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.

find her? I suspect she's not staying at

Then where

feeling a headache coming on. She was 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 Residences

prompting Cloudia to signal Jaxon to be

nodded, understanding the

they needed to figure it out

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

for her

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

and Orion saying he met with that

"What?"

get involved with random men. Even if she and Rick are

guy" ignited Cloudia's fury, her chest heaving with

her mother speechless, Ursula's eyes gleamed

...

Over at Wave Residence.

phone lit

a constant

past

nights. She had the

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