Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath (Stella) novel Chapter 563

Susanna was always the picture of a well-behaved girl.

Stella had advised her to stay out of Hull's way and do absolutely nothing, and Susanna took that advice to heart. It seemed a wise choice, especially considering the amount of trouble she'd accidentally stirred up during her short time by Hull's side.

That afternoon, she huddled in her room, waiting for Hull's team to finally uncover the truth.

A soft knock interrupted her thoughts as she was about to call Stella.

"Who is it?" she called out.

"It's me," came Hull's deep voice from the other side of the door, sending a jolt through Susanna, who hurriedly put her phone away.

"What do you need?" she asked, not moving to open the door. Instead, she instinctively clutched a throw pillow to her chest, as if it could somehow protect her.

In reality, if Hull wanted to do anything, even a whole suit of armor wouldn't stop him. But clinging to it gave her a false sense of security.

"Have you blocked the door again?" Hull's voice rumbled with a hint of displeasure.

Susanna glanced at the dresser she had pushed in front of the door and mumbled, "I told you I wanted a different room, but you wouldn't let me."

With the cook downstairs barred from the upper floor and Silas and Barnaby absent for the evening, she was alone on the second floor with Hull. As a young woman, she felt she had every right to be cautious.

"Move it," Hull ordered.

"I won't," she shot back without hesitation. She had taken Stella's advice to heart—doing nothing was safest, even if it meant avoiding Hull altogether.

Despite Hull's displeasure, he said nothing more and seemed to walk away, leaving Susanna to breathe a sigh of relief.

She sniffed, patting her chest, a picture of hurt. "I used to be such a good kid."

The past few days had been more eventful than her entire previous twenty years, and she still hadn’t recovered from all the turmoil.

She dialed Stella’s number, who answered almost immediately. "Hey, Susie."

"Star, do you have a moment?"

"Sure, what's up?"