Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath (Stella) novel Chapter 701

Inside Hull’s country house.

Susanna Tucker had been running a high fever, and it had left Hull absolutely exhausted. It wasn’t until around six in the evening that she finally drifted awake, groggy and disoriented.

Hull was standing by the window, speaking on the phone, his voice low and tense. Susanna couldn’t make out what was being said on the other end.

He glanced at the watch on his wrist, then spoke coldly into the phone, “Everything’s set.”

“…”

“Tell Mrs. Tucker I need to see her. No excuses.”

With that, he ended the call without waiting for a reply.

He turned and caught Susanna’s gaze—her eyes were glassy and dazed, like she was still only half-awake.

“You’re up?”

Susanna gave a weak nod, still feeling like she’d been run over by a truck.

Hull walked over to the bed and pressed a hand to her forehead. “Fever’s mostly gone.”

A woman with a fever, he thought, could really be a handful.

Susanna looked up at him, wide-eyed and anxious. “That call just now… When you said Mrs. Tucker, did you mean my mom?”

Just mentioning her mother made worry flicker in Susanna’s eyes.

Everything she thought she knew about her life had been turned upside down in the past few days. And there was no one who could really help her now.

Black Gate—what even was that place? Some kind of shadowy organization?

Hull nodded. “Yeah.”

Susanna pressed, “What did you talk about?”

Hull hesitated, his lips pressed in a thin line.

Susanna’s heart started pounding, the silence making her more anxious.

Hull finally said, “Don’t stress out too much. The conflict between your mom and Black Gate isn’t life or death. They’re not out to kill her.”

“What’s that supposed to mean?”

Hull sighed. “It’s just… complicated.”

“Complicated how?”

“Yeah.” Hull nodded, looking tired. “Some of Black Gate’s old secrets are tough to dig up. But I managed.”

Susanna frowned. “What kind of complicated?”

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