Chapter 85

The message couldn't have been clearer. If Cloudia kept seeing Yorick for Ursula, she wouldn't hold back.

With that, Imogen ended the call abruptly.

On the other end, Cloudia was fuming after the call, with Jaxon right by her side. They were outside the hospital room. "Can you believe the Quarry family's nerve? Do they really think we're pushovers?" she was livid.

Jaxon frowned, remembering a conversation about the state of their mine development a month ago with his father.

"We can't let Ursula find out about this," Cloudia managed to say through gritted teeth.

"Understood," Jaxon nodded.

The last thing they needed was for Ursula to worry about family drama in her condition. Yorick was her rock.

Cloudia closed her eyes, "We still need to figure out how to get both Tegan and Finley on board."

They had just finalized Ursula's surgery plan today, and just hearing about it was enough to make Cloudia's heart pound. How was one person supposed to bear all this?

"I'll reach out to Stella again," Jaxon offered.

dad already tried. Didn't you hear he couldn't find her? I suspect she's

Then where

of friends, and she shouldn't have any that would hang out and play together so late at night. So, Cloudia suspected she wasn't at Silk-River Residences anymore. "I don't know, just look into

prompting Cloudia to signal

nodded, understanding the

they needed to figure

inside. Seeing Ursula sweating and pale broke her

for her more.

with sorrow, Cloudia felt even more

Orion saying he met with that man at

"What?"

get involved with random men. Even if she and Rick are over, she shouldn't be with just any old

ignited Cloudia's fury, her chest heaving

speechless, Ursula's eyes gleamed with a fierce

...

Over at Wave Residence.

phone lit up

constant cycle

past

She had the foresight

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