Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath

Chapter 224

Orion was back.

"Sir, why are you here?" he asked.

Thane had a notorious disdain for Yorick's romantic entanglements, especially when it came to Ursula. His irritation was palpable, considering the critical juncture the Quarry Group was facing at the moment.

Orion knew trouble was brewing the moment Thane showed up.

Yorick took another drag from his cigarette, inhaling deeply- a clear sign of his growing agitation.

"Did you find anything?" he asked, his voice cold.

Orion hesitated, clearly thrown off by Yorick's continued fixation on romantic issues at such a critical time.

It seemed almost inevitable that the Lugar family had already sealed the deal with Jeremy. Thane's involvement was probably a last-ditch attempt to secure a slice of the pie, though the biggest gains were already lost. Nodding, Orion replied, "Yes, she was with the man who attacked you."

Yorick fell silent.

seems to

expression hardened at

Yorick's phone buzzed with a new message. It was

guess I can't recuperate

message only served to darken Yorick's mood further. He remembered the mocking they had subjected Stella to not too long ago, how they claimed she'd be nothing without the Larkin family, doomed to struggle on her own. How ironic, he thought, considering Stella had been

tersely replied with a

-

In

his reluctance to admit defeat, the situation with Wave Residence was a lost cause. Stella's stance was clear

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frustration grew as he thought about it, his expression

infuriated after failing to negotiate a deal. The fiery exchange of glances between

and kicked Yorick, nearly sending him to the ground

stormed off, his rage palpable, leaving Yorick to

who had accompanied Thane, rushed out to

"How was it?"

outcome from Thane's expression, he