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.

help but give Stella a thumbs

can be a hassle, but when it comes to dealing with jerks

at the thought, let alone Stella being the victim. She had worried Stella might come back sobbing over Ursula's antics. Instead, Stella handled it with a

was confused about her behavior, she felt more of pleased. In fact, it wasn't like Stella had a bad temper; the thing was when it came to something related Ursula, she would

nodded, "Did you specially take

of. I left early. Gotta head

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

...

settled for

steak, "Let's not do this next time; it's not hitting the

comforting, like a

options were limited. Next time, we'll go

breaks during workdays were usually quick and

your plan

made the

cancellation

upon hearing it, her utensils in midair, "Did both the Larkin family and the Quarry family

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

"No need for their

speechless, acknowledging silently the

had been arranged

truth about Ursula 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

to the fact that multiple projects in their company needed reliance on the

two years ago, Yorick shifted his attitude, standing by Stella's side. Once Ursula was sent away, he appeared to pamper Stella

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