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

"Is it really just about

just between them two, things

made it public, someone else would've stirred the pot. Better I take the initiative." Yorick knew exactly whom she

Ursula in a bad

not the

fell silent. Mentioning the events from two years ago only darkened

aggressive about that incident. If Ursula hadn't left, you would've really

another bite of cheesecake,

grimmer. Remembering those moments, he couldn't help but feel a

had landed her in her current precarious standing within the

stuck, unable to actually call off

his tone a bit, "Ursula is just

merely gave him a

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

all too well the Larkin family's tactics against Stella. Her financial

the apartment, "How long is the lease on this place? When's the

estate, he knew the rent 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

"You should

"You..."

he was about to retort, his phone vibrated.

Stella's presence, he

What was this?

asking for help had no right

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