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."

concerned, today wasn't just a bad day

"Drive to Silk-River Residences."

getting out

Orion nodded, "Alright."

...

An hour later.

Residences, it was already midnight, and

the doorbell incessantly, but she didn't

a cold shoulder at this ungodly hour made Yorick's

was at the end of his

Orion was like, "..."

to pull out his phone to call for

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

twitching lips, Orion

Stella saw Yorick, her temper flared, and she

quick on his

gritting his

the mention of delaying the wedding had her up in arms? Inside the house, Stella tossed the baseball bat aside, "Spit it

for her fridge, opened it,

"Don't you cook?"

as if he were a

would react well to someone inspecting their fridge and questioning their

"I

a dinner disrupted by family drama, he was

that she was looking at a

see anything here

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