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?"

of them was well-versed in medical knowledge, their reaction to the

the uterine

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

not gossiping. But, this puts Ursula and Yorick's future in a bind. Which family would accept someone with such health issues

a maid's daughter. Her

the Quarry elders will push for you and Yorick to

at all cost, especially given her Larkin family ties. This would, in the

Susanna's remind was right.

night had already been noticed by them.

...

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

I have some things to attend

was tied up. The project StarRiver offered this time was grand; she determined to

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

Stella was speechless.

"Or I go to meet

swing by

in person. After all, people's attitude was palpable when talking face to face. Shortly after hanging up, Stella received a call with

She picked up, "Hello."

"It's me."

came from

in fact, Yorick was also irked by calling her, because each time she got Yorick's

list. Right now this number was

me to pick you up. Did you say