Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath

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

there? Then where

familiar with Stella's circle 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

came from the room, prompting Cloudia

nodded, understanding

was backing Stella's studio, they needed to figure it

Ursula sweating and pale broke her heart, "What's wrong? Are you in

spoke, "Star...please, care for her more.

filled with sorrow, Cloudia felt even more pain, "Silly girl, you're

he met with

"What?"

with random men. Even

Cloudia's fury, her

her mother speechless, Ursula's eyes gleamed with

...

Over at Wave Residence.

lit

a constant cycle over

past

nights. She had the