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.

his way to Ursula's ward, something crossed his mind, and he instructed, "She's been job hunting recently. Make sure to let all the

slightly taken aback. He said not to employ

refusing to continue with

darkened Yorick's mood further. Despite his reluctance to admit it, Stella had indeed initiated the cancellation of their wedding through

come around," he muttered

was all it would take for Stella to see the harsh reality. Without the Larkin family and Yorick's influence, she wouldn't last

he found Cloudia by her side, who, upon seeing him, immediately asked with concern, "Rick, do

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

Cloudia that it

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

the connection between Stella and Tegan too obvious to

him with eyes full of hurt, making Yorick's irritation towards Stella grow. Especially considering Ursula's current condition, he couldn't let Stella continue

flickered another glance at his phone, thinking there might be something new; turned out they were still

thousands to tens of thousands,

this woman buying? How was her vanity this

"Rick, Rick?"

Yorick turned to

were a picture of grievance, "I said, Is Professor James

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