"What did you just say?"


    Ste thought she must have misheard. There was no way Susanna could have done something so outrageous.


    Susanna confirmed, "I said, I yanked off Hull''s towel!"


    Ste was shocked. This time, things seemed rather serious.


    Ste asked, "Are you serious?"


    Ste was sure she hadn''t misheard. But was Susanna joking? That was hard to


    believe. Yanking off Hull''s towel, what on earth was she thinking?


    Was she trying to stir up chaos? Her lifeline wasn''t that robust!


    Even with her carefree nature, that was beyond reckless.


    Susanna admitted it. "I''m serious."


    Ste pressed, "What happened?"


    It couldn''t be what she was thinking, right? If it were, Susanna wouldn''t even be able to call her. She''d be crying her eyes out by the following morning.


    But Hull wasn''t that kind of guy, as Yvonne had assured her he wasn''t capable. Susanna freaked out. "I just, I..."


    Her mind was aplete mess, and she didn''t know where to begin.


    Ste cleared her throat. "Look, you just couldn''t challenge a man''s dignity like that, even if Hull can''t get it up."


    Susanna argued, "I didn''t mean to."


    For God''s sake, she didn''t.


    Ste asked again, "So, what exactly happened?"


    "Well, you see, I..." Susanna let out an exasperated sigh and recounted the series of events.


    It was purely idental. One would even choke on water when in bad luck. Susanna still couldn''t figure out how the towel got caught in her zipper.


    Ste remained silent after Susanna finished her exnation.


    Susanna almost cried. "I swear it wasn''t on purpose."


    "Yeah, I believe you."


    "Really? Star, you really believe me? But will he?"


    Hull was terrifying. She''d seen with her own eyes how he handled situations with ruthless efficiency She was genuinely scared Hull. would put on some clothes and return with a gun to finish her off.


    "Star, maybe Ronald could call him and save my neck, please."


    Ste sighed, "Why are you crying again?"


    Susanna sobbed, "I''m really scared, Star! You didn''t see how terrifying he was."


    Ste reassured her, "He won''t do anything. Don''t worry."


    "He will. He really will." Susanna could still feel the chill Hull exuded, and with his temper, who could say for sure?


    Ste didn''t know what to say.


    Susanna cried into the phone for a while, and Ste kept trying to calm her down, though Susanna''s panic only grew.


    Ste understood her fear. She had nevere across such a situation or person before. It was tough for Susanna to handle all this suddenly. But she never imagined Susanna could cry so much.


    Half an hourter, Ste finally calmed her down. "Now, you should apologize to


    Hull. We''ll figure everything out when I return."


    No matter what, they needed to keep Hull calm.


    Susanna would have been furious if Ste had told her this half an hour ago.


    But now, she choked out a response, "Okay."


    "Good girl, go on. I''ll be back tomorrow."


    Susanna murmured another "Okay," though her voice still carried a hint of fear.


    Ste offered a few moreforting words before hanging up the phone.


    Susanna listened to the dial tone, taking several deep breaths to steady her nerves.


    Truly, from social death to sheer terror. This emotional rollercoaster was something only she, Susanna, could experience.


    She went to the kitchen to pour Hull a ss of water, remembering he had asked for it earlier. But as she approached the staircase, she saw him standing at the railing on the second floor.


    Susanna''s heart skipped a beat. The water in her ss spilled a few drops uncontrobly.


    "Uh, Mr. Miguel."


    Hull asked coldly, "Why were you crying?"


    Susanna had probably forgotten she''d had a nosebleed earlier.


    Now, blood smeared below her nose, and when she had wiped it, it had spread


    across her face.