Chapter 103
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But when Yorick himself showed up at her door, Stella knew without a doubt that Ursula was still up to her old tricks, cancer or no cancer.
It seemed like fate wasn’t done testing her patience just yet. If Ursula wanted to play games… Well, Stella was more than ready to join in on the fun.
“Hold on, I need to make a call.”
“Who are you calling?”
“Can’t I check in with my darling to let him know where I’m off to?”
Yorick nearly choked on his own indignation, aghast, “You…”
Brushing him off, Stella moved aside to dial Ronald’s number.
He picked up promptly.
“Finished with work?” his soothing voice came through.
Stella replied, “I’ve got to swing by the hospital for a bit, should be back in half an hour. Are you home yet?”
“Not yet.”
“Alright, then I’ll head over first.”
“Off to see the Larkins? You’re that bored?”
Stella muttered, “Got to stir the pot a bit before we head back to Ferrowland.”
With that, she hung up.
The unfinished business with the Larkin family, especially Ursula, had to be dealt with, preferably before Stella returned to Ferrowland. Ideally, Ursula would succumb to her illnesses, but if not, jail would do just fine. As she turned to leave, her phone buzzed with a call from Susanna.
Stella answered, “Hey, Susie.”
“I’ve found a piece of jade I like, sending you a picture. Take a look for me?”
“Not right now, send it over and I’ll check it out later.”
“What’s keeping you?”
“Ursula’s causing trouble again.”
Susanna went silent. She exhaled sharply, signing how dramatic that fake angel was, “She still gets energies to stir the pot with three types of cancer?”
Stella replied, “Seems so. I’m off to see if she’s really sick.”
“That’s something to look into. Make sure it’s not some ploy to mess with you,” Susanna warned.
“Got it.”
After hanging up, Stella turned to find Yorick already impatiently approaching.
“Done with your call?” his tone was fiery.
This man, who had pretended for two years to be engaged to her, couldn’t tolerate a word against Ursula.
Good thing she hadn’t fallen for him. Falling for such a man would have only brought her misery.
Stella brushed off her thoughts, “Yeah, done. Let’s go.”
She had thought an hour tops would suffice. But unexpectedly, the hospital where Ursula was staying was quite far, nearly forty minutes from her studio.
In the hospital room, Stella sat with
her legs crossed, absently filing her nails with a nail file. Her manicure had been ruined during a scuffle with Sirena, and she hadn’t had the time to get them redone.
Ursula, seeing Stella’s casual demeanor, felt a spike of irritation.
She turned to Yorick, “Rick, could you give us a moment? Star and I need to talk.”
Hearing this, Yorick cast a worried glance at Stella. To him, Stella was unpredictable, like the last time
when she attacked Ursula right outside the Quarry Group
headquarters, displaying how fickle she seemed, an undoubted maniac.
Ursula, noticing Yorick’s concern, felt a smug satisfaction, “It’s fine, really. Please, go.”
Yorick nodded. Before leaving, he shot Stella a warning look, “Ursula just underwent treatment. Try not to start anything.”
Stella just smirked, “I make no promises.”
If Ursula wanted to provoke her, Stella wasn’t going to hold back, cancer or not. She was done being pushed around. Forgiveness was never found in her dictionary.
After years of being threatened by
the Schultz family back in
Ferrowland, she had had enough. Now, the Larkin family’s bunch couldn’t threaten Ronald at all; Stella was all out of patience.
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