Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath

Chapter 413

Upstairs.

Lola handed the medicine to Jaxon. "Guess it's just me who's still helpful to think of a solution for you. Your mom, huh..."

Her voice dripped with sarcasm.

Jaxon listened, furrowing his brows as he stared into the bowl. "Was that car crash really her doing?" Her, meaning Ursula.

At that moment, Jaxon's voice was devoid of any discernible emotion.

Lola chuckled darkly. "Even Yorick hasn't bothered to see her. Can't you see the writing on the wall?" Jaxon felt his breath catch.

Images of Yorick flashed through his mind - storming past his doorstep, emanating a fierce, intimidating energy - a side of Yorick he'd never seen when he was around Ursula.

Something had felt off even back then. And Yorick, who used to visit Ursula almost daily, hadn't shown up in over three days.

Seeing Jaxon remain silent, Lola pressed on, "Jaxon, you're just blind. Now drink up, my kid's future depends on you."

"You using me as a pawn?"

Lola shrugged, "What else? You think I'm into your blindness?"

With a guy this blind, what else could she want if not money? Certainly not love.

Jaxon's breathing was heavy, and he shot Lola a fierce glare.

Lola admired her freshly manicured nails. "You Larkin folks, really, you've got possessed."

"Shut up."

You two all want me to be silent, but how about you guys say something

like they had something under their sleeves. They'd managed to tick off all people of Portis City. Even

...

swollen and red. She was momentarily taken aback. "Mom, what happened

Cloudia was trembling.

"Ursula..."

did Star say? Is she

Cloudia could finish, Ursula cut her off, her

of the medication was astronomical. With the Larkin family in shambles and the

was the only one with the resources to help. Stella, the little princess of the

Stella's charmed life and desperate for her

tight with distress. "She wouldn't lend

this would be the outcome even

But

she'd once been so close with., now, the moment they heard it was Cloudia on

blocked from seeing her own

old cow, she couldn't even borrow money

put on a pitiful face. "What am I supposed to do, just wait to

medication within a we

Even speaking was a struggle for Ursula now, not knowing

"We can't ask her

how they'd treated Stella. If only they hadn't been so awful to her, maybe things wouldn't

lend them money. How could that possibly happen? Realizing something, Cloudia turned to Ursula. "Tell me honestly, did you frame Stella before?

the crash brought back images of Yorick's departure. A flicker of guilt crossed Ursula's eyes. "It

did Rick leave like that? And why hasn't

should call him. But the thought