Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath

Chapter 630

Because this man, without a doubt, had the power to make her life a living hell.

Barnaby: "With all these suspicious things going on, you're obviously the one I'm watching."

Susanna: "."

Damn it...

She was really starting to lose her patience.

But she had to hold it in. She'd seen Barnaby's mean side before, and knew better than to push him now. So all Susanna dared to do was shoot him a look.

Anything else? Out of the question.

They reached the study.

Susanna walked in, her cheeks still puffed with leftover anger.

Hull was lounging with a cigarette, and when he heard the door, he flicked his eyes up at her, cold and sharp. "Call Star yet?"

Listen to that-classic Hull, the kind of guy who's lived on the edge for years, calling Ronald's right-hand woman just "Star." Little things like that made it obvious: Stella had a serious standing in Ferrowland.

She nodded. "Yeah."

Wait. "How'd you know I called Star?"

Really, calling Star was no big deal. She did it all the time, some days more than

once.

first thing

don't think Star's my inside source, do

Susanna eyed him warily.

Star, then she

didn't trust Star, who in Ferrowland could she

you could

Susanna swallowed hard.

she really didn't have what it takes. But still, the way he said

it you want from me? I'm telling you now, I'm

Susanna

Barnaby was sniffing

about the outcome.

what

took another drag.

your head around

eing the former boss

Gate?"

I supposed to

fizzled out in an

Star said it was true, then it

figure out how her mom-who'd always been a straight-laced businesswoman, never even ran that big of a shop, always the model of honesty-could possibly be the infamous

his cigarette ash.

"Huh? Yeah, I do."

said that to Star on the phone. How did Hull

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