Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath (Stella)

Half an hour later.

Ronald carried Stella back to their bedroom, her whole body limp like overcooked spaghetti. The moment he laid her down on the bed, she flopped over and mumbled, "You're such a jerk," her voice thick with sleepy accusation.

The man just grinned, looking more than a little smug. Everything that needed to be done had definitely been done downstairs.

Ever since they'd finally opened up to each other, Ronald wasn't exactly one to hold himself back in this department. Of course, they'd never pushed things too far-she was pregnant, after all.

Hearing Stella's grumpy little complaint, Ronald gently pinched her cheek and tucked the blanket around her. "Yeah, yeah, I'm terrible," he teased, his tone warm. “If I don't wear you out, you start overthinking everything. That brain of yours just loves to run wild."

Well, no chance of that now. Stella probably couldn't even remember her own social security number at this point.

She rolled over again and was out like a light.

As Ronald stood up, though, a sharp look flickered through his eyes. He picked up Stella's phone and checked it—she'd just been on the phone with Jaxon and Yorick.

His expression turned even colder, something dangerous lurking there.

In the study.

Idris had been waiting for Ronald.

When Ronald came in, Idris stood respectfully off to the side. "Boss."

"What's going on with Yorick and Hogan?" Ronald asked. Things had gotten pretty wild over in Portis City. Were they trying to force his hand on the Quarry family?

Idris replied, "Thane Quarry promised that if Yorick could clean up the mess at Quarry Group, he'd hand the company ver to him."

Ronald's eyes narrowed at that, a hint of a mocking smile tugging at his lips. "So that's what this is about."

Quarry Group was already falling apart, barely worth a stale loaf of bread, yet everyone was scrambling for it like it was the last slice of apple pie.

And now, they'd dragged Stella into this mess.

Thinking of Yorick's latest moves, Ronald took a sip of his coffee. "If all this started because of Quarry Group, then maybe Quarry Group..."

He let the words hang, his presence turning icy.

A moment later, he finished, voice cold as winter: "Maybe it just doesn't need to exist anymore."

Idris nodded. "I'll take care of it right away."

Honestly, Yorick was something else. His fight with Hogan had even dragged Stella into the crossfire.

Idris knew Yorick was clever-he realized how much Ronald cared for Stella, probably hoping Ronald would give something up for her sake.noveldrama

But he was dead wrong.

In Ferrowland, Mr. Quinn held all the 'd burn it all to the ground letting the word

cards.

bise" into his dictionary.

Only one person had ever made him bend.

"And what about the Larkin family?" Ronald asked.

"They're done. Completely bankrupt." Idris replied.

The Larkin Group was nothing but ashes now.

Something else occurred to Idris, and he added, "Oh, and Blaise's mistress? She bolted. Took off with the twins and some guy."

"Ran off?" Ronald raised an eyebrow.

Idris nodded. "Yep. Soon as the Larkin Group collapsed, she just up and left with the kids and another man."

Ronald was silent for a moment, processing that. "Took the kids and ran with another man, huh?"

There was a hint of amusement in his eyes. "Portis City's been pretty eventful lately."

Idris smirked. "Definitely lively."

With the Quarry and Larkin families

both in chaos and Ursula dead, the

drama barely caused a ripple

between them. They were all too

busy trying to survive.

Ronald chuckled softly, setting down his coffee cup. "Let's make sure Star hears

about this. She loves that kind of gossip."

Ever since Stella had come back from Portis City, she'd developed a real taste for juicy stories. Anytime Susanna shared some hot news, Stella was all ears.

Stella slept straight through until four in the afternoon.

When the housekeeper came by to deliver the news about the Larkin family, she

sat there in shock for several seconds.

"She ran off? With another man?"

This was too wild to be true!

The housekeeper nodded. "Idris said it himself. No way that's wrong."

Stella's eyes went wide. If Idris said it, then it had to be true.

So Blaise had thrown away his whole life for that woman, and the moment he was

broke, she took the kids and ran off with someone else?

Stella couldn't help but gasp. "Wow... that's..."

"Do you think those kids were even his?"