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?"

lines to him, but now their news were the talk of

countered, "Is it really just

were just between them two,

else would've stirred the pot. Better I take the initiative." Yorick knew exactly

Ursula in a bad

spooning cheesecake into her mouth, "If she's not the villain,

fell silent. Mentioning the events from two

were so aggressive about that incident. If Ursula hadn't left, you would've really had her jailed,

bite of cheesecake, Stella nodded,

even grimmer. Remembering those moments, he couldn't

knack for causing drama had landed her in

to actually call off

is just ill. Once she

gave him a frigid glance and stayed

get away with

too well the Larkin family's tactics against Stella. Her financial support had likely already been

is the lease on this place? When's the rent due

cheap. Stella's unit alone would set her back

"You

"You..."

as he was about to

Stella's presence,

What was this?

asking for help had no right

reluctance to upset Stella further, he unashamedly took this call from another woman