Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath (Stella) novel Chapter 623

To put it bluntly, Xander and Yvonne’s marriage was nothing but a business arrangement.

Just as Xander walked in, he caught Ronald saying, “Clingy and desperate,” and those words made Xander’s jaw clench.

Clingy and desperate? Really?

People get desperate when they’re head-over-heels in love. That wasn’t the case here. He and Yvonne were simply…partners in a deal.

How did it turn into being “desperate” in Ronald’s mouth?

Catching Xander’s glare from the corner of his eye, Ronald just smirked. “Tell Yvonne to keep her temper in check, will you?”

Idris looked confused. “Keep it in check? Why?”

But before he could finish, he saw Xander standing at the doorway, arms crossed, face like thunderclouds.

Ronald shrugged, “Can’t help someone too much, you know.”

Idris choked on his coffee. “Uh…right…”

If possible, Xander’s scowl got even darker.

Ronald picked up on Idris’s awkward cough, turned, and met Xander’s icy stare head-on.

The look on Xander’s face said he was ready to bite someone’s head off.

Ronald’s grin grew wider. “Mr. Schultz, wouldn’t you agree?”

That was it. Xander practically fumed.

He let out a cold laugh, stalking over on his long legs to drop into the seat right across from Ronald.

“Real classy, Ronald. Stabbing me in the back on purpose?”

“Just making sure you don’t get too comfortable, buddy.”

The Schultz family—everyone in the room knew the score. Xander’s dad wasn’t keeping ties with the Quinns out of some warm, fuzzy feeling.

No, he was wary—scared even.

His voice was getting louder, rougher. If there was one thing the old man did right, it was arranging things with Stella.

Nobody knew, but when Xander found out Stella was going to be his wife, he’d been up all night, unable to sleep.

And yet…

How the hell did Stella end up falling for some guy she grew up with? Just thinking about it made Xander want to punch something.

Ronald narrowed his eyes, cold as ice, “You really think Yvonne can help you take everything back?”

“At least I don’t have to rein her in,” Xander shot back through gritted teeth. “Let her loose in the Schultz family, make a mess of everything.”

He wasn’t just looking for chaos.

Those murderers had lived the good life for way too long. Their time was up.

Ronald took a sip from the mug in front of him—a pretty pink one, obviously Stella’s.