Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath

Chapter 641

Just Ask Directly?

Honestly, talking things over with Stella is about as useful as talking to a brick wall. Her approach is always the same-straightforward, zero sugar-coating, and not a hint of subtlety.

With that kind of attitude, it's no wonder Ursula always ends up outsmarted by her. If Stella could pick up on even a little bit of nuance, Ursula would have her running in circles in no time.

Because Ursula? She's a pro at setting traps. If you step into one of her carefully laid plans, you're basically toast.

But Stella? If she feels even the slightest bit of injustice or thinks she's been wronged-forget talking. She'll just throw down. Not exactly the person you go to for clever advice.

Yeah, not happening.

But then again, it's not like Susanna could figure this mess out herself either. Her head was pounding just thinking about it.

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door, snapping Susanna out of her thoughts. Barnaby's voice floated in from the hallway, "Hey, Susie! The boss is heading out, so you're on your own for dinner tonight."

Susanna grimaced. Did he really have to keep calling her Susie?

"Got it," she replied, a little sharper than she meant. As if she'd ever actually had dinner with Hull, anyway.

She was already walking on eggshells trying to avoid causing trouble.

help me

of 'help' did he mean? Was it something to do with Hull? Because if it was, there was no way

"It's about the

Susanna cut him

was a stunned silence from the other side of the

just gonna say no

someone else. Seriously, I'm already under enough suspicion as it is. Don't ask me for

hear

sure this is a

I'm

trouble last time she tried to help Hull. Everyone had been giving her the cold shoulder

forget to eat," Barnaby

away,

Jeez. That was close.

Get too close and something always went wrong-like accidentally seeing him half-dressed or, worse, messing up his bandages and nearly

done. This time, she was

...

Meanwhile, at the party...

arrived to find Yvonne already there, rocking

color she could pull off these days-anything else just made her look washed

Yvonne called out,