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.

but give Stella

a hassle, but when it comes to dealing with jerks and mean girls, you've got the right

thought, let alone Stella being the victim. She had worried Stella might come back sobbing over Ursula's antics.

more of pleased. In fact, it wasn't like Stella had a bad temper; the thing was when it came to something

nodded, "Did you specially

of. I left

away and her facing such turmoil, Susanna was genuinely concerned that she might be unable to think

...

settled for a

struggled with her steak, "Let's not do this next time; it's not hitting

more comforting, like a hearty

options were limited. Next time, we'll

workdays were usually quick and

what's your plan with

of Yorick made the steak taste even blander to

me post a cancellation notice

midair, "Did both the Larkin family

managed to confront the situation head-on, without waiting

need for their

rendered speechless, acknowledging silently

been arranged without Stella's

Larkins and even being a daughter of their maid came out, some of the elders in the Quarry family wanted to call

to the fact that multiple projects in their company needed reliance on the Quarries. Having discussed

his attitude, standing by

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