Chapter 196

Imogen and Thane exchanged a glance, and in that moment, a shadow crossed Imogen's eyes.

"Could it be because of Ursula?"

Yorick and Thane both fell silent, their gazes turning toward Imogen.

Yorick's expression hardened significantly.

"If I'm not mistaken," Imogen continued, "the heir to the Lugar family and Ursula arrived in Portis City one after the other."

Ursula hadn't been in Portis City long before the Lugar heir made his appearance. Could there really be a connection between the two?

Yorick's face tightened at the suggestion.

Thane looked at him, barely concealing his disapproval.

Yorick blurted out defensively, "Ursula has nothing to do with this."

"Shut it!"

Thane's cold glare silenced him immediately.

attempted to continue, "It really has nothing to

get in touch with that assistant," Thane said, cutting

consider the possibility of Ursula being involved in this whole affair. The Larkin family seemed to have nurtured a genuine

butler nodded. "Yes,

"Dad!" Yorick was frantic.

to argue with Yorick any further, giving him a cold, warning

Imogen stopped him. "If you care about Ursula's well-being, you'd best

critical moment for the Quarry family, a matter of life and death, so to speak. They would

lately, and Imogen was on the brink

if it really was related

her poodle, also turned to

Yorick called out, "Mom."

to Yorick. "Rick, he now holds our most

was clear; they couldn't afford to offend

if it has nothing to do with Ursula?" Yorick was

too tired to engage further,

to hear a 'crack',

...

eaten

PM, she was tossing and turning in bed, too hungry

downstairs, hoping to find something to eat in the

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