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."

speechless, finding it

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,"

was determined to uncover the identity of this mysterious figure in Portis City. No matter who he was, he was hell-bent on

was

...

fumed as he

Stella's drowsiness had been completely scared away by the

sitting on his lap again, she felt far from the child he used to dote on. Ronald seemed to enjoy holding her, yet

on

"Well, can we just

to undo all her attempts at

asked, "Were you protecting him just

shook her head, "No, I just didn't want to dirty the place where I've

clearly sensed the murderous intent like

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 as he appeared. Once he got ruthless, someone

ago, if Yorick refused to leave, Stella was sure Ronald would

breach the law," Stella's

"Star, lecturing me on

get engaged with Yorick back then. Don't kill

people had feuds, they could settle the scores by all means, yet murder was not

had left her serious psychological shadow. Otherwise, she