Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath

Chapter 225

After Max left, storm clouds seemed to gather on Yorick's face, his frustration palpable.

Orion glanced at him, struggling to find the right words. Thane's barely contained anger earlier had made the outcome abundantly clear.

And for good reason!

The ores from the Lugar family were supposed to be their only alternative. Now, that option was off the table. The Quarry Group was in deep water now! Yorick closed his eyes for a moment. "Stella!"

Hearing the grit in Yorick's voice made Orion's heart skip a beat.

Max's implication was clear: Stella was at the center of this mess.

Orion thought it over and decided he should give Yorick a heads-up about the Larkin Group.

"The Larkin Group's been hitting rough waters lately. Word is, it's tied to StarRiver Corp."

Yorick turned to look at Orion, an eyebrow raised.

"StarRiver Corp.?"

"The very one that netted Ms. Quinn a few hundred thousand last year."

Stella's windfall of seven hundred thousand last year, with over six hundred thousand attributed to deals with StarRiver, was the talk of the town.

studio profits, but StarRiver had catapulted Stella's studio to the top spot in Portis City

studio. StarRiver's audacious defense of her still left a bitter taste in his mouth. Yorick scoffed. "Tell me this has nothing

his silence was answer

"Who's running StarRiver Corp.?"

"Some foreigner, Joe Haggard."

Yorick's expression turned sour.

A foreigner!

wonder he didn't play by Portis City's unwritten

irritation crossed Yorick's eyes. "I underestimated Stella, seriously underestimated

whatever dirt you can find on Joe Haggard's relations

felt like Stella was the common thread tying together everything happening around

Orion nodded. "Will do."

before asking, "And

at the mention. "Wave Residence belongs

taken aback. "So... you're saying Ms.

waved him off, his annoyance

they delved into

was as if she had her fingers in every

Sections, the more complicated

not push further,

family was a force