Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath

Chapter 11

Chatting about Tegan, Susanna suddenly recalled something.

"Last time we talked through the phone, Tegan mentioned the hospital got this verified batch of diet pills. Wanna check it out with me tomorrow?"

Sipping her Coke, Stella gave Susanna a once-over, "Why would you need that?"

She was not even close to overweight!

"It's for my cousin. He's hit 200 pounds and is pretty much on the brink of depression over his weight."

Stella shrugged, "Sure, why not."

To her, life was too short to fret over looks, especially when it came to losing weight. The whole ordeal was just a fast track to misery - couldn't enjoy your food, couldn't dress how you wanted. And you ended up being your own worst critic.

As Stella headed home after parting ways with Susanna, her mood darkened at the sight of the clutter yet to be cleared on her sofa.

Walking over and seated, she pulled out a receipt from one of the shopping bags, and got momentarily stunned as her eyes glazed over the payment account.

Buzz, buzz.

Her phone vibrated.

Stella took a glance - it was a call from Blaise's secretary.

hit decline. Soon after,

...

seeing

say to keep Ursula away from her, to avoid any

"It's not Ursula's fault this time, she...Oh, never

Stella and Ursula clashing, Cloudia found herself at a

on social media. "Her sister's fiancée tags along

for her. Why did she need to drag Yorick into

family's past

already become Stella's fiancé, he should have extinguished any possible misunderstanding between

and I just wanted to cheer her up. You know she and Yorick have been close since middle school. They've grown up together, there's affection between them," Cloudia tried

demeanor said it

well the logic but also

secretary, "Get the car

"This late? Where to?"

noticing his intention of departure, instinctively

"Silk-River Residences!" Blaise responded.

he going

said, "I'm coming

need. You'll just end up

with Cloudia and Stella's rocky

his blunt refusal, Cloudia

the one who's always so defiant. You haven't seen how rebellious