Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath (Stella) novel Chapter 557

"Susie, what's your mom got to do with the Black Gate?"

Stella's voice came through the phone, direct as an arrow. That kind of straightforwardness took Susanna by surprise.

"Nothing, why do you ask?"

Her mom was a proper businesswoman. What on earth could she have to do with a place like that?

Surely, there was no connection. And if there was, it had to be something infuriating like the Black Gate taking her – against her will. Why a reputable businesswoman like her mom would be taken by them, Susanna couldn't fathom.

"Are you sure?" Stella asked, a hint of doubt creeping into her voice.

"Positive. What's wrong?"

Stella sighed. "Well, here's the odd thing."

Susanna's heart leapt into her throat. "What's odd?"

"Just earlier, I overheard someone mention that the former head of the Black Gate was a woman named Lacey Tucker."

While getting a check-up, she overheard her mom on the phone. They were saying that the Black Gate's ex-boss had returned.

Lacey. Susanna's mom's name was Lacey, too.

"That can't be the same person," Susanna responded without hesitation.

Before Stella could interject, she added, "There are loads of people with the same name."

"True," Stella agreed.

But there was something about hearing that name, especially with Susanna's mom missing, that felt like more than just a coincidence.

If her mom were safe and sound in Portis City, it could be written off as a name twin. But now...

"Hang on, it doesn’t sound right," Susanna suddenly exclaimed.

"Hmm?" Stella prompted.

"Hull said my mom was taken by the Black Gate's people."