Queen of Wild Cards novel Chapter 458

Stella pretended not to notice. Doris could hate her all she wanted; she didn't care in the slightest.

“Well, well, Tiger, where did you find such a top-tier beauty? Let her play with us,” one of the men drawled sleazily.

Tiger pulled Stella firmly against his side and slapped the man's reaching hand away. “Back off. She’s my woman. None of you are to lay a finger on her!”

The man wasn't offended. Instead, he raised an eyebrow. “Damn, Tiger. You're actually serious this time?”

Tiger ignored him, guiding Stella to sit down on the sofa.

Another man walked over with a glass. “Sweetheart, care for a drink?”

“Can you handle it?” Tiger poured her a glass. A few nights ago she had shared a glass of red wine with him, and Lucian had told him she could drink anyone under the table during that game in international waters.

Bringing her out tonight was partly to see if her tolerance was really as legendary as Lucian claimed.

“A little bit.” Please. She could drink a fish under the table.

Stella picked up her glass, clinked it with the man's, and took a slow sip.

Doris approached with her own glass. “Ms. Todd, I behaved poorly before and disrespected you. I hope you won't hold it against me. I'll penalize myself with three drinks.”

True to her word, she downed three glasses in rapid succession.

Stella played the innocent card perfectly. Acting as if she didn't know what to do, she tugged at Tiger's sleeve, looking up at him with wide, helpless eyes, silently asking for his guidance.

Doris was his subordinate; he needed to be the one to handle it.

Tiger looked down at her pure, helpless expression and found her incredibly endearing.

He stroked her cheek, then shot Doris a cold glare. “What's in the past stays in the past. Just remember what you should and shouldn't say from now on. Stella is my woman.”

“Yes, Tiger. I understand.”

Doris looked submissive on the surface, but Stella didn't miss the flash of bitter resentment in her eyes, nor her tightly clenched fists.

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