The Quinn Family, right now.

Ronald had just finished calming Stella down when he heard Hull's call

demanding someone's presence. He rubbed his temples, feeling a headache coming on.

"Hugo, he "

"Ronald."

He was about to explain that Hugo really couldn't make it right now, but when he looked down, he saw Stella staring up at him, wide-eyed and pleading.

His headache only got worse.

In the end, with Stella clinging pitifully to his shirt, Ronald sighed into the phone, "Alright."

He hung up.

He gently pinched Stella's cheek. "You, I swear..."

There was just no winning with her.

Susanna had just been whisked away by Yvonne, and on top of that, Stella had finally blown up at Dan, exposing the rift between them.

Stella was clearly tense.

pouted at Ronald's mock-scolding, grumbling, "But Susie can't

don't trust

trust her

It was true.

actually be pretty reasonable—she'd

But right now? It was

no brakes.

didn't see it that way. "Relax. She's not going

barely holding back

Ronald raised

drill sergeant and spend

time Yvonne put her through a whole month of that "special training." She'd

Never underestimate Yvonne's

month was her "beginner's boot camp." For people with more experience, half that time and you'd come out

to Yvonne. Even seasoned guys would come out of her two-week program

at Stella's indignant tone. "Weren't you the one who called her in the

didn't know Dan was Susie's brother then!"

then, she'd just been worried about Lacey and

she'd be able to help Lacey-or at least keep herself safe. Even when she learned Dan was running

Susie's brother? That was

how can Dan be Susie's brother,

was obviously younger

her brother in

Stella squinted. "What?"

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