When Susanna called, Stella reluctantly tore her gaze away from the meat pie.

Answering the call, she couldn't quite hide her irritation. "Susie."

But Susanna was already in meltdown mode.

"Star, you've got to help me, please!"

Just hearing Stella's voice on the line was enough to make Susanna's pent-up emotions burst like a dam.

Stella's eyelids twitched fiercely. "What's going on?"

Susanna sniffled, "My mom, I don't know who she's ticked off this time, but those people are after me all the way to Ferrowland. They're so aggressive, and they even took Tania."

Stella exclaimed, "What?"

Susanna continued, "I think they were behind the chaos at Portis City Airport too. They're here to catch me."

The TV in the background was showing live coverage of the Portis City Airport incident. From the surveillance footage, things had gotten seriously out of hand - everything got smashed up. Those men didn't seem to capture someone, more of to off them. Stella glanced at the TV, then back at her phone. "Where are you right now?"

"I'm in Hull's car."

Stella looked astounded. Ronald glanced over at her, clearly having caught some of the conversation.

Stella, hearing Susanna was with Hull, couldn't help but feel a bit uneasy.

"In Hull's car, huh? Well, that's a relief."

"But he's even more dangerous, Star, you've got to help..."

The call ended abruptly before her words were finished, leaving Stella staring at her phone in disbelief.

Watching the already dark screen, she dialed back, only to get a dead line. It wasn't hard to guess who had ended the call.

Stella sucked in a breath, turning to Ronald. "Ronald, maybe you should give Hull a call?"

"And say what?"

Stella remarked, "Just tell him not to scare Susie too much."

Poor Susie, she must be terrified.

Honestly, when Hull got serious, even Stella found him intimidating. Not to mention Susanna, who had never encountered someone like him. The guy exuded a natural aura of danger, even when he wasn't trying to be scary.

Ronald set down his utensils, grabbing a napkin and addressed indifferently, "Hull won't harm her."

"But Susie's scared! You should call Hull and tell him to tone it down a bit."

Ronald's long fingers tapped rhythmically on the table, as he glanced at Stella.

"Susanna is in Hull's car?"noveldrama

Stella nodded. "Tell him to drop her off at my villa."

On second thought, taking her to the Quinn family estate might not be the best idea. Her private villa, with staff to look after, seemed like a better choice. Ronald uttered, "Hull might not have time right now."

Stella said, "What?"

"He's on his way to intercept a shipment."

He had just gotten the call - the Doyne family's shipment was about to dock, and Hull's attention would be entirely elsewhere.

Stella was like, "???"

Intercepting? Was he serious?

"Wouldn't that overwhelm Susie?"

Two major scares in such dozens of

hours, Susanna might just have a heart attack. And since Ronald

mentioned what Hull was up to, the situation was bound to be intense. Susanna could very well faint from the shock.

Ronald remained silent.

Stella grew anxious. "Ronald, please, you've got to help Susie. She's going to be so scared."

Just then, Finley walked in from outside, catching Stella's last plea.

Stella continued, "What are the

odds? They actually ran into each other at the airport. And now Hull was dragging Susanna into this kind of situation. It was insane.

Finley stepped forward. "They really crossed paths?"

Seeing Finley, Stella felt a twitch of her lips, instinctively wanting to ignore him. However, Finley took a seat across from her.

He remarked, "I've got to say, your friend is something. I bet with her kind of spunk, Hull might be the one in for a surprise."