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.

typical studio profits, but StarRiver had catapulted Stella's studio to the

drifted back to their failed attempt to shut down Stella's studio. StarRiver's audacious defense of her still left a bitter taste in his mouth. Yorick scoffed. "Tell me this has nothing to do

his silence

"Who's running StarRiver Corp.?"

"Some foreigner, Joe Haggard."

Yorick's expression turned sour.

A foreigner!

wonder he didn't play

flicker of irritation crossed Yorick's eyes. "I

can find on Joe Haggard's

like Stella was the common

Orion nodded. "Will do."

asking, "And earlier, did Mr.

mention. "Wave

was taken aback. "So... you're saying Ms. Quinn's tied to the Lugar

his annoyance mounting. "Enough. Drop

more they delved into

if she had her

Sections, the more complicated

not push further,

family was a