Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath

Chapter 7

Yorick marched straight to the sofa and plopped down, itching for a smoke.

No sooner had he fished out a cigarette from the pack than Stella swooped in, snatching it away and tossing it into the trash. Yorick's face darkened, "What the heck?"

When had he ever been treated like this? Back when he was with Ursula, she wouldn't utter a peep, no matter what he did. Stella stated, "I can't stand the smell of smoke."

Yorick was speechless.

This woman!

Fine, he wouldn't smoke.

Yorick bit back his anger, his mind drifting to the morning's trending gossip that nearly crashed his family's phone lines.

"Was it Susanna who spread today's news?"

He couldn't believe she actually wanted to call off their wedding. Was she overreacting?

Stella didn't reply, heading to the fridge instead to grab a slice of cheesecake.

Lunch had been a light affair, followed by a shopping spree with Susanna for two hours.

Seeing Stella ignore him completely drove Yorick up the wall.

"A wedding is supposed to be about us. Why turn it into a public spectacle?"

if she hurled some harsh lines to him, but now their news were the talk of the

countered, "Is it really just about

between them

look, adding, "Either way, if I hadn't made it public, someone else would've stirred the pot. Better

always paint Ursula in

her mouth, "If she's not the villain, why the rush

from two years ago only

aggressive about that incident. If Ursula hadn't

another bite of cheesecake, Stella nodded,

Remembering those moments, he couldn't help but feel a surge of

knack for causing drama had landed her in her current precarious standing

stuck, unable to actually

softened his tone a bit, "Ursula is just ill. Once she recovers, she'll be

merely gave him a frigid glance and

on, "Your parents won't let you get away with this forever.

against Stella. Her

around the apartment, "How long is the

at Silk-River Residences wasn't cheap. Stella's unit alone would set her back one thousand at least. By bringing this up at the moment, Yorick was reminding Stella that she wasn't in a position to be

responded, "You

"You..."

he was about to

presence, he

What was this?

marriage asking for help had

upset Stella further, he unashamedly took this