Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath (Stella) novel Chapter 935

Silas and Barnaby’s gossip was so brazen and crude that, in the end, Derek lost his nerve; he just couldn’t bring himself to confront them face-to-face. Huffing with anger, he turned on his heel and left.

Back at Blacktower, Finch’s facial wound was so deep that the doctors decided to keep him overnight in the infirmary. Ivanna was already caring for Leanne, so she took on Finch as well.

Leanne had woken up, but any movement sent white-hot pain shooting down her spine. She remembered Hull’s kick, landing square in the small of her back. She’d heard a sickening crack and felt her back give way right there. If Ivanna hadn’t rescued her, there’s no way she would have gotten out alive. Now, every slight shift was torture—she couldn’t even move. The fear clawed at her: What if I’m paralyzed?

Things only got worse when Ivanna explained what had happened while Leanne was unconscious, her anger barely contained. “You won’t believe it,” Ivanna said. “While you were out, that wretch Susanna swooped in and stole from us. A lot.”

“What did you say?” Leanne snapped, her temper flaring. “She took our holdings?”

Ivanna nodded grimly. “Everything. All of Black Gate’s assets, even the Murray family’s. She went from one end to the other with her people, cleaning us out.”

Before this, everyone had just whispered that all the trouble started because of Susanna. But now, Ivanna was flat-out saying Susanna had led the raid herself. Leanne’s breath hitched, rage rising.

“Dad’s… Mom’s… our brother’s, mine, even yours...” Ivanna added.

“Mine too?” Leanne’s voice nearly cracked with fury.

“That’s right. Your operations in Mulberry Hill and Kaiserton have gone to hell. Dad sent men to step in, but they couldn’t stop it.”

Mulberry Hill? Kaiserton? Those were the jewels in Leanne’s crown. “They’re in that bitch’s hands now?” Her face contorted, rage warping her features.

Ivanna nodded again, silent.

Leanne could barely speak. All of it—gone? Her hatred blazed white hot.

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