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?"

knowledge, their reaction to the uterine cancer news

uterine cancer, her tone

should I know? Tegan said she's not one to spread rumors. She won't gossip,

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

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

the Quarry elders will push for you and Yorick

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

Susanna's remind was right.

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

...

busy with 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, I'll tell

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

StarRiver offered this time

she was busy, Imogen signed, "You don't want

Stella was speechless.

pressed, "Or I go

swing by

in person.

She picked up, "Hello."

"It's me."

voice came from the other

the urge to hang up directly, but in fact, Yorick was also irked by calling her, because each time she got Yorick's

this number was unknown, yet unexpectedly, she'd block-list the

to pick you up. Did you