Chapter 144
“Did Ms. Quinn spill the beans on who’s behind Wave Residence?!”
Lately, Yorick’d been hounding. Stella about it, showing up every day, but Stella’d been MIA. Now, the word on the street was Yorick’d been working on getting Ursula moved into Wave Residence for some recuperation.
The Larkin family was already packing Ursula’s bags.
Yorick remained silent. Orion’s question made his expression darkened once more.
Seeing Yorick clammed up, Orion got his answer nothing squeezed out of Stella.
Stella’s lips were sealed tighter than Fort Knox.
ck had been trying to figure out why Stella agreed to their engagement in the first place. Though it was the Larkin family’s decision, Stella’s fiery spirit didn’t seem the type to just roll over.
And now, off to the hospital, he still couldn’t make heads or tails of it.
Seeing Yorick, Ursula greeted him with a gentle smile, “Rick, you finally made it.”
Yorick nodded.
Cloudia couldn’t help but beam at Yorick, over the moon about him buying Wave Residence for Ursula.
Let the Quarry clan kick up a fuss; Yorick’s heart was what mattered most!
“Y’all chat.”
With that, she turned and left the room, shutting the door behind her.
Ursula tenderly tugged on Yorick’s sleeve. Noticing his troubled look, she asked softly, “What’s wrong?”
Her tone was gentle. Yorick could see Ursula’s spirits had lifted ever since they talked about moving into Wave Residence, seemingly improving her health too.
The thought of telling her Wave Residence might be off the table now, Yorick couldn’t bear it.
“Nothing much, been eating well?”
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Yorick affectionately tousled Ursula’s soft hair.
She seemed perkier, but Yorick could still hear the frailty in her voice due to her health conditions. Thinking of Stella’s vibrant energy made him wonder, why couldn’t Ursula catch a break health–wise?
“Rick, Rick?”
“Hmm?”
Yorick snapped back to reality, his gaze at Ursula filled with even more tenderness.
Ursula asked, “What’s on your mind? Called you a few times.”
“Work stuff, what’s up?”
Ursula said, “I was thinking, if we move into Wave Residence, I’d love sunflower curtains.”
Yorick was speechless, his brow twitching violently at her words.
But as he met Ursula’s gaze, which dripped with anticipation, he still nodded in agreement. Deep down, he knew Wave Residence was a long shot.
They hadn’t figured out who the real owner was, but even if they did, Stella was living there, potentially bad–mouthing them to the mysterious man behind it all.
Buying it seemed impossible now,
“If I could just live there, even dying there would be enough for me.”
“Don’t talk like that!”
Yorick’s voice dropped, a mix of frustration and panic.
Ursula uttered, “I’m serious, Rick. Once I die, it’d be great if you bury me by the sea. I’m scared of being burn to ashes, so scared.”
Ursula spoke of her fears unceasingly; she was genuinely terrified.
“Can you find me a place surrounded by the sea, mountains and trees?”
“Enough, I won’t let you die, okay?” Yorick choked out.
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Death was a topic too heavy for them now, once distant but painfully real and heavy at the moment, especially with Ursula’s Mall health on the line.
Ursula had intent to talk more, but then, Yorick’s phone rang- it was Imogen.
“Get back here now, your dad’s waiting for you.”
Imogen sounded off on the other end, and knowing Thane Quarry, Yorick’s father, rarely interfered after he handed over their business to
Yorick
Over these few days, he’d asked to see Yorick for the second time, which obviously signaled trouble.
“I’m kinda…”
“Don’t push me, Yorick. You know Ursula can’t handle any more stress!” Imogen cut Yorick off with an impassive tone before the latter could finish his words.
lancing at Ursula, who was grabbing his sleeve, he eventually compromised, “Got it.”
Hanging up, he faced Ursula, who had heard enough to let go of his sleeve, “You’d better go now.”
A furious Imogen was no joke, and just as what she said, her fragile state couldn’t withstand any shock.
