Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath

Chapter 229

Cloudia hurried to catch up with Yorick's brisk pace.

Upon seeing Cloudia, Yorick was somewhat taken aback. "Cloudia, what are you doing here?"

Cloudia took a moment to catch her breath.

"Rick, let me ask you, did you come here because of Stella?"

Yorick froze, caught off guard.

Orion stayed silent, equally taken aback.

The bluntness of Cloudia's question unsettled Yorick for reasons he couldn't quite pin down, especially the mention of Stella.

If he remembered correctly, Cloudia had never spoken Ursula's name with such disdain. But Stella was her biological daughter.

For the first time, Yorick noticed the difference in how Cloudia treated Stella and Ursula.

It suddenly dawned on him why Stella had always been so cold towards the Larkins.

Orion, too, was surprised. He hadn't expected Cloudia to raise such a direct question about her own daughter. After all, hadn't the Larkins practically handed Stella off to Yorick two years ago? What was this change of attitude now? Yorick narrowed his eyes. "Did Ursula send you?"

to Ursula's words over the phone,

keeping him busy, he hadn't visited her recently. And here was Cloudia, questioning him?

"No, no,

with Yorick's sudden seriousness, Cloudia began to

and she's very vulnerable right now. Knowing that both you and Stella are

taken aback.

refusing her medication made his expression

you a lot. In good times, she might

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away as he listened. Without hesitation, he pulled

quickly, her

taking

stern yet laced with caring

Ursula started

"I've been really busy with the company lately. Can

You went to Spring Hill, and so

Yorick remained silent.

up Stella, but now that her name was mentioned, irritation flared

is swamped these days. Can you