Chapter 13

Now he kinda got why Cloudia blew her top every time. Just like she said, it was like dealing with a debt collector, impervious to reason. Soft approach didn't work, so Blaise had no choice but to play hardball. "Fine, forget about the bank account for now. You ponder on it, and we'll talk when you've thought it through."

With those harsh words, Blaise walked away.

Silence fell.

Stella slammed the door shut and had barely made it back to the living room when her phone started buzzing.

It was Orion's number.

Today, she had blocked multiple numbers - Yorick's, Cloudia's, and even Blaise's.

Now, they were reaching out through someone else's phone.

Predictably, Stella didn't pick up.

...

On the other end of the line, Yorick had just left the Quarry Manor and was using Orion's phone to call Stella.

Yet again, the call was disconnected, and when he tried once more, he was informed the number was busy - another block.

Yorick was seething with frustration, "Where the hell did she pick up this habit of not answering calls?"

Orion's lips twitched.

"Ms. Quinn's probably not just ignoring your calls."

wasn't just a bad day for Yorick; the Larkin family was

"Drive to Silk-River Residences."

was getting

Orion nodded, "Alright."

...

An hour later.

it

doorbell incessantly, but she didn't come to open

a cold shoulder at this ungodly hour made Yorick's already foul mood

at the end

Orion was like, "..."

to call for help

pissed, wielding a baseball bat. Clearly, she

Orion swiftly stepped

Stella saw Yorick, her temper flared, and she

on his feet,

gritting

physical this morning, and now again? Was her temper always this explosive? Just the mention of delaying the wedding had her up in arms? Inside the house, Stella tossed the baseball bat

fridge, opened it, and found

"Don't you cook?"

as if he were

in the middle of the night, would react well to someone inspecting their fridge and questioning their

mentioned, "I

and a dinner

that she

see anything here that

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