Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath

Chapter 6

Susanna watched as Stella's phone lit up, then dimmed, only to light up again in a relentless cycle.

It was non-stop!

Unable to hold back, Susanna suggested, "Why don't you just turn it off?"

By now, blocking numbers was futile; they were all unfamiliar numbers calling. It didn't take a genius to figure out it was Cloudia using the household staff's phones to reach Stella. Taking the advice, Stella promptly shut her phone off.

However, Cloudia's retaliation was swift.

As paying the bill, Stella rebooted her phone for payment, and a message flashed, "Your bank card has been disabled, please select another payment method."

The payment card linked to her phone was one Cloudia insisted on binding for her a few years back, shortly after Stella had returned to the Larkins.

Now, the card was useless.

Seeing Stella's payment fail, Susanna glanced at her phone, "What's that supposed to mean?"

Stella replied, "They've blocked the card."

Susanna's mouth twitched, "Over Ursula? What kind of family does that?"

The news that the Larkins had directly blocked Stella's credit card left Susanna feeling as if she had swallowed a fly. How could they treat their own daughter this way, just for the sake of a foster child? Stella just shrugged it off with a smile, "It's not the first time."

Susanna insisted, "Let me take care of it."

She pulled out her phone from her purse.

"Don't, I have

Susanna had already

Susanna said, "I'm

that they would stoop to such disgusting tactics just because their own daughter was spending some money was infuriating. Hearing Susanna's generous offer, Stella was

I really do have

remarked, "You haven't been working, what money could you possibly have? The Larkins,

money, seriously.

really difficult to explain about having money. Although she was with Yorick these

have

how could she possibly own money? Susanna didn't

"Why are you

matter what, Susanna wouldn't believe

on a shopping spree at the mall, spending tens of

black card, "Where

the only logical source of such an extravagant

when she had to use the card, paused.

never give her access

"Then who exactly

or

you know

in Stella's eyes at the mention of the card's true owner, but

avoiding further questions as they left the

...

had been waiting to ambush her. Yorick, visibly annoyed and checking his watch, had been waiting for two long

your phone

simply replied, "Too

this much urgency in a month, yet today, for