Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath (Stella)
Chapter 170

Jeremy gasped, "You didn't manage to get it back for me?"

Stella winced, "I didn't dare!"

Jeremy was speechless. If Stella didn't dare to confront Ronald, was there anyone bold enough to take action?

Clearly not.

"Who took out the trash?"

A nearly one million dollar item just thrown away? Although it wasn't a big deal for him financially, his money certainly didn't come from a stroke of luck. Plus, the ring belonged to Caius. Stella said, "Let me ask around."

She immediately picked up the internal phone and summoned Tabitha.

When Tabitha heard it was about the trash, she confessed, "I took it out when I left work yesterday."

"Did you happen to see a ring box in the trash?"

"Nope, it was all just paper."

Who would dig through the trash, anyway?

Stella glanced at Jeremy with a look that said it all.

This was a disaster.

The yesterday's trash was already out, and he likely needed to head for the dump.

Jeremy turned to Tabitha, "You didn't see a pretty big box?"

Tabitha looked innocent, "No, I didn't."

Stella gazed at him, "The box wasn't that big."

It really wasn't, just a ring box, after all.

Jeremy felt a headache coming on, especially remembering the call he'd just received from Caius, implying there'd be trouble if the ring wasn't found. It seemed his attempt to help had only made things worse. Jeremy propped his forehead, "Couldn't you have checked? I mean, it was your boss's trash. What if she accidentally threw something important in there?"

Tabitha, confused, glanced at Stella, then back at Jeremy.

"Our boss doesn't seem to have anything that important."

Designer bags tossed around like they were nothing, what could possibly be worth digging through the trash for?

Jeremy's face stiffened. He looked at Stella, and then remembered how nonchalant she had been about throwing her bag away. She was raised by Ronald, and it seemed like in her world, nothing was really that important. Stella waved at Tabitha, "You can go."

"Got it."

Tabitha turned and left, leaving Stella and Jeremy alone, with Jeremy's expression indescribable.

"Is it really gone?"

Stella replied, "You heard her, didn't you?"

Jeremy pressed, "Are you sure she didn't check the trash?"

He was praying the item had been recovered.

Stella became slightly annoyed at his insistence, "What do you take my people for? They wouldn't do that."

Jeremy had intended to push further, but dropped it upon hearing her tone. Angering her would only make matters worse with Mr. Quinn, who was very protective of her.

Jeremy sighed, "Could you maybe explain to your brother? I really did send the wrong ring."

Whether the ring could be found was now irrelevant. The priority was avoiding any misunderstandings with Ronald. He was sure the call from Idris yesterday was about that ring. "Alright."

Seeing Jeremy so anxious, Stella pulled out her phone and dialed Ronald's number. After just two rings, he picked up, "Star."

"Mr. Patel came asking about the ring."

Jeremy's heart pounded at her words.

Could she not have prefaced with an explanation as to why he was asking for the ring?

Her straightforwardness, was it not digging a deeper hole for him in front of Ronald?