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?"

within his family. But what about you? Aside from visiting him here, can you even step foot in any Quarry

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

Ursula's reaction deeply

long as I'm around, your wedding

curved into a smirk,

the sea. I'm not fixated on marrying

possible with a man that still harbored certain feelings for his first

at Stella in

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

the only man willing to marry

warmth on Ursula's face falling. The latter's disrespect seemed to Stella that she must have forgotten

turned to leave, when Ursula, attempting to play the victim, suddenly reached out and gripped her wrist,

Stella snapped, "Let go."

attempted to pull away, but then

toad fell to the ground from high above, seemingly quite

furious voice soon echoed from

Ursula was staging another scene,

"actress" Ursula as well as a fountain nearby, her lips curling into a smile. Stepping forward,

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, while she was

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

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