Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath

Chapter 637

“Listen, Stella,” Susanna said, her voice tinged with a frustration she could barely hide. "You sound way too chill about letting Hull handle this."

She let out a dramatic sigh and called out, "Star."

Stella, already halfway out the door, was distracted-keeping one eye on Xander and Yvonne's commotion outside, and the other ear on Susanna.

"What's up?" Stella replied, trying to multitask.

Susanna's pouty, put-upon tone snapped Stella's attention right back.

"Why the long face? You know Hull's solid reliable as they come. I mean, yeah, you've had some close calls with him, but you're still in one piece. If you ask me, that proves he knows what he's doing."

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"So relax. If he's handling this, you'll see your mom sooner rather than later."

Susanna huffed. "He wants payment."

Stella froze. "Wait-what?"

"Yeah, payment," Susanna repeated, clearly annoyed. "It was Ronald who asked him to help me, but somehow I'm the one who has to pay up."

number on Stella's train of thought-her mind snapped away from Yvonne

wants money?" she

I'm broke. He said I could pay in other ways.

ways'? If you're out

doing well, money wasn't a problem. But with everything that'd happened... well, Stella knew things were tight

her head. "He

"Then what

said he wants something else. And that he has enough

was just so Hull,

to piece it together. "Your mom's

'rinky-dink outfit.' He doesn't care about

what the heck does he

hands. "I have

at her. "Wait,

me to guess. Says when I figure it out, that's when I get

making you play twenty

you get Mr. Quinn to ask Hull what he actually wants? Because I'm out of ideas

her hair, stalling. "know, you always said you'd marry him