Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath

Chapter 83

At the Quarry Manor.

Imogen noticed the cast on Yorick's arm, her brows knitting together, "What on earth happened to you this time? And look at your face!"

Two nights back, he had brawled with Ronald, which had left Yorick with a bruise that made him appear sinister. And the cast was a dead giveaway of a fight gone too far. Yorick replied, "I'm fine. What do you need at this late hour?"

"Your father is waiting for you in his study."

Nodding, Yorick turned to head upstairs, leaving Imogen staring thoughtfully at the cast on his arm before she turned to the butler and instructed, "Fetch Orion for me, will you?" "Right away."

...

In the study upstairs, Yorick was immediately hit with the thick scent of tobacco.

Thane Quarry might have retired a year ago, but he carried an aura of authority that time hadn't diminished.

For the past year, Yorick had been at the helm of the Quarry Group, with Thane rarely meddling in the company's affairs.

Yet, right now...

Lugar family in Ferrowland has arrived in Portis

"I am," Yorick nodded.

continued, "Have you met with him

His attempts to arrange a meeting through

revealed, "Jeremy met with

"What?"

grandfather's birthday

of displeasure in Thane's voice was

the situation with Ursula sidetracked

"Ursula has nothing to do with this. I'm handling the situation with Mr. Lugar now." "Handling it? It's said that he has been here three days, and you haven't met him. Do you understand what he holds

she should just be a fling. If she's

Then what?

took a drag of his cigarette, his gaze fixating on Yorick turned

Yorick understood the unspoken

years ago, when the Quarry family

during

tone betraying his frustration, and

with a wave,

heavily on Yorick. Descending the stairs, he found Imogen glaring at Orion, who