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?"

him, but now their news were

"Is it really just about

it were just between them two, things would be

public, someone else would've stirred the pot.

always paint Ursula

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

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

incident. If Ursula

another bite of cheesecake,

moments, he couldn't help but feel a surge

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

to actually call

is just

a frigid glance and stayed

let you get away with this forever.

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

long is the lease on this place? When's 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

"You

"You..."

frustration deepened. Just as he was about to retort, his

avoiding Stella's presence,

What was this?

one in a marriage asking for help had no right to

Stella further, he unashamedly took this call from another woman right in front of