Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath (Stella)
Chapter 36

In the kitchen, everything being prepared was her favorite.

Initially, Stella had insisted she wasn't hungry, but as she descended the stairs, the familiar aroma wafted towards her, halting her steps. It was the taste of home. Adapting to the culinary landscape of Portis City over the past two years had been a challenge for her.

Taking a bite of the comfort food, she found herself unable to stop, polishing off four plates of food and two bowls of soup!

The staff were astonished at her appetite.

The landline rang.

The butler briskly walked over to answer it; it was Ronald on the line inquiring about Stella.

Without thinking, the butler glanced towards the dining area, "Ms. Quinn has woken up and is currently having her meal."

"Appetite? Oh, quite good indeed, she's had four plates already."

Stella was like, "..."

Had she really eaten that much? She had never indulged like this during her three years in Portis City!

The content of the conversation on the other end was unknown. After hanging up, the butler hurried back, "Mr. Quinn says you shouldn't eat any more."

Upon hearing his words, Stella, who had been eyeing another piece of fish, cast a puzzled glance at the butler.

The butler explained, "Mr. Quinn thinks you've eaten too much; you might feel unwell later."

Knowing it was Ronald's concern, Stella promptly set her utensils down.

...

Leaving the Wave Residence, Stella coincidentally ran into Orion inquiring about the owner at the entrance. He paused upon seeing her.

"Ms. Quinn? Why are you here?"

Raising an eyebrow, she retorted, "Why are you here?"

In Orion's mind, she shouldn't be here, but then again, he wasn't supposed to be here either.

Orion was caught off guard by her question, a hint of mystery flickering in his eyes, "Just for some business."

Stella remained silent. For some business? There was merely Wave Residence in the entire Mist Bay. It was impossible Yorick had any connection with Ronald. So, what business could Orion have here?

"What business?"

Orion seemed hesitant.

Seeing his reaction, Stella guessed what it likely was about, "You wouldn't happen to be here because of Ursula, would you?"

"I..."

Orion found it hard to answer upon hearing Stella's words. His inability to deny directly confirmed Stella's suspicion.

With a huff of laughter, she walked away without another word.

After Stella left, Orion turned to the security who, during their conversation, had already contacted their superiors. "You should leave; the person in charge won't meet with outsiders."

"What about renting the estate?"

"It doesn't approve of rental business."

Hearing the firm refusal, Orion was taken aback. Still not giving up, he asked, "Did you mention the rental fee to them?"

Given Ursula's deteriorating condition and Yorick's desperation, Orion knew they'd spare no expense to ensure her happiness in her final days.

The security's disdain was evident as he heard him mentioning the rent, "Orion, even though the Quarry family is a major name in Portis City, do you think our owner would be interested in mere rent?" Orion fell silent.

"Mind if I ask who is the owner of this estate? There's a complicated situation right now, and we really need borrow some rooms."

Changing the concept of renting to borrowing, Orion actually could understand why Yorick chose this place.

It was not like there wasn't a good manor in the Quarries' name. Mainly because the Quarry elders expressly loathed Ursula, and if Ursula really lived in one of their manors, those elders would definitely interfere. By then, things would escalate. The guard's face turned cold the moment Orion intended to probe into the one behind, "You're asking questions that shouldn't be asked."

Orion was at loss for words. All those years, tons of people attempted to figure out who owned Wave Residence, even trying to buy the land.

However, even now not a single person was able to get any information.

Who exactly was the owner? So mysterious.

...

Orion returned to Yorick with the news.

Yorick's frustration was palpable upon hearing that the estate was neither for rent nor borrow, and even the identity of the owner remained a mystery.

Orion added after pondering for a while, his face grim, "I ran into Ms. Quinn there."

This news visibly shook Yorick.

Jaxon, already on edge, snapped at Orion's words, "Where did you see her?"

Damn Stella! He'd knocked on the door at Silk-River Residences for quite a while, but to no avail. Now he heard from Orion that he met her outside, she seemed to be quite leisurely and still strolling around.