Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath (Stella)

At the hospital, Yorick was fuming, his face a shade of thunder, while iciness seemed to radiate off him. He was on Susanna's phone, repeatedly dialing Stella's number. Stella, it seemed, would block anyone's calls- except Susanna's.

Infuriated, Susanna aimed a kick at Yorick. "Damn it, Yorick, enough is enough. Give me back my phone."

She'd always followed her mom's advice to avoid crossing anyone from the Quarry family, but now, she was at her breaking point.

What was this, a hold-up?

Yorick dodged, and Susanna's toe brushed his shin, leaving a stinging pain.

"You woman..." Yorick gritted his teeth.

No wonder she was friends with Stella; they were clearly cut from the same cloth.

Susanna was livid. "Yorick, cut it out. She just heard your voice on my phone. Do you really think she'd pick up the call again?" Yorick was silent. Hearing this, his aura instantly cooled.

Susanna seized the opportunity to snatch her phone back. "You had it coming. Your judgment of people is unbelievably off."

In the circle of high society, everyone knew Ursula was trouble, a wolf in sheep's clothing. Yet Yorick insisted she was an angel.

Ridiculous.

Susanna stormed off.

The hospital room was a battleground, with Cloudia arguing vehemently, "We're not leaving, and that's final."

"The only option left is to escort Mrs. Larkin and Ms. Larkin back home," the head nurse stated firmly.

Cloudia retorted, "I'd like to hear that from the director."

"Mrs. Larkin, involving the director won't change anything."

Yorick approached the room, taking in the chaos that had unfolded inside.

The place was a mess. Ursula sat on the disheveled bed, appearing both pitiful and helpless.

Yorick's heart ached for her.

Noticing Yorick, Ursula choked out, "Rick."

He moved to embrace her. "Don't worry, I'll handle this."

His gaze turned icy as he faced the head nurse. "Leave us."

The nurse hesitated, eyeing Ursula with concern before reluctantly exiting, signaling that the trouble was far from over.

Orion barely stepped in when Yorick commanded, "Take care of it."

Orion felt a shiver. With the Quarry family's stake in the hospital, if Ursula couldn't stay, where else in Portis City could she go? The forces against them were strong,

challenging even the Quart

influence.

Meeting Yorick's eyes, Orion nodded solemnly. "Okay."

After Orion left, Ursula looked up, tears brimming in her eyes. "What did I do wrong? Why is Star doing this to me?"

This stirred anger in both Yorick and Cloudia toward Stella.

Especially Cloudia. Thinking of Stella's current attitude toward her made her blood boil.

"Rick, have you seen Stella in Spring Hill again? And what's with the heir to the Lugar family? How does she have the influence to make him go this far for her?"

First, suppressing the Larkin family,

and now cutting off Ursula's lifelines. Cloudia had underestimated Stella's sway over the Lugar family's heir Mr. Quinn. The more she thought about it, the more agitated she became.

When Stella and the heir of the Lugar family came up, Yorick's brows furrowed.

Before he could speak, Ursula interjected, "Is Star trying to crush me by selling herself out to the Lugar family? If that's the case, I'll leave our family. I wish she wouldn't degrade herself over this."

Cloudia snapped, "Ursula."

Her tone was urgent, her disdain for Stella palpable. Stella was seen as someone who'd do anything for money and power, a sentiment born from her rural upbringing.

Yet, hearing Ursula's words, Yorick felt an unexpected discomfort and resistance.

Ursula, oblivious to Yorick's unease, continued, "Mom, she's your biological daughter. I can't bear to see her do this to herself because of me. I..."