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."

just a bad day for Yorick; the Larkin family was also

"Drive to Silk-River Residences."

was getting

Orion nodded, "Alright."

...

An hour later.

at Silk-River Residences, it was already midnight, and Stella was

rang the doorbell incessantly, but she

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

the

Orion was like, "..."

to call for help when the door swung open

pajamas, looking groggy and pissed, wielding a baseball bat. Clearly, she had been rudely awakened and

lips, Orion swiftly stepped

temper flared, and

his feet, caught it,

was gritting

just got physical this morning, and now again? Was her temper always this explosive? Just the mention of delaying the wedding had her up in arms?

opened it, and found

"Don't you cook?"

as

half-asleep and bothered in the middle of the night, would react well to someone inspecting their fridge and questioning their culinary habits?

"I

a day of turmoil, skipping lunch and a dinner disrupted by

that she was looking

anything here that looks like your

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