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?"

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

faltered. Her gaze, fixing on Stella, suddenly dripped with malice. Obviously, she couldn't; those

Ursula's reaction deeply

"Don't get too comfortable. As long as I'm around, your wedding

into a smirk,

fish in the

possible with a man that still harbored certain feelings for his first love seemed less of a loss and more of a relief. Ursula stiffened,

at

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

But you? He's the only man willing to marry you, yet you can't even have a proper wedding." Ursula, already pale, turned

latter's disrespect seemed to Stella that

reached out and gripped her wrist, "Star, I just came back for a check-up. I don't want to ruin things between you and Yorick. Please,

Stella snapped, "Let go."

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

sounded like a toad fell to the ground from high

react, Yorick's furious voice soon echoed from

staging another scene, and her

a fountain nearby, her lips curling

in pain,

her, Stella might as well satisfy her. "Help, Ah!" Ursula pleaded

far away, howled furiously as he rushed over, "Stella,