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?"

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

uterine cancer, her tone unwittingly

know? Tegan said she's not one to spread rumors.

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

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

will push for you and Yorick to tie the

hold onto Stella at all cost,

Susanna's remind was right.

hospital last night had already been noticed by them.

...

work at her design studio, received a call from Yorick's mother, "Star, come to the manor this noon, will you? I'll personally cook your favorite,

have some things

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

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

Stella was speechless.

"Or I go to meet

I'll swing by this

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

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 call, he'd be

number has already been in the list. Right now this number was unknown, yet unexpectedly,

up. Did you say you'll