Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath (Stella) novel Chapter 266

"And with Ursula, the hospital's forcing her out now, stopped all her meds. She’s practically sending us all to a death sentence. Did we really wrong her that much?"

Over the phone, Cloudia was fuming.

No wonder she's been on a warpath lately. Growing up with the Lugar family and not a word about it.

The more Cloudia thought about it, the angrier she became.

On the other end, Blaise was silent, his breath growing more uneven as the shock sank in.

The Lugar family...

Stella was, in fact, the sister of the renowned Mr. Quinn from Ferrowland.

Like Ursula and Jaxon... then their relationship...

"You jerk! What did you do to her before?"

Blaise’s anger exploded. His chest heaved, his fury palpable.

Cloudia retorted, "What do you mean what did I do? She never told me she grew up with the Lugar family."

She'd always thought Stella was just some country girl. The plan had been to groom her, slowly introduce her to society- but Stella had turned out utterly uncoachable.

The memory of Stella's attitude toward her only stoked Cloudia's anger further.

Blaise struggled to find words. "I mean you, you...”

He was too angry to speak properly, unsure of how to respond to Cloudia anymore.

But they both realized. If Stella didn't relent, the Larkin Group would crumble under Ronald's grip.

"You're at Spring Hill now, right? Go see her. Explain everything," Cloudia blurted out, barely thinking.

Given Stella's current attitude toward him, Blaise knew a meeting was unlikely, let alone a chance to clear the air.

Blaise scoffed. "You think she wants to see me now?"

The very thought deepened his frustration.

Without wasting another moment on Cloudia, Blaise hung up and headed straight to the apartment shared by Stella and Ronald.

...

Meanwhile.

After taking her medication, Stella's fever began to subside. A strange sensation coursed through her body, and she groggily opened her eyes.

Only to see Ronald applying ointment to her.