Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath (Stella) novel Chapter 655

Susanna Tucker was still racking her brain, trying to figure out exactly what Hull wanted as payment—and she was starving.

Hull hadn’t left the house all day. By midnight, Susanna’s stomach was growling so loud she couldn’t take it anymore. She crept downstairs in search of something to eat.

And then…

It was way past midnight, but Hull was still up, standing in the living room with Silas. Looked like they’d just finished a conversation and were about to head upstairs.

Susanna had already made it down two steps before she saw them. Her heart leapt into her throat. She spun around, desperate to sneak back to her room before anyone noticed.

But she turned too fast. Her foot slipped. “Ahhh—!”

Her scream echoed throughout the whole damn house.

She lost her balance, arms flailing for anything to grab, but this time she wasn’t lucky. Her body tumbled backward, straight down the stairs.

From the living room below, she heard a chorus of sharp intakes of breath, and someone yelling.

“Boss!”

With a thud, Susanna finally landed—but the pain she expected never came.

Because she’d landed squarely on top of Hull.

Hull let out a low, pained grunt. Silas and Barnaby stared, mouths hanging open, frozen in shock.

Barnaby was the first to recover: “Holy—Susie, what the hell?!”

“…”

“What kind of beef do you have with our boss? If you wanna kill her, just say so! No need to sugarcoat your murder attempts!”

Barnaby fumed as he helped haul Susanna to her feet.

Susanna’s mind was ringing—completely blank. She barely noticed as Barnaby pulled her up; everything felt weirdly fuzzy.

Silas immediately rushed to Hull. “Boss, you alright?”

Hull’s forehead was already beaded with sweat. “Call the doc,” he ground out.

As soon as he said that, Barnaby rounded on Susanna, even more furious. “Seriously, who sent you here to take out our boss?”