Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath (Stella)

When Yvonne thought back to how Manny had practically dragged her out of the city hall, she figured it was probably because she'd punched Dan and owed

compensation.

Okay, fair. She had punched the guy, after all.

But this time, she hadn't laid a finger on anyone-so why was she in trouble again?

Manny's voice turned icier over the phone. "Maybe you didn't hit him, but you're still involved."

Yvonne was at a loss for words.

What kind of logic is that?

She didn't hit anyone, but she's still responsible? Who makes up these rules? Either these people were geniuses, or they were out of their minds.

Yvonne bit her tongue and finally asked, "So who did hit him?"

Manny's answer came sharp and quick. "Mr. Schultz. Xander Schultz. The guy you're supposed to marry. He came to the hospital and clocked our boss."

The anger in Manny's voice was boiling over, rising higher with every word until he sounded on the verge of breaking down.

Yvonne blinked. "Wait, what?"

Well, that was...unexpected.

But honestly? Not bad news at all.

The moment Yvonne had seen Xander get hit at the city hall, she'd known Dan was finished. This was Ferrowland, after all. Whatever big shot Dan thought he was back in Sands City, it didn't matter here.

Xander was the local kingpin around these parts. Even a big fish from out of town can't outswim the sharks who know these waters.

Seeing how worked up Manny was, Yvonne tried to sound reasonable. "Look, you guys went after him today, right? You know Xander-he's not the forgiving type. Of course he was going to hit back."

She remembered Manny showing up at her place earlier, looking like he was ready to start a bar brawl-heck, he'd even brought backup!

Even when Xander had gotten burned before, he'd still managed to get a few punches in.

With his kind of temper? Of course he was going to settle the score.

"If you ask me, you all had it coming," Yvonne said flatly.

Manny snapped, "Ms. Quinn, maybe you should figure out whose side you're on." Yvonne bristled. "Excuse me? Maybe you should listen to yourself for a second."

Did Manny even understand what was going on with Dan and Aira Wilson?

She was supposed to take the side of a guy who was about to marry another woman?noveldrama

"If you ask me, Xander should've punched you too. Maybe it'd knock some sense into you."

Anyone with half a brain wouldn't be talking like this, she thought.

Seeing Yvonne finally lose her cool, Manny sounded desperate. "Our boss-he forgot about you, okay? He's not hurting you on purpose. You can't just let people beat him up."

Yvonne rolled her eyes. "Maybe he should just crawl back to Sands City and be a mayor over there, instead of making a fool of himself here."

And with that, she hung up.

Forgot about her? Not hurting her on purpose? Yvonne snorted. As far as she was concerned, Dan was faking it—using "amnesia” as an excuse to have his cake and eat it too. Disgusting.

She was so angry she could feel it in her bones.

Ronald was sitting on the couch, holding Stella as she snuggled into his chest. He looked up, not bothering to hide his amusement. "So, Dan got beat up?"

"Yep. His people are saying he's got amnesia, so none of the stuff he's done to me counts, and I'm supposed to be on his side."

She scoffed. "Can you believe that? Like any sane person would buy it."

"If you ask me," Ronald said with a grin, "Xander went too easy on them. Maybe another round would knock some sense into those idiots."

Yvonne's complaint about Xander seemed to put Ronald and Stella at ease. Their biggest fear was that Yvonne might suddenly say she wanted to check on Dan- that would've really been a nightmare.

Yvonne was still fuming, about to rant some more, when her phone rang again. This time, it was Xander.

She picked up. "What do you want?"

She was still mad about Dan, and now Xander was calling? Just great.

Or maybe it was just that after being bullied by Ronald for so many years, Xander

had finally had enough. For once, he wasn't waiting a day before getting payback -he'd handled it all in the time it took to eat lunch.

Xander's voice was cool and direct. "I'm outside city hall. Come down."

"What for?"

As soon as she heard he was at the city hall, Yvonne's heart skipped a beat.

"To finish getting married," Xander replied.

Yvonne nearly dropped her phone.

After all this drama, he still wanted to go through with the wedding?