Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath

Chapter 13

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;

"Drive to Silk-River Residences."

getting out of

Orion nodded, "Alright."

...

An hour later.

Residences, it was already midnight, and Stella was

rang the doorbell incessantly, but she

at this ungodly hour made Yorick's already

at the end of his

Orion was like, "..."

about to pull out his phone to call for help when the door swung open from the

looking groggy and pissed, wielding a baseball bat. Clearly, she had been rudely awakened and was ready to swing at the

twitching lips, Orion

Stella saw Yorick, her temper flared, and she swung

quick on his

gritting his

explosive? Just the mention of delaying the

fridge, opened it, and found nothing

"Don't you cook?"

at him as if he

react well to someone inspecting their fridge and questioning their culinary

mentioned, "I

lunch and a dinner disrupted by family drama,

further confirmed that she was looking at a

you see anything here that looks like

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