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.

bother picking up, and just hit decline. Soon after, Blaise himself called. Stella, sticking to her guns, ignored it as

...

Blaise wasn't pleased seeing Stella

I say to keep Ursula away from

Ursula's fault this time, she...Oh, never

Stella and Ursula clashing, Cloudia found herself at

sister's fiancée tags along to the hospital, tell me is she a fool

already had specialists lined up for her. Why did she need

family's past opposition to Ursula, Blaise had expected better

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

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 to reason. "Affection? Are you really bringing up their past 'affection'? Are they supposed

demeanor

words, knowing full well the logic but also the complexity

then ordered his secretary, "Get the

"This late? Where to?"

intention of departure, instinctively checked the

"Silk-River Residences!" Blaise responded.

going to meet

"I'm

just end up

with Cloudia and Stella's rocky relationship was

blunt refusal,

one who's always so defiant. You haven't