Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath

Chapter 29

Not sure if it was her imagination, Stella felt Ronald's voice turn frostier as he mentioned Yorick.

Stella shrugged, "Those people have nothing to do with me."

Sure, Mr. and Mrs. Larkin were her biological parents, but at that time, she was entangled with Regina's drama. Returning to the Larkin family and even getting engaged to Yorick had been her way out of Regina's clutches.

After her engagement to Yorick, Regina never contacted her again.

Ronald raised an eyebrow, "Nothing to do with you?"

Stella admitted, "Regina was blackmailing me. My engagement to Yorick was a ploy to get her and Xander off my back."

Facing Ronald's icy interrogation, Stella spilled everything. After all, Regina was behind bars now. It was time to lay all her cards on the table.

Sure enough, Ronald's expression softened.

...

Meanwhile at the hospital, Yorick watched as Ursula battled agonizing pain. Just yesterday, she was able to visit his office, but now, she was confined to a hospital bed. Cloudia's heart ached.

"Rick, we need to sort out Professor James' matter ASAP. The consulting team says Ursula's liver and uterus are the priorities right now."

Surgery was unavoidable for her liver, and her heart wasn't in great shape either. So when they heard Tegan could help alleviate some of Ursula's suffering in the uterus, they all hoped it could spare her the pain of another surgery. Yorick was visibly exhausted.

It was three in the morning. Ursula had finally fallen asleep after hours of torment.

illness, and those by her side

distraught, and Yorick even

"Alright, I got it."

Cloudia hadn't mentioned it, Yorick was aware that Tegan needed to return soon. He borrowed an unfamiliar phone to call

...

Silk-River Residences, Stella was undergoing a rigorous interrogation by Ronald.

instinct was to ignore it, promptly to hang up. But the caller

stern,

important," Stella replied without a second

blowing up, she had block-listed

upset them. Hence, the one using an unknown number to make calls, Stella reckoned, was either Yorick or Cloudia. She didn't want to answer, especially

But the call came through

it once more

eyelids twitched, "W-What are you

I answer for you, or will

twitched, "It's not an important

important, and

Stella was rendered speechless.

gaze, she reluctantly

the call connected, Yorick's weary voice

what you want, I'll give

was tired, conceding. Even with the speaker off, Stella heard him clearly,

from the Larkins. Unconsciously, Stella glanced up