Chapter 16

Early next morning, Tegan flew off for a medical conference abroad.

As Stella got a ring from Susanna, she said on the phone, "Looks like your cousin's gonna pack on pounds for a bit longer. Tegan's out of the country, mentioned something about being away for a month." "How'd you know? Tegan rang you up?"

Stella replied, "Yeah, got a call around one in the morning."

"One in the morning? To share travel plans? Has she lost her marbles?"

It wasn't like everyone could just flip their sleep schedules upside down because Tegan decided to.

Stella sighed, "It was about Ursula."

"Ursula? What about her?"

Stella said, "Ursula ended up in the hospital last night, hit with a bunch of illnesses."

"A bunch? How many? Like what?"

Susanna was shocked at the news.

Just yesterday, spotting Ursula with Yorick near the maternity ward had them betting on a baby bump, not a bout of illnesses.

Stella shared, "Uterine cancer, heart disease, and seemingly liver cancer too."

The news made Susanna gasp, "All, all that? And she has uterine cancer?"

knowledge, their reaction to the uterine cancer news

Susanna heard the uterine cancer, her tone

to spread rumors. She won't gossip, let's not add to

puts Ursula and Yorick's future in a bind. Which family

background as a maid's daughter. Her

you and Yorick to tie the knot sooner to prevent any rekindling of

at all cost, especially given her Larkin family ties. This would, in the Quarry's eyes,

Susanna's remind was right.

night had already been noticed by them. Besides, they'd learned of Ursula's illnesses; among

...

call from Yorick's mother, "Star, come to the manor this noon, will you? I'll personally cook your favorite, I'll tell Yorick

I have some things to attend to this noon, I'll have

StarRiver offered this time was grand; she determined to take part in it

Imogen signed, "You

Stella was speechless.

"Or I go to meet

swing by this

it was better to clear things up in person. After all, people's attitude

She picked up, "Hello."

"It's me."

from the

controlled the urge to hang up directly, but in fact, Yorick was also irked by calling her, because each time she got

Right now this number was

you up. Did you say you'll come

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