Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath

Chapter 2

Yorick's face turned drastically. He couldn't believe what he was hearing from Stella. Her stance took him by surprise.

Call off the wedding? Had she...lost her mind?

Yorick's voice wavered with emotion, "She's sick, once she recovers, she'll leave again, and then I'll give you the grander wedding you deserve."

"Is it sickness, or is she pregnant?"

The moment those words were uttered, the air around them seemed to still.

Yorick stared at her, his eyes cold, "What have you found out?"

Stella didn't respond directly; instead, she said, "You and her, showing up unashamed at the hospital, at the gynaecology and obstetrics of all places. Talking about giving me a grander wedding, don't you find it ironic?"

Their wedding was just a week away. He and Ursula were seen at a gynaecology and obstetrics, and another second he was here to talk about the scale of their wedding?

Did he really think she wouldn't have the guts to leave him if he was playing both sides?

As Yorick heard her words, his expression grew even more grim, "She's not pregnant, she's ill."

"Ill enough to need you accompanying her to the hospital? What exactly is your relationship with her now?"

Her sharp counter-question made Yorick's face darken further.

Stella didn't want to see his face anymore, standing up to walk towards the office door.

As she walked, she said, "Since she's back, she might as well stay. After all, she won't be able to repay her debts to Portis City overnight."

had

all, were about mutual effort, not one person

darkened, "Don't

out a cold laugh,

you think you can just call it off? Or do you

made Stella's gaze grow colder, a

out,

She didn't care.

raised Ursula. Years ago, Ursula's biological mother, a maid of the Larkins, was pregnant at the same time as Stella's mother. Desperate for her girl to grow up in affluence due to her unreliable, gambler husband, Ursula's mother switched the babies at the

conscience-stricken; after taking Stella,

a maid for the Larkins, watching her biological daughter enjoy a better life and

accident three years ago

A shocking secret unveiled.

dramatic search for the

after finding Stella, the family always favored

Yorick was right...

out, as

stepped forward, grabbing her delicate wrist, "Once she recovers, I'll send

voice, as if

glanced at him, her eyes icy, slowly pulling her

Yorick's expression darkened

word, turning to leave

her heels clicked away,

adored and sought after, was left fuming, unbelieving that Stella would actually

seen her devotion to him