Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath (Stella) novel Chapter 1034

Truth be told, Xander didn’t remember much about how miserably he’d left Yvonne the night before. He knew they’d slept together—no mistake about that—but the specifics, how rough things had gotten... that all blurred together in his mind. He only had a vague recollection of catching sight of the aftermath that morning—the evidence alone was telling enough.

So when Shawn showed up to fetch him, Xander was still dazed, reeling from it all. That’s probably why Shawn and Lott managed to hustle him away with such ease. Under normal circumstances, with his temper, Xander never would’ve gone anywhere if someone told him to—but today he just let it happen.

“I swear, I could kill you!” Yvonne spat.

“Fine, fine, kill me. As soon as the baby’s born, you can do whatever you like,” Xander replied, almost too agreeable, desperate to keep her calm.

Except somehow, his choice of words—“do whatever you like”—made everything sound suggestive, and Yvonne’s cheeks flushed with fresh rage. Without warning, she reached over and gave his side a sharp, merciless pinch.

“Ow—!” The pain was real.

Just then, Shawn’s name flashed on Xander’s phone. Xander caught Yvonne’s delicate wrist and spoke softly, “Easy, love. Let your husband take this call.”

The word husband almost sent Yvonne into orbit—she looked fit to faint from anger.

Xander untangled her hand from his shirt. “We’ll settle this when we’re home, behind closed doors. We have company now, okay?” His tone was all gentle persuasion.

The driver up front had already rolled up the privacy divider and was doing his absolute best not to hear a single word. No way was he getting involved in the crossfire—not even by accident.

Yvonne was beyond furious.

Xander answered the phone, all frost. “What do you want?”

That troublemaker! Shawn had stirred up disaster, and now Xander was stuck trying to explain himself to Yvonne.

Right now, all Yvonne wanted was to tear into Xander, and all Xander wanted was to strangle Shawn.

Completely oblivious to Xander’s simmering irritation, Shawn said, “Bro, you gotta turn around and get me.”

“What?”

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