Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath (Stella) novel Chapter 998

She’d wanted him for a long time—everyone could see it.

When she finally mustered the courage to confess her feelings, she was blindsided. Ronald’s loyalty to Stella was absolute, fanatical even; he snuffed out the faintest sign of a rival before it could spark.

Back in Stella’s sophomore year, Berry had suddenly vanished from campus. Rumor had it she’d gone home, but the truth was far simpler: Ronald had made sure Berry was nowhere near Stella, not if he could help it.

But now…

“What the hell is going on? How is she suddenly tangled up with that woman again?” Xander snapped, voice loaded with contempt.

By 'that woman', he meant his stepmother—the one person he despised above all else. As far as Xander knew, Berry and Mona had never even run into each other.

Ronald brought Xander up to speed, recounting how Melissa had come to see Stella earlier. He explained Berry had spent the past two years at Novaderma, getting rounds of cosmetic surgery, each tweak trying to make herself look more and more like Stella. As if that weren’t enough, Mona—Xander’s stepmother—had been making regular trips to Novaderma, and the two women stayed together whenever she visited.

Xander was stunned silent, his mind grinding to a halt.

Then, a sneer twisted his mouth. “She’s getting herself made over to look like Stella? Clearly, Berry still can’t let you go.”

Ronald’s reply was cold and direct: “Are you absolutely sure there’s nothing left in the Schultz family you want?”

That drew Xander up short. “What?”

“If there isn’t, I’ll tear the whole thing apart,” Ronald said flatly.

“Wait—aren’t we getting ahead of ourselves? Shouldn’t we at least figure out what’s actually happening—?”

“Does it really matter whether we do or don’t?” Ronald’s chill cut Xander off.

That single line left Xander speechless. He’d always known Ronald refused to be reasonable about anything when Stella was involved—nothing and no one could get through to him.

He rubbed his temples, headache pounding.

For Ronald, anything that touched Stella was an instant red line. No debate, no mercy.

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