Chapter 5

Back at the Silk-River Residences.

Walking into the elevator lobby, she saw Susanna sitting on the sofa.

Upon seeing Stella, she quickly got up and embraced her, "Honey, a man is worth nothing. I'll hook you up with someone way hotter tomorrow." Stella simply nodded, "Okay."

Susanna, comforting her, was puzzled by Stella's unusual calmness.

Stepping back to give her a once-over, Susanna gasped upon noticing blood stains on Stella's coat.

"Oh my God! Are you hurt? Where's the injury?"

Stella glanced down to find a few droplets of blood on her beige coat.

"It's not mine."

"Whose is it, then?" Susanna asked, her voice laced with panic.

"Probably Ursula's or Yorick's."

"What?!"

"I gave Ursula and Yorick some beating."

Susanna's brows twitched at the words. She had just seen Yorick and Ursula at the hospital this morning, and by noon, Stella had already served them a piece of her mind.

give Stella a

hot-headed can be a hassle, but when it comes to dealing with jerks and mean

felt her temper rising at the thought, let alone Stella being the victim. She had worried Stella might come

temper; the thing was when it came to something related Ursula, she

you specially take the

"Kind of. I left

turmoil, Susanna was genuinely concerned that she might be unable to

...

settled for

with her steak, "Let's not do this next

a hearty stew, which Susanna knew all

darling. Our options were limited. Next time, we'll go for that

were

plan

the steak taste

cancellation notice

utensils in midair, "Did both the Larkin family

In just a few hours, she had managed to confront the

need for their

speechless, acknowledging silently

been arranged

not being a blood relative of the Larkins and even being a daughter of their maid came out, some of the elders in the Quarry family wanted

family was expressly anxious due to the fact that multiple projects in their company needed reliance

two years ago, Yorick shifted his attitude, standing by Stella's side. Once Ursula was

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