Chapter 3

Stella has just left the office when she spotted Ursula stepping out of a car.

Yorick's assistant, Orion, was at the ready, holding the door open for her as she handed him a few shopping bags.-

"Distribute these among the secretaries, will you?"

Her demeanor screamed of a lady of the manor.

Orion, ever respectful, took the bags, "Thank you, Ms. Larkin."

Ursula offered a soft nod in acknowledgment and turned, her gaze meeting Stella's across the distance.

Stella's eyes narrowed slightly.

Ursula paused for a second before she approached Stella with a tone as soft as an elder sister's, "Star."

When the Larkins had brought her back, they mentioned Ursula was older by just an hour.

Her tender voice was for Orion's benefit. But her eyes, locked on Stella, were full of challenge.

As she drew closer, Ursula's voice dropped to a whisper, "You're his fiancée, yet he has me come to his company. What does that tell you about your place?"

wish, I can have any position within his family. But what about you? Aside from visiting him here, can you even step

on Stella, suddenly dripped with malice. Obviously, she

found Ursula's

As long as I'm around, your wedding

into a smirk, her demeanor

of fish in the sea. I'm

as soon as possible with a man that still harbored certain feelings for his first love seemed less of a loss

at Stella in

in love with Yorick? Stella's indifference seemed like a facade, given the

Yorick, I can find someone else. But you? He's the only man willing to marry you, yet you can't even have a proper

Ursula's face falling. The latter's disrespect seemed

leave, when Ursula, attempting to play the victim, suddenly reached out and gripped her wrist, "Star, I just came back for a check-up. I don't want to

Stella snapped, "Let go."

by Ursula's touch, she attempted to pull away, but then Ursula dramatically

sounded like a toad fell to the ground from high

Stella could react, Yorick's furious voice

another scene, and

her lips curling into a smile. Stepping forward, she grabbed Ursula by

screeched in

reckoning since Ursula's acting was to wrong her, Stella might as well satisfy her. "Help, Ah!" Ursula pleaded the moment Stella pulled her out,

witnessing the scene, Yorick, who was not far away, howled furiously as

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