Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath

Chapter 757

Yvonne, Dan, Xander, Hull... These people had all gotten tangled up together, thanks to Susanna.

And the whole thing was an absolute mess.

...

Meanwhile, over at the Quinn family, things weren't going so smoothly for Stella, either.

After she read the latest headlines coming out of Portis City, her face darkened instantly.

Tegan James called.

"You've seen the news, right? There's no doubt it's Yorick Quarry stirring up trouble. He wants to ruin your reputation."

The news from Portis City was everywhere.

Article after article claimed that Stella looked down her nose at the Larkin family and refused to acknowledge them as blood relatives. Some even said Ronald dumped Yorick because of her.

Basically, they were painting her as a stuck-up, social-climbing diva.

If Stella didn't believe Yorick was behind this, she'd have to be pretty naive.

Her eyes narrowed. "Ignore it."

"Is this going to hurt your standing with the Quinn family?" Tegan sounded genuinely worried.

Stella scoffed. "What's the worst that can happen? Whatever they think they can do to me, it's just their own wishful thinking."

The Quarrys really would stop at nothing.

didn't care. But she knew those rumors would reach Ferrowland soon enough. She could take it, but with her wedding to Ronald just around the corner, she

sighed. "They've always been pretty full of

in particular.

in the book to bring Stella down-thinking they could actually

been disappointed

more words with Tegan, Stella

Jaxon's number. He answered quickly,

"It's me."

you, little sis," he replied, the words

still sore about Stella giving the Larkin family the cold

have a hand in what's happening in Portis City right now?"

breath caught. His reply was cold and

Larkins have only themselves to blame for how things

of what had happened had nothing to do with Stella. But the Larkins seemed

the whole mess with Blaise Larkin and his mistress-everyone knew Ursula orchestrated that, but somehow, Stella got blamed for it all just because

Jaxon

ft back, "What

the Larkin family? everything

tell

you're still

"What do I

him, she

sake, I hope

what? She didn't finish the threat, but her tone was enough to make Jaxon

he asked quietly, "Can't you let

for

begging for mercy. Some people never