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

had been silent up until now, finally spoke up, "How

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

Ursula's words as a catalyst, Cloudia and Jaxon's

Stella have certain relationship with those people

possibly done to earn over seven hundred thousand in

confront her," Cloudia declared, all

fielding two more calls - thankfully, neither from Cloudia nor Yorick.

...

up, her phone rang

Susanna, inviting her out for

make it,"

and

teased, her concern

ever received from her birth family, though she supposed

was rare, especially considering

eat out, only something bland

I'm not in the mood

the mention of a light meal, Susanna rejected the idea without a second thought. She couldn't accept something without much flavor. "Then I'll