Chapter 247

Orion also caught sight of the bloodstain on Ronald's scarf.

Even without uttering a word, Ronald exuded an aura of danger so intense, it felt almost tangible, laced with an undercurrent of lethal intent.

When Yorick remained silent, Ronald shot him a dangerous glare. "Came to bother Stella?"

Snapped back to reality, Yorick held his breath, a tad too involuntarily. "I had... questions for her."

Ronald's gaze narrowed as he strode towards Yorick, his presence so overwhelming that even Yorick, towering at about six feet one, couldn't help but step back in the face of Ronald's six-foot-three frame. The sense of menace emanating from Ronald was palpable, especially up close. Yorick could distinctly smell the mix of blood and alcohol on Ronald, and the unusual crimson in his eyes was unmistakable.

Yorick looked up, his breathing unsteady. "Mr. Quinn, there's been some..."

Before he could finish, Ronald's hand shot out, gripping Yorick's throat tightly.

Yorick's face tightened.

Orion exclaimed, "Mr. Quinn!"

Yorick's complexion turned ashen. Instinctively, he tried to retaliate, but Ronald's grip drained all his strength away. The murderous aura around Ronald thickened.

"Who gave you the audacity to harass her again and again, huh?"

grip tightened, Yorick felt both suffocated and

witnessing the flicker of murderous intent in Ronald's eyes, felt a chill run down his spine. He mustered all his

fraught with danger. His lips parted slightly,

sensing Ronald's intent to kill, closed his eyes, barely managing to

bitter, humiliating even. No one in Portis City

edge, found his anger further

Yorick felt the life being squeezed out of him, his

breath hitched. "Mr.

night they'd meet

stepped forward, whispering to Ronald,

was the sole heir

Thane would

chuckling,

of the Quarry family only heightened Orion's fear, while Yorick's

eyes burning with

But remembering Ronald's stature, he struggled to catch

"Not much, but it's the principle

Ronald's eyes narrowed.

scoff, he

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