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

trust your

replied, "I don't trust her temper,

It was true.

a good day, could actually be pretty

logic. But right now? It was a

the moment, Yvonne was all fire and no brakes. There was no

see it that way. "Relax. She's

Stella muttered, barely holding

raised a

sergeant and spend three days straight whipping

put her through a whole month

Never underestimate Yvonne's

whip someone into shape. That month was her "beginner's boot camp." For people with more experience,

a whole crew of people who owed their skills to Yvonne. Even seasoned

you the one who

didn't know Dan was Susie's

just been worried about Lacey and the chaos at Black

herself safe. Even when she learned Dan was running the show at Black Gate, she

was a curveball

Susie's brother, anyway? The ages don't add

was obviously younger

explained, "He's her brother in name, not by

Stella squinted. "What?"

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