there were feelings there.

"I remember. So what happened?"

Could it be something to do with that? Maybe she'd accidentally upset Hull again? Stella wouldn't be surprised. Whenever Susanna got into trouble with Hull, it was always in this exact way.

Susanna sighed. “He asked me why I'm scared to like him."

Stella: "!!!"

Well, that was unexpected.

knew of Hull, that didn't seem like

did

unpack here, and Stella couldn't quite process it

answer! Anyway, forget about me screwing up for

"So what's up?"

mom. Turns out, she really was the

was clearly fishing for info, but apart from a few things she'd

"I don't know about dangerous, but honestly, there's nothing

her the same thing he couldn't

couldn't do anything,

want to see her.

Stella: "..."

See her mom?

think Mr. Quinn could help? Star, you're my only

sighed. "I'll ask

velan

after all. Even though Ronald had his own connections in Ferrowland's underworld, he and Black Gate had always kept

eir

interest in getting

little more back-and-forth, Stella hung

they were in Portis

problems were at

right away.

turn to pull