Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath (Stella)
Chapter 139

Damn it, what was he doing questioning the Quinns here? Hadn't he figured out why Stella left the Quinns years ago?!

It was because of the Schultzes, threatening Stella with Mrs. Quinn and Ronald. She left to buy Ronald some breathing room, a far cry from Ursula, that vulture eyeing the Larkin fortune. The Quinns had another daughter, tight with Stella since they were kids, practically inseparable.

Bottom line, Stella was Ronald's treasure, and Yvonne's cherished sister. And the Quinns, they were Stella's to protect with her life.

"My fault, don't be mad," Jeremy felt his head aching.

Stella huffed, "Mr. Patel, instead of wasting time here, you should be getting my brother to trust you. All the schemes in the world and you choose looking for connections?"

Jeremy scratched his head, "But from what I've gathered, your brother...he cares about you a lot."

"You went digging into our family?"

Jeremy remained silent. Great, in his panic, he'd spilled the beans.

"Not at all, I was just trying to figure things out, you know, working with your brother is crucial."

"Our family don't do backdoor."

There it was again, "our family", making it crystal clear to Jeremy the chasm between the Quinns and the Larkins.

Portis City was buzzing these days. The Larkins and Yorick plotting to shut down Stella's studio, Jeremy was well aware.

He'd been waiting for their comeuppance, especially Yorick's.

"Yorick wants to work with your brother too," Jeremy mentioned.

Upon hearing it, Stella raised an eyebrow at him.

Jeremy went on, "No offense, just saying, the Quinn family's mines, we and the Quarrys are all eyeing them."

"You won't get them," Stella cut in.

Tough to hear, but factual.

What Ronald held, he could keep with a word; no one else stood a chance.

Jeremy was rendered speechless.

"But if your brother worked with Yorick, wouldn't that irk you?"

Straightforward didn't work, so he went for a different path.

Stella replied, "Even if they did, it wouldn't bother me."

Plus, Yorick working with Ronald? Unlikely.

Stella was sure of it!

"Could you, then, point me in the right direction?"

Now, with Ronald avoiding him, Jeremy was beside himself.

Stella said, This isn't personal,

must

contractething off with here

Jeremy repeated, "The contract?"

Stella nodded, "You and Yorick aren't the same, there's no personal angle here."

"Really?"

"Why would I lie?"

Wait....

Stella's hint made Jeremy recall a specific clause!

The Patel Group's contracts were standard, unchangeable. Was it that clause meant to bind the other party that Ronald objected to?

Realizing this, Jeremy stood up, "Ah, what a blunder."

"Thanks, I'll have it sorted immediately...and, uh..."

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He glanced at Stella and then added, "Yorick and Ursula's past isn't coincidental. Ursula once saved Yorick's life. This savior-to-lover plot, best stay out of it, it's a no-entry zone!"

As a token of gratitude for Stella's insight, Jeremy shared Yorick's past with her.