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?"

can have any position within his family. But what about you? Aside

face faltered. Her gaze, fixing on Stella, suddenly dripped with malice. Obviously,

Ursula's

get too comfortable. As long as I'm around, your wedding to him will

curved into a smirk, her

the sea. I'm not fixated on marrying

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

gazed at

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

face falling. The latter's disrespect seemed to

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

Stella snapped, "Let go."

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

fell to the ground from high above,

Yorick's furious voice soon echoed from not

staging another scene, and

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

in

she struggled violently. However, Stella gripped her fiercely, reckoning since Ursula's acting was to wrong her, Stella might as well satisfy her. "Help, Ah!" Ursula pleaded the

far

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