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?"

tolerable if she hurled some harsh lines to him, but now their news were the talk of the town. He

countered, "Is it really just

them two,

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

paint Ursula

mouth, "If she's not the villain, why the rush to

two years ago

If Ursula hadn't left, you would've really had

of cheesecake, Stella

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

knack for causing drama had landed her in her current

unable to actually

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

him a

get away

against Stella. Her financial

glanced around the apartment, "How long is the lease on this

after moving 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 thousand at least. By bringing this up at the moment, Yorick was

"You should

"You..."

deepened. Just as he was about to retort, his phone vibrated. Ursula was

presence, he answered,

What was this?

for help

he unashamedly took this call from another woman right in