Chapter 198

Idris nodded with a smile. "Alright, I'll go reply right now."

"Off you go then."

After Idris left, Ronald turned to see Stella lingering at the kitchen doorway. "Why are you standing there?"

Stella moved towards him.

"Are you trying to play Cupid's antagonist here?"

Preventing Yorick from seeing Ursula, wasn't that just like sending Yorick to his doom?

Ronald pulled her into his lap with a swift motion. "Nonsense. I'm doing a good deed."

Stella was speechless.

Did he even hear himself? How could this possibly count as a good deed?

"The Quarry family now despises Ursula like she's the plague. How is keeping Yorick away from her not a good deed?"

Stella fell silent again.

way, it did seem like a

while it might be a good deed for the Quarry family. But for Yorick?

you are

deed" spelled trouble for both Yorick and the Larkin

marriage, the reality was one of dependency. The Larkins had always relied on the Quarries for support. Thanks to Ursula, tensions between the two families had already strained the relationship. To put it bluntly, Yorick was now the Larkins' only remaining

Quarry family forbade Yorick from seeing Ursula, the Larkins would

had any happy moments here over

seriously before answering, "I

frowned. "Who's responsible for

Idris had gathered was suffocating just

have a very

"Oh?"

tomorrow. I'll be in the

"Why?"

put extra effort into the

made her strive to improve her life and take

Ronald had found her, it didn't mean she could

"Big client?"

made ninety percent of its income last year from a

was behind it all, providing her with so many projects. And each one came with a hefty design fee. "Originally, the studio might have made just over one hundred thousand last year, but thanks to StarRiver Corp., we brought in over

StarRiver Corp. on her side filled Stella with a newfound sense of

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