Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath (Stella) novel Chapter 432

Navigating interactions with elders, especially someone like Mrs. Lugar, whom Stella always praises so highly, can feel stifling for Susanna.

Yet, being around Hull brings its own kind of pressure. Her heart pounds in her chest whenever he's near.

"Star, can you help me find my mom and Tania?" she pleaded.

Nothing compared to the security Lacey offered her. Despite the years of separation, Susanna still relied on her mother.

Stella interrupted, "Didn't Hull say he’d help you with that?"

He claimed he’d get to the bottom of it. His investigation wasn’t only about who had been hunting down Susanna. It would cover who was targeting her mother, too.

Susanna sighed, "Yeah, but..."

"But what?" Stella asked, sensing the distress in her friend's voice.

"I can barely face him now," Susanna admitted, feeling cornered.

Hull was clueless! Didn’t he know what was appropriate to see and what wasn’t? Sure, Star mentioned he liked looking at pretty women, but those women were at least clothed. With her, it was as if he had no boundaries.

Seeing Susanna’s spirits sag, Stella tried to reassure her with a nervous laugh, "Hull isn’t that bad. He’s just a bit aloof."

Susanna snapped back, "Well, to you, there’s no bad guy other than the Larkin family."

In Stella’s eyes, even Yorick was only a fool, a blind one, hopelessly clueless.

Susanna brought up the Larkin family, much to Stella's chagrin. "You always know how to hit where it hurts," Stella replied with a sigh.

Since the disownment agreement with Cloudia, Stella had severed ties with the Larkin family, clean and clear.

Ronald entered the room just then, catching Stella in her pajamas, phone in hand.