Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath

Chapter 32

Yorick stormed out of the Silk-River Residences, his mind buzzing relentlessly.

Orion had been waiting for him downstairs, and the moment he saw Yorick's ashen face and the bruise forming, he gasped, "Ms. Quinn still didn't agree?" Was refusing to get married not enough that she had to hit him too? Thinking about Stella's fiery temper, Orion couldn't help but shiver once more.

Yorick shot Orion a look. That icy glare was all Orion needed to know that Yorick had failed again.

Orion sighed involuntarily, "Women need to be charmed, you know."

"Charmed, huh!" Yorick spat the word out with a heavy dose of sarcasm, making Orion fall silent.

With Stella's stubbornness, charming her seemed like an impossible task. After all, she wasn't someone who could accept others' opinions. She was known for her incapability and petulance. Yorick's eyes narrowed dangerously, "Find out about the man who's been hanging around her lately."

"What?"

As hearing "man", Orion looked at Yorick in disbelief, unable to believe the news. The idea of another man in Ms. Quinn's life was shocking to him.

"That, that's impossible. Ms. Quinn is always on her own, if not, it's only Ms. Susanna Tucker keeping her company."

In Orion's words, Stella was a homebody, to put it nicely. Less kindly, she was seen as a lazy moocher who hardly ever left her apartment.

Yet, despite her temper, incapability and high pride, the idea of her having a man in her life seemed far-fetched; if not for the backing of the Larkin family, Yorick, as the only man around, wouldn't be by her side. At the sight of Orion's incredulous expression, Yorick's face grew even more menacing, "I saw it with my own eyes."

was speechless, finding it

shake off the image of Ronald's dangerous eyes and the ease with which he brandished a weapon. His face seemed somewhat familiar, but he just couldn't recall where he had seen it before. "He must be involved in some shady business," Yorick spoke after

in Portis City. No matter who he was, he was hell-bent on sending

temper, it was impossible for

...

fumed as he

drowsiness had been completely scared away by the

to dote on. Ronald seemed to enjoy holding her, yet she was

had on her as a kid. At the moment, the danger emanating from Ronald was

looked down, "Well, can we just talk

seemed to

"Were you

didn't want to dirty the place where

someone. She clearly sensed the

there was a merciless heart. When she got kidnapped at thirteen years old and later Ronald found her, he took all the kidnappers lives in her presence. Since then, she realized Ronald didn't seem as gentle

if Yorick refused to leave,

Portis City, you can't breach the law," Stella's voice was

lecturing me on

the reason I agreed to get

could settle the scores by all means, yet murder was not a solution. Despite years by Ronald's

left her serious psychological shadow. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been