Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath (Stella)

"Uh..."

How on earth was she supposed to respond to that? Was she really supposed to go and confront Hull? She just... couldn't muster the courage.

Stella hesitated, "I just can't."

Even with Ronald backing her, there were some people She couldn't afford to cross, especially those in his inner circle.

Stella knew precisely who she could and couldn't mess with.

Susanna was sobbing even harder. "Star, you're not helping me!"

"Well, it's not like I don't want to," Stella explained, "I just don't dare."

Susanna whimpered, "Star."

"He hasn't done anything to you, has he?" Stella asked, her voice full of cautious concern.

It didn't add up. Hull definitely wouldn't have done anything to Susanna.

Yvonne had always been a reliable source of information. If she'd dared to gossip about it privately, it

meant there was probably some truth to Hull's reputation for being impotent.

Susanna sniffled, "You said he couldn't get it up, right? How could he have done anything to me?"noveldrama

Susanna was lying on her bed as she spoke. When the words left her mouth, she instinctively glanced at the door. She'd sworn that she'd stop spreading gossip about others if Hull helped her get past this hurdle. But well... she'd already said it, and it was just to Stella.

It shouldn't matter. Besides, she had locked the door from inside.

Stella nodded. "Exactly. Just a look caused no harm. So, he didn't do anything to you. Why are you crying then?"

From the way she was carrying on, anyone would think Hull had left her bedridden for days.

Susanna huffed, "He saw me, didn't he? How could I not cry? I'm still a normal, unmarried person, and he's... not exactly normal."

Stella conceded, "True. That's a fair reason to cry."

Susanna was speechless. She was genuinely upset, okay?

Stella suggested, "How about I send someone to bring you to the Quinn family?"

"The Quinn family?" Susanna's crying stopped abruptly.

"Yeah," Stella replied. "You're being hunted down wherever you go. I thought you'd be safe with Hull, but you're unhappy there."

Susanna screamed inside that she was anything but happy, especially with that man, always so cold and with eyes like a wolf's-one more glance, and her heart might just give out

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"The Quinn family is where your adoptive mother, Mrs. Quinn, lives, right?"

"Of course," Stella confirmed.

Although everyone in Ferrowland habitually called her mother Mrs. Lugar, she was also indeed the lady of the Quinn family. The Lugar name was her maiden name.

Ferrowland had its peculiar customs, which Susanna found quite different from what she was used to. Before marriage, everyone referred to her mother as MS Lugar. Then, it was Mrs. Lugar.

Susanna sighed, "Then I won't go."

Stella was surprised. "What?"

"You know I don't have much experience dealing with elders," Susanna admitted, her voice tinged with sadness.

She'd grown up in a single-parent family. Her mother had raised her but hadn't been around much. As for grandparents, well, she didn't have any.

Being Miss Lacey's daughter, she truly was the definition of a solo act. Apart from her mom, there were no other relatives.

Stella reassured her, "My mother is very kind. She's easy to get along with."

Susanna replied, "Sure, I've heard all about her infamous reputation in Portis City. People tremble at the mention of her name."

She sounded so 'kind,' indeed.

Stella was at a loss for words.

Alright, her mother was undoubtedly formidable. But that fierceness was

reserved for rivals and enemies, not family and friends.

Susanna insisted, "Anyway, I'm not going."

"Then, you'll have to stay with Hull," Stella pointed out.

Susanna groaned, "Ugh, my head hurts."