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?"

their news

it really

it were just between them two, things

"Either way, if I hadn't made it public, someone else would've stirred the pot. Better I take the initiative." Yorick knew

paint Ursula in a

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

events from two years ago only darkened his

If Ursula hadn't left, you

of cheesecake, Stella

grew even grimmer. Remembering those moments, he couldn't help but

her in her current

he felt stuck, unable to

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

him a frigid glance and

away with

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

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

out 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

responded, "You

"You..."

was about to retort, his phone vibrated.

presence, he answered,

What was this?

asking for help had

Stella further, he unashamedly took