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 clear neither of them was well-versed in medical knowledge, their reaction to the uterine cancer news a bit

as Susanna heard the uterine cancer, her

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

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

as a maid's daughter. Her illnesses only added fuel

carefully. With Ursula's condition, the Quarry elders will push for you and Yorick to tie the knot sooner

onto Stella at all cost,

Susanna's remind was right.

had already been noticed by them. Besides, they'd

...

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

have some things to attend to

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

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

Stella was speechless.

I

I'll swing

agree for Imogen insisted on meeting her, thinking it was better to clear things up in person. After all, people's attitude was palpable when talking face to

She picked up, "Hello."

"It's me."

came from the

to hang up directly, but in fact, Yorick was also irked by calling her,

has already been in the list. Right now this number was unknown, yet unexpectedly, she'd block-list the number few

me to pick you up. Did you