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?"

to him, but now their news were the talk of the town.

countered, "Is it really just about

just between them two, things would be

Yorick a cold look, adding, "Either way, if I hadn't made it public, someone else would've stirred

paint Ursula in a bad

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

the events from two years ago only darkened his mood

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

of

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

knack for causing drama had landed her in

unable to actually

tone a bit, "Ursula is just

a frigid

let you get away with this forever. You're only making things harder

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

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

from the Larkin family's 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

"You should

"You..."

was about to retort, his phone vibrated. Ursula

Stella's presence, he

What was this?

asking for help

his reluctance to upset Stella further, he unashamedly took this