Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath

Chapter 72

The Larkin family had never been big on calling her, nor had Yorick for that matter. But lately, their calls had been coming in more frequently than all of last year combined. It was driving her nuts!

...

On the other side, Cloudia handed the phone back to the nurse, her face a portrait of irritation. At this rate, she mused, the entire hospital's nursing staff would be on her block list. "Find out where she is now."

Cloudia could barely contain her fury.

Jaxon replied, "She's on the 26th floor of the Orient Nexus Building 1."

He had managed to track that much, at least. His expression was grim as well; the assistant had called him earlier to say that since word got out they weren't partnering with Stella, companies had been backing out left and right, as if scared of something. And the details? They wouldn't be willing to share.

And more so, StarRiver Corp., a powerhouse that had moved into Portis City just a couple of years ago, had been particularly brash.

When his assistant reached out to them, they'd been met with a storm of curses, "What's it to you who we partner with? Mind your own business!"

Their audacity was staggering, hardly what you'd expect from a newcomer to Portis City. They even had the gall to badmouth the Quarry family, showing a level of arrogance that was all too reminiscent of Stella. Hearing this, Cloudia could no longer sit still.

"So, these companies are refusing to cut ties with her?"

further at her

been silent up until now, finally spoke up, "How did she

the room, Cloudia and Jaxon exchanging looks that conveyed their mutual

as a catalyst, Cloudia

have certain relationship with

Raised in a modest rural family, what could she have possibly done to earn over seven hundred thousand in

her," Cloudia

had just finished fielding two more calls - thankfully, neither from Cloudia nor Yorick. She couldn't have handled that on top of everything

...

up, her phone rang

inviting her out for

make it," Stella

lock and

teased, her

her birth family, though she supposed that wasn't saying much. After all, wasn't it natural to feel closer to those

to her adoptive family, the Larkins' level of care was rare, especially considering how they treated their biological

eat out, only something bland I could

not in the mood for bland

light meal, Susanna rejected the idea without a second thought. She couldn't accept