Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath

Chapter 38

When Yorick heard about his entanglement with Stella, his face instantly darkened. Without needing to ponder, he knew exactly why his mother, Imogen, had called him back home - and it was to discuss that damn Stella. A wench who had somehow managed to charm the elders of his family.

...

An hour later.

Yorick returned to the Quarry Manor, only to be met with Imogen's livid face, "What did you promise me yesterday? You said you wouldn't see Ursula again!"

Imogen's words were delivered through gritted teeth. Just thinking about the array of illnesses Ursula had contracted was enough to infuriate her. How does a decent woman end up with so many ailments?

It was one thing for the elderly, but Ursula was far too young to be suffering from so many health issues.

Yorick, his expression dark and foreboding, retorted, "Forget about me and Stella."

"What did you say? Are you really considering a future with Ursula?"

Yorick cut Imogen off

Ursula was a reason he couldn't progress with Stella. As Yorick recalled the man who showed

believe Ursula wasn't

"Anyway, it's not about

isn't in the picture, you can forget about being with Ursula unless we're all six

family's six elders, each a formidable presence. Yorick's grandparents

Ursula seemed to vanish. Exasperation gave Yorick a headache, "There's no future for me and Ursula, and I won't

stood their ground,

viciously, "Fine, don't marry her. But you're well aware of why our family

understanding all too well. It was because the Larkin family owned a rare mine, one

also acutely aware that without the Quarry family, they couldn't protect that mine. And the resource extracted from that mine was precisely what the Quarry family

family could find that mine elsewhere, they wouldn't give the Larkin family a

Quarry family was in dire need of a replacement, rendering the Larkin

eyes for a while, "Your uncle just received news