Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath (Stella) novel Chapter 317

Stella felt like she wanted to curl up and disappear.

"Dear God, if you could just strike me with lightning right now, that'd be great," she thought, mortified.

Ronald raised an eyebrow. "Star?"

Stella let out an awkward laugh, her cheeks turning a bright shade of red. She was seriously embarrassed.

Finley... that troublemaker.

Would Ronald be mad at Finley? Stella wasn’t sure, but she was tempted to strangle him herself.

Seeing her frozen in place, Ronald pulled her into his arms. His long arms wrapped around her effortlessly as he grabbed the item she was clutching.

Stella panicked and tried to hold on, struggling to keep it from him.

"No, don't look," she pleaded, her face scrunched up in embarrassment.

Ronald chuckled softly, easily taking the item from her grasp.

Stella buried her head into his chest, utterly embarrassed.

From above, Ronald's amused voice reached her ears. "Star, are you trying to tell me something?"

"I'm not, I swear," Stella mumbled, wrapping her arms tightly around his waist, too embarrassed to face him.

Finley, that jerk! She silently cursed him to a lifetime of being single.

Ronald asked, "If not, then why did you get this? Who gave it to you? Susanna?"

Stella was at a loss for words.

So he didn't see the whole scene at the stairway?

She shook her head frantically. "No, no, it wasn't Susanna. It was Finley who gave it to me."

Fine, if Finley wanted to stir up trouble, she wouldn't hesitate to throw him under the bus!

It wasn't her fault. In front of Ronald, she couldn't handle the pressure. If she dared admit she was signaling him, he'd probably carry her straight to the bedroom.

She was still recovering from an injury. Better let Ronald take out his frustration on Finley.

They stood so close, she could feel some change in him.

Sure enough, upon hearing it was Finley who gave her the item, Ronald's demeanor turned a bit colder.