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

heard the uterine cancer, her tone unwittingly turned

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

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

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

elders will push for you and

they would hold onto Stella at all cost, especially given her

Susanna's remind was right.

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

...

"Star, come to

but I have some things to attend

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

signed, "You don't want

Stella was speechless.

pressed, "Or I

swing by this

had no choice but to agree for Imogen insisted on meeting her, thinking it was better to clear things up in person. After all, people's attitude was

She picked up, "Hello."

"It's me."

came from the

fact, Yorick was also irked by calling her, because each

already been in the list. Right now this number was

you up.