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

to

alone Stella being the victim. She had worried Stella might come back sobbing

had a bad temper; the thing was when it came to something related Ursula, she would easily lose control. "Forget going upstairs; let's grab some

"Did you specially

I left early.

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

...

settled for a nearby

steak, "Let's not do this next

more comforting, like a hearty

Next time, we'll go for that

were usually quick

plan with Yorick?" Susanna

Yorick made the steak taste even

cancellation

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

a few hours, she had managed to confront the situation head-on, without waiting for

need for their

speechless, acknowledging silently

had been

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 family wanted to

multiple projects in their company needed reliance on the Quarries. Having discussed with Blaise Larkin,

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

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