Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath

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?"

them was well-versed in medical knowledge, their reaction to the uterine cancer news

as Susanna heard the uterine cancer, her tone unwittingly turned

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

gossiping. But, this puts Ursula and Yorick's future in a bind. Which family would accept someone with such health

already frowned upon Ursula's background as a maid's daughter. Her illnesses only added fuel

will push for you and Yorick to tie the knot sooner to prevent any rekindling

late to find someone else, so they would hold onto Stella at all cost, especially given her Larkin family ties. This would, in the Quarry's eyes,

Susanna's remind was right.

been noticed by them. Besides, they'd learned of Ursula's illnesses; among them, what they couldn't accept the most

...

design studio, received a call from Yorick's mother, "Star, come to the manor this noon, will

"Thanks, Imogen, but I have some things to attend to this noon, I'll have to

was tied up. The project StarRiver offered this time was grand; she determined to take part in it

Imogen signed, "You don't want to even see

Stella was speechless.

"Or I go to

I'll swing

insisted on meeting her, thinking it was better to clear things up in person. After all, people's attitude was palpable when talking face to face. Shortly after hanging up, Stella received a

She picked up, "Hello."

"It's me."

from

urge to hang up directly, but in fact, Yorick was also irked by

already been in the list. Right now this number was unknown, yet unexpectedly, she'd block-list the number

to pick you up. Did