Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath

Chapter 685

Dan sat up in his hospital bed, his anger burning hotter with every passing second. The worst part? He was innocent.

That's right-innocent!

He hated to admit it, but it was clear as day now: he was being set up.

But Xander..... that bastard, why did he run?

Thinking back to last night, when Yvonne had been with Xander, Dan's blood pressure spiked. He wanted nothing more than to hunt Xander down and wring his neck.

Yvonne's voice crackled through the phone, cold and sharp. "Wow, Dan. How did I not realize before that you're such a scumbag? Can't own up to what you did, huh? Or are you just a coward?"

Dan stammered, "I-"

She cut him off. "You sleep with me and then pretend it never happened? Then try

to pin it on Xander? Two birds, one stone, huh? You're really something."

She must have figured Dan wanted her and Xander to fight. Maybe he did.

outside, catching the tail end of Yvonne's tirade. His

nearly shouted, "I swear, I didn't sleep with

being framed and

Go on. Doesn't matter. Either way, I'm

furious already-Dan had faked his own death, and now this? She couldn't believe she'd ever fallen for

you going after the guy who actually did this,

were shouting now, Dan's frustration boiling over. No matter what he said, she wouldn't believe him—not after the whole fake

snapped, "Sure, keep making

Xander quietly looked away.

butler approached him with a respectful

"Where's Ronald?"

"He's in the study."

barely above a whisper,

bickering over the phone, neither noticing Xander's exit. Stella, standing nearby, was

phone. "Yvonne, are you deaf or

with her last night? If Dan

in on the phone. "Sir, you need to calm down. Please,

you alright? Sir? Sir—somebody help,

Yvonne was speechless.