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

brandished a weapon. His face seemed somewhat familiar, but he

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

baffled Orion even more. Given Stella's temper, it was impossible for her to get

...

Yorick fumed as

scared away by the commotion,

far from the child he used to dote on. Ronald seemed to enjoy holding her, yet she was no longer a child but

longer feel the affection he had on her as a

down, "Well, can we just talk

mess Yorick had caused seemed to undo all her attempts at

asked, "Were you protecting

her head, "No, I just didn't want to

could kill someone. She clearly sensed the murderous

gentle facade, 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 as

ago, if Yorick refused to leave, Stella was sure

Portis City, you can't breach the

chuckled, "Star, lecturing me

reason I agreed to get engaged with

murder was not a solution.

the incident had left her serious psychological shadow. Otherwise, she

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