Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath (Stella)

"Wait. The woman who had Blaise's twins turned out to be Ursula's aunt?"

"Yup, Tegan said she heard rumors about Ursula being close to that woman, sneaking out to shop and dine. And Ursula got that woman into the company."noveldrama

Susanna added, "Yeah, even if Cloudia treats Ursula like her own, it's not the same as blood ties. Ursula's really looking after her own family, getting all those perks. And she even got Blaise, Cloudia's husband, working with that woman."

"Well, she's clear about where her loyalties lie," Stella sighed, recalling when she first moved to Portis City. People like Cloudia and Jaxon had always accused her of not knowing how to prioritize her relationships. This time, they had someone who did that to the extreme.

"I've passed this juicy tidbit to Cloudia. You're welcome," Susanna said, a smirk in her voice.

Stella was stunned. "Seriously, did you really tell Cloudia?"

"Yep. I'm deadly serious," Susanna replied, taking Stella's matters seriously.

"By now, the news should be all over the Larkin family," Susanna added.

Stella was stunned by the speed of it all.

"Cloudia will be so grateful to you," she chuckled, imagining Cloudia's reaction when she learned the true nature of her precious Ursula.

Meanwhile, Susanna hid in her room and dodged the dinner calls twice. She had asked if Hull was still around and was not pleased with the affirmative answer.

"Let's drop the Larkin family drama for now," Stella suggested, "Did Hull bother you last night?"

Susanna was immediately defensive. "What? No, I barricaded my door with every piece of furniture I could move."

"Come on, Susanna. That's a bit much. Don't you think so?" Stella laughed.

"How is it too much?" Susanna retorted.

"Hull's not that bad. Besides, he's not a bad guy," Stella tried to reassure her.

Susanna was skeptical. "You can't be serious. The guy practically walks around a armed and ready. If he's not

bad, then who is?"

"I think your judgment's off," Susanna huffed and hung up,

shaking her head at Stella's

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insistence that Hull was harmless.

If Hull wasn't bad, then who had been messing with her clothes? Herself?

Just as she was stewing in her thoughts, there was a knock on her door.

"I'm not hungry, really," Susanna called out, trying to avoid any confrontation, especially with Hull. "Come out," came the deep voice from the other side of the door.

Susanna's heart skipped a beat upon recognizing Hull's voice.

No way! Was he there? She pulled the covers tighter around herself.

"I said I'm not hungry," she insisted, desperately wanting to avoid facing him.

"You've got five minutes to get downstairs," Hull demanded.

Susanna was flabbergasted. How was that reasonable? She said she wasn't hungry.

Enzo and Barnaby had followed Hull upstairs and stood behind him, watching as he leaned against the wall outside Susanna's door, smoking with a menacing ai

Barnaby thought, their boss seemed determined to scare the living daylights out of the lady inside.