Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath (Stella) novel Chapter 1183

Yvonne left.

Dan completely lost it.

"She actually went to comfort Xander! She's pandering to him! Is this a joke?"

Carroll walked over cautiously. "Boss."

"That Xander isn't even a real man! This is pissing me off!"

"Why didn't you let us take him out earlier?" Carroll asked, genuinely confused.

He had already called for backup. If they had swarmed him, Xander wouldn't have stood a chance.

At that suggestion, Dan's face turned thunderous.

"Take him out? So Yvonne can hate me even more?"

Carroll fell silent.

Dan touched his aching jaw, unable to swallow the bitter resentment burning in his chest.

The mere thought of Yvonne rushing off to coddle Xander made him want to break something.

...

Meanwhile, in the car.

Xander was speeding down the road, his grip white-knuckled on the steering wheel. But the moment Yvonne rested her hand protectively over her pregnant belly, he eased off the gas.

His expression, however, remained incredibly sour.

"Hey, stop being mad, okay?" Yvonne murmured.

Xander didn't say a word, keeping his eyes locked on the road with a massive chip on his shoulder.

"I told you about it because I wanted to be totally transparent with you," Yvonne explained. "It proves I don't have any lingering feelings for Dan."

"And look what happened. You went and beat him up anyway..."

Yvonne was starting to think she had misunderstood her mother's advice about transparency.

Otherwise, why would things have spiraled out of control like this?

"I should have killed him so he'd never dare come to you alone again," Xander snapped.

Yvonne blinked.

Well, this was escalating quickly.

"You might not have feelings for him, but he definitely still wants you. Don't you see that?"

His voice was absolutely saturated with jealousy.

"It doesn't matter what he wants," Yvonne reasoned.

"What if his relentless pursuit actually works?"

People weren't afraid of the obvious; they were afraid of the 'what ifs.'

Dan had survived a 'what if' situation before! Who's to say he couldn't pull off another miracle?

Xander huffed angrily.

Yvonne, who had always been a fiercely independent woman, rarely ever spoke softly to anyone.

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