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."

thought-her mind

she asked, genuinely

broke. He said I could pay in other ways. And he was

Stella echoed, her voice rising. "What 'other ways'? If you're out of cash, what else could you possibly

everything that'd happened... well, Stella knew things were tight now. If Hull really was asking for money, she was already thinking about stepping in to cover

Susanna shook her head. "He said he doesn't want

blinked. "Then what

said he wants something else. And that he

just

frowned, trying to piece it together.

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

eyes widened. "Then what the heck does

hands.

at her. "Wait, you don't

when I figure it out, that's when I

He's making you play twenty

Hull what he actually wants?

said you'd marry him someday. Maybe if do,