Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath

Chapter 656

Living Room.

Only Silas and Susanna were left. Susanna broke the silence first. "I swear, I didn't mean to. I just..."

She trailed off, thinking of the things Barnaby had said earlier.

Truth was, everyone around Hull already looked at her with suspicion. And now,

after what had just happened, things couldn't be worse.

"How's his wound?" she asked instead, her voice soft.

There was nothing she could say to explain herself anymore. Even if she tried, no

one in Hull's circle would believe her.

Silas shrugged, rubbing his forehead. "Completely reopened. All of it."

Susanna's eyes went wide. "It's that bad?"

He shot her a look. "You did kind of slam your whole weight right on top of him. That's, what, over a hundred and thirty pounds, right?"

Susanna squawked, indignant. "I weigh, like,

raised an

even arguing about

actually gained a few pounds since coming to Hull's

to grab a scale real

went red. "No, no, that's really not necessary. So... he's going

was tiptoeing on eggshells. Deep down, she really was scared she might've actually hurt Hull for real. The

him more than she could

It's pretty bad. The doctor was really

course,"

"So, he's your responsibility

I can't—” She started to protest,

trouble. But every time she was around Hull, chaos seemed to

too well. Her hands, her feet, her mouth whenever

leaned in, lowering his voice. "You broke him. Don't you think you

Susanna gaped. "What?!"

"Responsibility, Susanna."

a ton of bricks. She glanced at Silas, mouth half-open, desperate to say no. But Silas was too good with words; he'd left her with

"if it wasn't for you, he'd be

She couldn't argue with that. It really was her mess to

Finally, Silas left.