Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath

Chapter 650

"Here. For you."

Stella shook her head. "I don't need it."

She really didn't-money wasn't something she was short on.

Lola raised an eyebrow. "What, you think it's dirty?"

Stella shook her head again. "No, it's not that."

It wasn't about being dirty. From the way Lola was talking, it was obvious she needed this much more than Stella did.

Lola pressed the envelope into her hand. "If you don't think it's dirty, just take it. I got this for you anyway."

She'd split her cut from the cash she hustled from Jaxon back in Portis City, and she'd meant to give this share to Stella then. Things got complicated, one thing led to another, and she'd missed her chance. Now, running into Stella in Ferrowland, it seemed like fate giving her another shot.

Stella frowned at the words "for you." "Why are you doing this for me?"

paths a handful of times, barely exchanged more than a few words. Why go out

was done for, cornered by a bunch of creeps in a dark alley. Then, out of nowhere, a beer bottle shattered nearby, scattering the guys.

answer. Instead, Lola took a step closer

her heel and strode away. Stella had the urge to run after her, to shove the money back, but as she looked at Lola's retreating figure, she caught a

emerged from

friend marching over. "What are you even doing out here? What if you ran into more drama queens like

worrying. To the whole Quinn family, Stella was basically

tries something, I'll handle it. Besides, after what happened in there, I

quite the name for herself tonight. By breakfast, she'd

doorway. "Hey, sis," Yvonne

just pulled Stella into a

"Okay."

when a woman's voice called

very woman the gossip queens

her tone businesslike. "Maybe you should reconsider my father's proposal. It'd

raised an eyebrow, recognizing