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

uterine

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

this puts Ursula and Yorick's future in a bind. Which family would

elders already frowned upon Ursula's background as a maid's

you and Yorick to tie the knot sooner to prevent

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

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. Besides, they'd learned of Ursula's illnesses; among them, what they

...

busy with work at her design studio, received a call from Yorick's mother, "Star, come to

directly, "Thanks, Imogen, but I have some things to attend to this noon, I'll have to

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

Imogen signed, "You don't

Stella was speechless.

pressed, "Or I go to meet

swing by

up in person. After all, people's attitude was palpable when talking face to face. Shortly after hanging up, Stella received a call

She picked up, "Hello."

"It's me."

came from the other

directly, but in fact, Yorick was also irked by calling her, because each time

list. Right now this number was unknown, yet

asked me to pick you up. Did