Chapter 23

Yorick was fuming as he drove off.

Stella glanced across the street at the upscale boutique mall, pulled out her smartphone, and dialed Tabitha's number, "Postpone the meeting to two hours." "Got it, boss."

After hanging up the phone, Stella dove into the mall, embarking on a shopping spree for two hours. Name a high-end brand, and she was throwing her credit card at it, splurging on anything and everything expensive. Meanwhile, Yorick had just arrived at the hospital.

His phone buzzed incessantly in his pocket, each vibration a reminder of another extravagant purchase Stella was making. Glancing at the screen, the amounts made his eyes widen - each transaction was in the tens of thousands. He couldn't help but let out a sarcastic chuckle, "And she says she doesn't care, huh!"

Upon getting the card, she commenced in splurging on various stuff, mostly jewelry and cosmetics.

"Typical," he thought, "Now that the Larkin family has cut her off, she's panicking."

Orion approached him, "Sir."

"Did you drive her car back for her?" Yorick asked.

"Yes," Orion nodded.

mind, and he instructed, "She's been job hunting recently. Make sure to let all

He said not to employ Ms.

Quinn still refusing to

through Susanna yesterday, leaving Yorick on the receiving end of a break-up. Thinking of her defiance only intensified the ache in

around," he muttered

harsh reality. Without the Larkin family and Yorick's influence, she wouldn't last a day in

by her side, who, upon seeing him, immediately asked with concern, "Rick,

deep breath, "I'm working on it, don't

to Cloudia that it hadn't been

is Stella's best friend. Do you think her sudden trip

silent, the connection between Stella and Tegan too

irritation towards Stella grow. Especially considering Ursula's current condition, he couldn't let Stella continue this way. Buzz, buzz, buzz - his phone wouldn't

glance at his phone, thinking there might be something new; turned out they were still the notifications of Stella's

to tens of thousands, and right now the amount

How was

"Rick, Rick?"

Yorick

of grievance, "I said,

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