Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath

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?"

"As long as I wish, I can have any position within his family. But what

fixing on Stella, suddenly dripped with malice. Obviously, she couldn't; those old coots in the

Ursula's reaction

glared back venomously, "Don't get too comfortable. As long as I'm around, your wedding to him will

a smirk,

of fish in the sea.

notion of breaking off the wedding as soon as possible with a man that still harbored certain feelings for his first love seemed less of a loss and

at Stella

seemed like a facade, given the drastic

the only man willing to marry

warmth on Ursula's face falling. The latter's disrespect seemed to Stella

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

Stella snapped, "Let go."

by Ursula's touch, she attempted to pull away,

sounded like a toad fell to the ground from high above, seemingly

react, Yorick's furious voice soon echoed

another scene,

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

in pain,

gripped her fiercely, reckoning since Ursula's acting was to wrong her, Stella might as well

Yorick, who was not far away, howled furiously as