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

uterine

one to spread rumors.

puts Ursula and Yorick's future in a bind. Which family would accept someone with such

frowned upon Ursula's background as a

will push for you and Yorick to tie the knot sooner

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

Susanna's remind was right.

elders are keeping a close eye on Ursula; her being in the hospital last night had already been noticed

...

call from Yorick's mother, "Star, come

things to attend to

project StarRiver offered this time was grand; she determined to

"You don't

Stella was speechless.

pressed, "Or I go to meet

I'll swing

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

She picked up, "Hello."

"It's me."

from the

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

Right now this number was unknown, yet

me to pick you up. Did you say you'll come