Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath

Chapter 469 Stella was completely out for the count.

Before Susanna could get another word in, Stella had hung up. Her sleep had been like a dream since Ronald came into her life.

She turned over and hugged Ronald's lean waist.

Ronald stirred slightly, catching the familiar scent, instinctively pulling the warm body in his arms closer before drifting back into a contented slumber. Only someone who'd been secretly in love could understand that deep-seated satisfaction.

"Ron..." Stella mumbled in her half-asleep state.

Ronald drew her even closer, murmuring softly, "Sleep, sweetheart."

At the Quarry estate.

Ursula found herself thrown out, the sting of humiliation settling heavily in her chest. The experience was a harsh wake-up call. She finally realized there was no future with Yorick.

The maid helped her into a wheelchair. "Ms. Larkin, let's head back."

It was the middle of the night. Running into Imogen had been the last straw for the maid, who was already on edge due to the recent upheaval in the Larkin family, which had delayed their paychecks. It had made the maid less inclined to indulge Ursula's whims.

Already raw from the embarrassment, Ursula snapped at the maid's suggestion, "Go back? You can go back if you want! I'm not leaving until I see Rick."

out, Ursula

the maid retorted, "Fine,

didn't want to stand around any longer in

ears as she stared at the maid. "What did

maid dared speak to

maid, but I'm here for a paycheck, not as a slave to the Larkin family. Do you think

more erratic. Yorick arrived just in time

inside the car, but from their

He didn't want Yorick getting tangled up with Ursula again, It had been a rough

they approached, Yorick's voice cut through the air,

wouldn't want you to get involved with

carried enough weight that Orion dared not argue

a heated argument with the maid. The maid had had

was insistent that she

Ursula recognized it

demeanor shifting from frantic to pitiful as the

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"Rick."

looked at her,