Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath (Stella) novel Chapter 452

Stella leaned back in the plush leather seat, crossing her arms defiantly. "I can get back on my own, you know."

Ronald chuckled softly on the other end of the line. "The driver is already there."

"Oh, alright then," Stella replied, her tone shifting to resignation.

After saying her goodbyes to Tegan, she climbed into the waiting car, heading back to Mist Bay. The journey was smooth, but her mind was anything but calm. She fished out her phone and furiously called Xander, unleashing a torrent of expletives that would make a sailor blush.

Xander, rubbing his temples on the other end. "Star, you’re playing favorites here, and it's a bit much."

He knew she always took Ronald’s side. But to hear her tearing into him like this...

There was a hint of hurt in Xander’s voice.

Stella, even more riled up, snapped back, "Cut the act, you’re just a backstabbing jerk."

Xander was at loss for words. This girl and her sharp tongue.

Before he could respond, Stella had already hung up. Listening to the dial tone, Xander clicked his tongue, and then muttered to himself, "Ungrateful little thing."

Shawn chimed in, "You’ve got her all riled up because you threw Ronald under the bus. She’s not gonna let you off easy."

"Did I really throw him under the bus?"

Shawn paused, thinking back. Well, maybe not exactly.

Thinking back, it seemed like Xander had actually, in a twist of fate, helped Ronald dodge a major bullet at that time.

"But even so, Ronald isn’t going to let you off the hook," Shawn mused.

Xander’s sudden decision to return to Ferrowland wasn’t something Shawn entirely agreed with. They had plenty to handle back in Patrina. But after overhearing that his call with Stella, Shawn could understand why Xander was so eager to get back.

Honestly, these days, Ronald never stopped thinking about Stella, and Xander was no different.

Imagining the scene that would unfold in Ferrowland made Shawn’s head throb. "Is the princess coming back too?"

Xander nodded. "Ronald’s just about wrapped things up in Portis City."