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.

mock-scolding, grumbling, "But

don't trust

replied, "I don't trust her temper, that's

It was true.

day, could actually be pretty

logic. But right now? It was a

and no brakes. There was no telling what she might

didn't see it that way. "Relax.

Stella muttered, barely holding back her

raised

drill sergeant and spend three days straight whipping Susie

Not even Stella could have survived that. She remembered the time Yvonne put her

Never underestimate Yvonne's

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

people who owed their skills to Yvonne.

the one who

was Susie's brother then!"

worried about Lacey and the

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

brother? That was a curveball

how can Dan be Susie's brother,

was obviously younger than

"He's her brother in

Stella squinted. "What?"

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