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.

crossed his mind, and he instructed, "She's been job hunting recently. Make sure to let all the corporations know she's not to be

He said

refusing to

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.

around," he muttered

week was all it would take for Stella to see the harsh reality. Without the Larkin family

side, who, upon seeing him, immediately

deep breath, "I'm working on

words meant to Cloudia

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

Stella

Yorick's 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 stop

phone, thinking there might be something new; turned out they were still

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

woman buying? How

"Rick, Rick?"

up?" Yorick

of grievance, "I said, Is Professor James really Stella's best

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