Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath (Stella)
Chapter 232

Orion was still trying to piece together the puzzle of Stella and Ronald's relationship.

But for the past while, Stella had been staying at Wave Residence, and so had Ronald. From this fact alone, it was clear their connection ran deep.

Under Stella's influence, the partnership between the Quarry family and the Lugar family had completely fallen through.

Yorick, struggling to keep his rage in check, spoke with forced respect, "Mr. Quinn, could we possibly meet to discuss this?"

His father had stormed out earlier that day, but Yorick knew he had to see Ronald.

If the Quarry Group didn't handle this situation well, they could end up in hot water, just like the Larkin family.

But all Yorick heard in response was the 'beep beep' of a disconnected call.

Ronald had hung up on him.

Yorick clenched his jaw tight.

Orion, stiff as a board, asked, "What did Mr. Quinn say?"

If Ronald was the one who answered, then Stella must be with him.

Yorick, barely containing his frustration, closed his eyes for a moment.

What did he say? Nothing. He just hung up the phone.

Annoyance flaring up, Yorick tried calling Stella again, only to replace himself blocked.

And this number belonged to a server at Spring Hill!

Furious, Yorick kicked the edge of a nearby planter. "Damn it!"

The hanging up, the blocking - it was as if these two were in perfect sync.

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became.

Seeing Yorick's grim mood, Orion knew Ronald must have refused the meeting.

Yorick massaged his throbbing temples and said, "Figure out their relationship, now."

Thinking back to Max's parting words about 'protective,' Yorick's eyes grew colder.

What kind of relationship made Ronald so protective over Stella?

Orion hesitated before replying, "Actually, what's important now isn't Ms. Quinn and Mr. Quinn's relationship."

In his view, the engagement

between Yorick and Stella was

already over, and Yorick couldn't let go of Ursula anyway. So, whatever their relationship was, it didn't really matter.

"The most pressing issue," he continued, pausing unsurely.

It was clear to them that resolving the partnership crisis hinged on Stella.

Who would have thought the crises facing both the Larkin Group and the Quarry Group were all linked to Stella.

Thinking back to what Yorick and the Larkin family had done to Stella before, Orion was at a loss for words.

After a moment, he added, "Ms. Quinn is still a problem!"

Though he was reluctant to admit it,

it was undeniable that the troubles

both the Quarry Group and the

Larkin

Group could be with

just a word from Stella.

Yorick gave Orion a chilly look.

Orion added, "It's just that nobody expected Mr. Quinn to be the one with Ms. Quinn."

Mr. Quinn.

Just hearing that name was enough to suffocate anyone.

No wonder, in recent times, neither Yorick nor the Larkin Group had been able to lay a finger on Stella. It had always been Mr. Quinn protecting her.

Even if Orion hadn't investigated,

Yorick could guess the nature of

Stella and Ronald's relationship. But he couldn't bring himself to accept it, feeling an underlying sense of unwillingness. en Narugi

"Find out when exactly they started this."

He couldn't believe Stella had the capability to get close to someone like Ronald from Ferrowland in just a few days.

Stella had fallen asleep, her hand clutching one of Ronald's fingers.

Ronald was on the phone, his voice low.

He told Jeremy on the other end, "Make sure nothing from the Quarry Group gets through, or our deal is off!"

Jeremy understood.

Knowing how Yorick had treated Stella and how protective Ronald was, he wouldn't dare divert resources to the Quarry Group. Besides, he wouldn't want to, especially with Yorick's attitude. Let him stew in his own frustration!