Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath (Stella) novel Chapter 868

“She’s the one who told us to take it, anyway…”

Yvonne had no clue about that flicker of something strange in Xander’s eyes. She kept talking, “Honestly, I think it’s good you’re being tough on them. Who knows, it might just force them to give in!”

“And as for Hull, you know when he sees you getting tough, he’s gonna double down too!”

Xander just stared at her for a moment. “…”

Yvonne continued, “Hey, have you noticed something weird?”

“Noticed what?” Xander asked.

“Hull. Doesn’t it seem like he’s got a personal vendetta against Black Gate?”

Xander blinked. “What makes you say that?”

A vendetta? He hadn’t seen that coming.

Yvonne dragged out the chair next to him and flopped down. “My people told me that since last night, Hull’s been going after Black Gate nonstop. He’s ruthless, not giving them a moment to breathe.”

She sounded casual now, but when she first heard the reports, she’d thought—this doesn’t seem like someone just trying to negotiate…

It felt a lot more like revenge.

Xander said, “You think anyone’s gonna give Black Gate a chance to catch their breath right now?”

“I mean, aren’t you worried that if we push too hard, they’ll just… well, do something drastic to the hostage?”

But Hull didn’t seem worried at all.

The more Yvonne thought about it, the crazier it seemed. Susanna’s own relatives were the ones who’d gotten her into this mess, and yet here they were, more worried about what Black Gate might do to her.

What on earth did that girl do in her past life to end up with family like this?

Seeing Yvonne so anxious, Xander knocked back his glass of wine, then said with meaning, “Black Gate won’t kill her.”

Mainly because they couldn’t. There was nothing left for them to do.

But Dan didn’t even look at Adelle.

She felt her chest tighten. “Whatever you want, Dan—Finch and I will give it to you. Please, just give Susanna back to Mr. Miguel, okay?”

At the words “whatever you want,” Dan finally looked her way, but there was only cold amusement in his eyes.

Adelle’s breath caught. “This whole power struggle between you and Finch—shouldn’t it stay in the family? No matter who wins, Black Gate would still be in Murray hands. But now, you’ve let outsiders in. You know what that means!”

Dan let out a low, bitter laugh. “So, you want to settle this privately? How much are you willing to give him, then, to make that happen?”

Adelle was silent.

Dan’s voice was sharp. “Now you want to keep it in the family? That’s funny—did you forget those little chats you had with Mervin Burton? What did you say to him behind our backs?”

Adelle paled instantly, staring at him in disbelief. “You…”

Dan gave a dry, humorless chuckle and turned away, heading upstairs toward the study, leaving her frozen in the hallway.