Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath

Suddenly, Ronald's phone buzzed again.

Glancing at the number, he stopped teasing Stella and headed straight to the study.

Stella's own phone rang shortly after; it was Susanna.

"Oh my, Star! I've got some juicy news for you."

Stella replied, "What's so juicy?"

Honestly, what could be juicier than spotting Blaise with a woman, pushing a stroller at the Cherry Galleria?

If there was one thing about Susanna, it was her knack for stumbling upon scandalous tidbits wherever she went.

Susanna continued, "I've got three hot topics for you: one about Yorick Quarry, one about Blaise, and one about Cloudia. Which one do you want first?"

Three of them?

Stella didn't care. "You pick."

After all, they were all equally intriguing.

Susanna started, "Imogen is on the hunt for a marriage partner for Yorick. She's officially put the word out."

Stella responded, "Ursula's going to be fuming, isn't she?"

Ursula's feelings for Yorick. If it was love, then why had she been dating several guys while abroad? If it wasn't, why did she cling to him like

drama between him and Ursula, who in their right mind

Yorick's messy past engagement with her. After the scandal Stella herself had stirred up, any respectable family in Portis City would think twice before offering their daughter as a potential bride for Yorick. Susanna chuckled. "Oh, but honey, the Quarrys are still the

Stella sighed.

suffered a blow by not partnering with Ronald, they were still a force to be reckoned with. A wounded lion is still a lion. And they'd managed to keep the news about their irreplaceable mineral under wraps. Most people just assumed the Quarrys wanted to distance

suggested, "Should we leak this to Ursula? Let her know the

off Vivian

best friend, and if Vivian knew, Ursula would find out soon enough. Those two were always scheming, each

the beans, that friendship's as fake as it

of Ursula is no secret,

Stella chuckled, "True enough."

about that baby... it's

"What's your

Larkin

"Dipping into the company

the hospital with her for

weren't Blaise's, that would be a shocker. "And get this, they're twins - a boy and

laugh. "At his age,

agreed, "You said it. Your dear old

if Cloudia finds out. She'll lose

big deal, controlling the company's finances. Cloudia had always felt secure because

now? This changed

Scandalous!