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Yorick was fuming as he drove off. 

Stella glanced across the street at the upscale boutique mall, pulled out her smartphone, and dialed Tabitha’s number, “Postpone the meeting to two hours.” 

“Got it, boss.” 

After hanging up the phone, Stella dove into the mall, embarking on a shopping spree for two hours. Name a high–end brand, and she was throwing her credit card at it, splurging on anything and everything expensive. 

Meanwhile, Yorick had just arrived at the hospital. 

His phone buzzed incessantly in his pocket, each vibration a reminder of another extravagant purchase Stella was making. Glancing at the screen, the amounts made his eyes widen – each transaction was in the tens of thousands. 

couldn’t help but let out a sarcastic chuckle, “And she says she doesn’t care, huh!” 

Upon getting the card, she commenced in splurging on various stuff, mostly jewelry and cosmetics. 

“Typical,” he thought, “Now that the Larkin family has cut her off, she’s panicking.” 

Orion approached him, “Sir.” 

“Did you drive her car back for her?” Yorick asked. 

“Yes,” Orion nodded. 

As Yorick made his way to Ursula’s ward, something crossed his mind, and he instructed, “She’s been job hunting recently. Make sure to let all the corporations know she’s not to be employed.” 

Orion paused, slightly taken aback. He said not to employ Ms. Quinn? 

“Is Ms. Quinn still refusing to continue with the wedding?” 

That word “refusing” darkened Yorick’s mood further. Despite his reluctance to admit it, Stella had indeed initiated the cancellation of their wedding through Susanna yesterday, leaving Yorick on the receiving end of a break–up. 

Thinking of her defiance only intensified the ache in his jaw. 

“She’ll come around,” he muttered callously. 

A week was all it would take for Stella to see the harsh reality. Without the Larkin family and Yorick’s influence, she wouldn’t last a day in Portis City. 

Entering Ursula’s room, he found Cloudia by her side, who, upon seeing him, immediately asked with concern, “Rick, do you think Tegan James will come back?” 

Yorick took a deep breath, “I’m working on it, don’t worry.” 

Yorick’s words meant to Cloudia that it hadn’t been handled. 

“Actually, I remember she is Stella’s best friend. Do you think her sudden trip abroad has anything to do with Stella?” 

Yorick remained silent, the connection between Stella and Tegan too obvious to ignore. 

Ursula looked at him with eyes full of hurt, making Yorick’s irritation towards Stella grow. Especially considering Ursula’s current condition, he couldn’t let Stella continue this way. 

Buzz, buzz, buzz – his phone wouldn’t stop vibrating. 

He flickered another glance at his phone, thinking there might be something new; turned out they were still the notifications of Stella’s extravagant spending. 

Just now, the cost was thousands to tens of thousands, and right now the amount surged to hundreds of thousands! 

What was this woman buying? How was her vanity this intense? 

“Rick, Rick?” 

“Hmm? What’s up?” Yorick turned to Ursula. 

Ursula’s eyes were a picture of grievance, “I said, Is Professor James really Stella’s best friend?” 

Yorick nodded, “Yeah, she is.” 

Upon confirming Tegan was indeed Stella’s best friend, Ursula exchanged glances with Cloudia. 

Cloudia gasped, her breathing quickening, “So, so Professor James’s trip…it was Stella’s doing? How, how could she be so cruel?” 

Hearing the news, Cloudia was certain that Stella was behind all this. 

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Tears welling up, Ursula spoke in an aggrieved tone, “Looks like she still believes that incident was my doing, otherwise why would treat me like that?” 

Ursula’s sudden mentioning that incident darkened Yorick and Cloudia’s mood once more! 

As Yorick tried to speak, his phone vibrated again, a stark reminder of Stella’s spree. It seemed her vanity knew no bounds, with her spending nearing a staggering one million. 

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