Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath (Stella)

But Stella could sense Susanna had developed a strong aversion to the words "nothing unexpected." Because, as life had taught her, something unexpected was bound to happen whenever someone said that.

Stella hoped this trip back to Ferrowland would be uneventful. Otherwise, Susanna's heart couldn't handle any more surprises.

"Ugh, I'm waiting for you, so please, no surprises," Susanna sniffled.

Stella replied, "Sure, no surprises."

She couldn't promise that. She would get dragged into it if Ronald ended up in a pickle. But she couldn't say this to Susanna, given her current state. She even considered heading back alone if Ronald got into trouble again.

Hearing Stella assure her, Susanna felt a bit better. "Okay, I'll be waiting for you. Be back early tomorrow."

Stella agreed, "Sure."

Susanna said softly, "When you land, come straight over. I can't stay here with him any longer. I never want to see him again."

Stella was shocked. "What happened? What did you get into this time?"

First, it was about Hull's belt buckle, then there was the towel fiasco. What again? From Susanna's tone, it was clear something significant had happened again. Could it be about the previous night's fever remedy?

Before Susanna could answer, Stella interjected, "Wait a minute. Last night, when you were helping Hull cool down, you didn't..." She paused, cleared her throat, and continued, "You didn't strip him bare and get caught, did you?"

Otherwise, what could possibly have her so rattled?

Susanna was stunned into silence. Even her sniffling stopped.

On the other end, Stella took a sharp breath. "It couldn't be true, could it?"

It's just a fever remedy, right? Hull might be clueless, but Susanna should know better, shouldn't she?

"Did you..."

If she had stripped Hull, no wonder he'd be furious.noveldrama

Susanna recalled the moment Hull grabbed her wrist, and she sniffled again. "Don't be ridiculous. I'm not that clueless."

Stella was confused. "Huh?"

Susanna explained, "I didn't strip him naked. It's just that I wasn't looking and accidentally touched some part I shouldn't have while wiping him down. Ugh, don't ask anymore."

The whole scene from last night was embarrassing to even think about.

Hull refused to let Stella send over any help, and his staff ignored her calls. What was she supposed to do? She had no choice but to close her eyes and help him cool down.

Stella's mouth twitched. "Touched some part you shouldn't have? Did Hull know?"

Susanna was exasperated. "Enough with the questions!"

Why was Stella so insatiably curious?

"He grabbed my wrist at the time. Do you think he knew?"

Well, there was no point hiding it from Stella.

Stella was speechless. It was clear how awkward the situation must have been. "So, Hull's upset?"

"Not because of that."

Stella was intrigued. "Not because of that? Then why did he scare you?"

Even Stella, who wasn't particularly nosy, was now keenly interested "Hull's not known for his prowess in sex, right? Men usually feel insecure about that. And you touched him, yet he was not mad?"

Ronald walked in just as Stella said that, and he suddenly felt a

headache coming on. This

chatterbox had been a bad influence

from Yvonne, and now Finley had

rubbed off on her, too.