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Chapter 272
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“Wave Residence. I live here. Did Yorick really drop the ball and not tell you?”
Hearing that Stella was living in Wave Residence took Ursula’s breath away. It was like a punch to the gut!
She had been bragging about Yorick buying her a place at Wave Residence to help her recover from her illness, even taunting Stella about it.
But now…
“Did you move there right after leaving Silk–River?”
“Yeah, so don’t forget you owe me one hundred thousand.”
In just a few sentences, Stella managed to rub salt in the wound twice.
And that wasn’t the end of it.
She added, “When are you going to pay up? Remember, you have to pay for it!”
“I… I don’t have that kind of money,” she trembled.
The killer had been bleeding her dry, demanding money left and right. She was at her wit’s end.
On the other end, Stella casually enjoyed some oranges. “No money, huh? You weren’t saying that when you bet against me.”
Ursula fell silent.
She had been so sure of her victory, overestimating Yorick’s capabilities and dreaming of getting a slice of Stella’s earnings from last year. But her plans had backfired spectacularly, leaving her fuming with frustration.
Stella pressed on, “What, planning to bail on the bet?”
When Ronald walked in, he saw Stella lounging on her bed, enjoying a plate of oranges that he had asked to be sent up.
He’d once heard from a doctor that high–vitamin C fruits could aid in recovering from a fever.
Seeing Ronald, Stella was about to hang up. Then Ursula’s plea came through, “Star, I was wrong before, I’m sorry. Please, forgive me.”
Stella paused, puzzled by the sudden change of tone.
“Thinking of dodging the debt?”
Ursula could really stoop low to avoid paying, Stella thought.
Ready to end the call after having her fun, Stella listened as Ursula choked up, “Star, I really am sorry. I’ll leave the Larkin family to you. Just please, don’t interfere with the hospital matters.”
Ursula was panicking, feeling utterly cornered.
Stella snapped at the mention of taking back the Larkins. “Keep them; I don’t need that kind of trouble.”
With that, Stella hung up.
As if she would want the headache of dealing with the Larkin family, Stella thought, amused at the idea that they were some prized possession.
Ronald sat beside her, moving the fruit plate away. “You shouldn’t eat like that; it’s bad for your stomach.”
Stella pouted. “Even my eating habits are under scrutiny?”
Ronald raised an eyebrow.
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“Fine, got it,” Stella conceded, internally grumbling about his overprotectiveness,
Who were you talking to?” Ronald asked.
Ursula. She bet she’d move into Wave Residence or pay me a one hundred thousand,”
Ronald raised an eyebrow. “You’re short one hundred thousand?”
“Not short, I won, right? I have to claim it.”
Whether she was short or not was another matter, but she had to claim it. The most important thing was that she had managed to provoke Ursula.
Wasn’t she so arrogant before? It was time to knock her down a peg.
Ronald smirked. “She doesn’t have money to give you now.”
“How do you know?”
“The guy who hit you with his car has been extorting her for money. He took a million from her just today.”
Stella’s smile faded. “How did you find out?”
Was Ronald keeping tabs on Ursula?
In that moment, Stella realized Ronald was seriously upset about her accident.
But the fact that the assailant was demanding money from Ursula seemed off.
Leaning closer to Ronald, she asked, “Are you keeping something from me?”
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