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.

had never asked about it before. And now, the first thing out of his mouth?

Star's my inside source,

Susanna eyed him warily.

suspecting even Star,

didn't trust Star, who in Ferrowland could

"You? You think you could bring someone like her

Susanna swallowed hard.

still, the way he said it -couldn't he be a little

not doubting Star, then whatever. What is it you

Susanna

was

about the outcome.

what could she

another drag.

your head around

eing the former boss

Gate?"

am I supposed to

fire fizzled out in an

said it was

straight-laced businesswoman, never even ran that big of a shop,

cigarette ash. "Want

"Huh? Yeah, I do."

She'd just said that to Star on the phone. How did

running things by Hull before helping