Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath

Chapter 204

"I don't care how you do it, but I want Stella out of Portis City. Make her leave."

Stella was left speechless. Was that what they wanted?

It dawned on her that Ursula's antics were all about getting her out of Portis City.

So, cutting ties with Yorick and the Larkins wasn't enough; they wanted her gone from Portis City too?

Hmph.

The memory of Ursula's mysterious ten-thousand expenditure that she had Idris investigate flashed through her mind.

That must be it, right?

There was more to her leaving Portis City than met the eye.

Jaxon rubbed his temples, exasperated. "What's the problem now?"

Business had been hectic these past few days, and pulling an all-nighter at the office had only added to his frustration. Just hearing Stella's name made him irritable. Cloudia's voice was shrill with hysteria. "If she stays in Portis City, it's curtains for Ursula. She'll be the death of her, mark my words."

nothing but

she stirring up trouble with Ursula again? I thought

they should have remained

don't care. Just get her out," Cloudia demanded, her voice seething with the

livid. Thinking back to the debacle with Stella's studio, he

studio was one thing, but exiling her from Portis City? After the last time, he was well aware that the man backing

rising temper was evident. She

Jaxon hard, making him take a

handle it,"

venomously at Stella.

Larkins wield, I'd be

a

admiring glance as she arched an eyebrow toward a visibly shaken Ursula in Cloudia's arms, her

the investigation into that ten thousand

the mention

she locked eyes with Stella, fear flashed across her

enjoying the drama

panicking over the very ten thousand she had secretly funneled