Chapter 462
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Stella explained, “The main thing here is that we’ll need Hull’s approval even if I send someone over to you.”
Susanna asked, “What about if Ronald sends them?”
“Still needs his approval.”
Susanna shouted, “No way!”
“So, even Ronald isn’t all-powerful here in Ferrowland? There are even times when he needs someone else’s permission?” Susanna’s face fell as she thought
So.
Stella added, “The thing is, Hull’s a master when it comes to traps and mechanisms. From the moment you step through the door of his mansion, it’s one challenge after another. If you’re not someone he trusts and hasn’t had his permission, you might not make it five steps in.”
In other words, going to Hull’s turf without his consent was pretty risky. It was potentially deadly, even.
Susanna was puzzled. “What?”
This guy’s a real danger magnet, huh?
Susanna took a sharp breath. “Five steps, and one’s done for?”
Stella had to admit, “Walk in on your own two feet, and you might end up as dust
in the wind. For innocent people, that’s too cruel.”
Dust in the wind? Done for? That sounded seriously dangerous. Even if Hull agreed to let people come, who’d dare to risk it once they knew it was his place? One wrong step, and it would be curtains.
Susanna sighed, “Yikes!”
Indeed, it was brutal! So basically, living there meant risking her neck.
Hearing Stella say that, Susanna couldn’t help but glance nervously around the
villa. “Does that mean his entire villa is booby-trapped?”
“Most likely, yes.”
Susanna was speechless.
Stella said again, “So, don’t mess with anything on that side of the villa unless you want to trigger something.”
That was no joke. It could be deadly.
Susanna’s heart skipped a beat. It was good that she wasn’t the type to fiddle with
things in someone else’s house, or she’d be in big trouble.
“So, I need to get Hull’s permission before you send anyone, right?”
Stella agreed, “Exactly.”
Susanna’s face fell again. From what she’d seen over the past few days, Hull was a bit peculiar about people. The cook had only lasted a day before getting fired. He was too hard to please.
“What should I do then?”
“Go talk to him!”
Susanna was at a loss for words. ‘Talk to him, right… But he probably won’t agree, will he?”
There was no one around, proving Hull was a lone ranger. The fact he even let her stay was a huge favor.
Stella explained, “If he says no, I can’t just send someone over.”
Susanna screamed in surprise, “What?”
So, she’d have to work hard to get his approval first?
Before Susanna could say anything else, Stella interrupted, “Oh, I can’t talk now. Gotta go.”
She vaguely heard a man’s voice on Stella’s end before the call cut off.
Susanna listened to the dial tone, feeling a bit overwhelmed.
Taking care of Hull? No way.
Maybe she should talk to him and convince Stella to send someone over. She really couldn’t handle this. Though she wasn’t stuck in
old-fashioned gender roles, she and Hull weren’t exactly close.
Dragging her feet, she headed upstairs. Tiptoeing to Hull’s room, she knocked on
the door. Judging by her pace, it was clear how reluctant she was.
There was no response, so she knocked again.
Still nothing! Had he already passed out from a fever that quickly?
Worried, Susanna pushed the door open, urgency overriding caution.
And there he was.
Hull emerged from the bathroom, a white towel slung around his waist. Water droplets glistened on his
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muscular chest. He was fresh out of the shower.
Susanna barely managed to swallow, her mind going blank, her pulse racing out
of control.
Hull saw her and, noticing the trickle of blood under her nose…
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