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."

on Stella's train of thought-her

she asked, genuinely

could pay in other ways. And he was

If you're out of cash, what

But with 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

head. "He said he

blinked. "Then what does

groaned. "He said he wants something else. And

was just

piece it together. "Your mom's company,

outfit.' He doesn't

eyes widened. "Then what the heck does he

hands. "I

at her. "Wait, you don't

Says when I figure it out, that's when I

making you play

what he actually wants? Because I'm out of ideas and I really need to see

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