Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath

Chapter 14

It was undeniable; the Quarry elders had quite the knack for holding onto power.

Now, Yorick might seem like he'd got the whole Quarry Group under his thumb, but in reality, those elders still wielded a lot of clout.

Otherwise, why would Yorick change his tune so quickly after just one visit back to the Quarry Manor?

Yorick said, "We don't need to involve her in our business."

Stella said, "Oh, is that so?"

Didn't need to involve her, huh?

Right as he said that, Yorick's phone started buzzing. He pulled it out to see a call from Ursula. Stella cast an indifferent glance, spotting the name "Ursula" pop up on the screen. With a stern look, Yorick glanced at Stella, "The wedding's still on. No changes."

"Maybe you should take that call first," Stella suggested, her voice laced with a touch of sympathy for Yorick.

heir to the most influential family in Portis City and yet, when it

choice but to say, "I need

of privacy. The influence of the Quarry elders was not to be underestimated. Whatever Ursula said on the phone only made Yorick's expression darker. After hanging up and walking back in, he

another one of her episodes?" Stella asked, her tone dripping with sarcasm, as if she had Ursula all figured

face turned even grimmer, clearly not amused by Stella's jibe at Ursula, but

he left her with, "There's a banquet tomorrow. You're coming with me. I'll have a gown sent over

intention was clear: to quash the

an eyebrow

shoulders, "I

Stella. If it hadn't been for the meddling of

Stella brushed off his hands with disdain, "What do you take

the morning, it was all about delaying the wedding because of Ursula. Now, thanks to the Quarry family elders, the

matters, and mine is just supposed to lose

wedding now, both the Larkin and Quarry families would

elders were probably blaming Ursula for this mess. Otherwise, Yorick wouldn't have backpedaled