Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath (Stella) novel Chapter 282

Her small hand clung nervously to Ronald's shirt collar, her grip tightening with each passing second.

Ronald glanced down at her, noticing the anxiety in her eyes, and an amused smirk tugged at his lips.

With a swift motion, he grabbed her hand and tucked it inside his shirt.

Stella felt the firmness beneath her fingers and instinctively tried to pull away, but Ronald held her hand playfully captive.

"Let me go!" she exclaimed, flustered.

Just then, Yvonne's voice crackled through the phone. "Hey, Ronald, what are you guys up to?"

Stella's mind went blank. She'd completely forgotten that Ronald was on a call with Yvonne.

How embarrassing!

Ronald, still teasing Stella, responded coolly into the phone, "Curious, are you?"

Yvonne fell silent, confused.

Stella, too, fell silent.

Was he playing with her?

Yvonne hesitated, then said, "Uh... not really?"

She knew better than to pry into Ronald's business. As his sister, she was well aware of his intimidating ways.

The last time she’d questioned him, she ended up on a two-month survival trek in the desert, unable to shower- an experience she hoped never to repeat.

"Nope, not curious at all," she quickly added for good measure. "Is Stella really up this early?"

Both Stella and Ronald were left speechless.

In Yvonne's memory, Stella was someone who loved sleeping in and had a hard time getting up for school. She would almost always arrive nearly an hour later than the time the school required. It was Ronald who always indulged her.

Ronald narrowed his eyes. "Yvonne."

"Hey, this girl is something else. She’s been gone for three years, and now she’s all of a sudden so diligent. Did the real world knock some sense into her?