Chapter 772

At this point, only Ronald could handle things over in Hull.

Yvonne didn't waste any time-she grabbed her phone and called him up.

Ronald had actually been having a pretty easy time lately, ever since he told Hull to keep an eye on Xander. After that, Hull hadn't shown up at the Quinn estate at all.

So when Ronald saw Yvonne's name pop up on his phone, he was caught off guard. "What, she's surfaced already?"

The last time, when Stella got taken, it had taken well over a month for her to show her face again. Susanna hadn't even been gone for twenty days.

He'd figured it'd be at least another week or two before he heard anything.

Yvonne's voice came urgently down the line. "Ronnie, we've got a problem. A big one."

Ronald frowned. "..."

Across the room, Stella was arranging flowers, carefully trimming thorns off a bunch of roses. The moment she overheard the call, her hand slipped, and a sharp thorn pricked her finger.

She winced, letting out a tiny gasp. The scissors clattered to the table as she tried to see how bad it was-only for Ronald's broad hand to close gently around her wrist.

His eyes narrowed when he saw the tiny bead of blood welling up on her fingertip.

He switched the phone to speaker, set it aside, and shot a look at the butler across the room.

and hurried off

his tone with Yvonne grew

"It's Susanna."

Even Stella froze up a bit, her hand stiff

She was clearly rattled.

trying to reassure her just as the butler arrived with the

voice sharper now. "What happened

Ronnie. I don't know how to say this-it's bad. I have no idea how I'm supposed to face Hull after this.

years; but everyone knew Hull was a snake-dangerous, calculating, with no real loyalties except to himself. The only reason he'd stayed this long

She was different. She was Hull's one soft spot, the one thing he actually

something had happened to her

could practically feel her scalp tingling with

trembled. "H-how bad

speakerphone, Yvonne could

"Star?"

exactly happened? Tell

hesitated. The truth was almost too awful to say out loud: Susanna might

Susanna were practically sisters. Yvonne didn't want to hit her with that possibility, not if she could help

"Just say it, Yvonne!"

throat

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