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.

he instructed, "She's been job hunting recently. Make sure to

slightly taken aback. He

refusing to continue

Yorick's mood further. Despite his reluctance to admit it, Stella had indeed initiated the cancellation of their wedding through Susanna yesterday, leaving Yorick on the receiving end of a break-up. Thinking of her defiance only intensified the ache in his

come around,"

for Stella to see the harsh reality. Without the

Ursula's room, he found Cloudia by her side, who, upon seeing him, immediately asked with concern, "Rick, do you think Tegan

breath, "I'm working on

meant to Cloudia that it hadn't

Do you think her sudden

the connection between Stella and Tegan too obvious to

grow. Especially considering Ursula's current condition, he couldn't let Stella continue

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

thousands to tens of thousands, and right now the amount surged to

How

"Rick, Rick?"

What's up?" Yorick turned

were a picture of grievance, "I said, Is

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