Ste has just left the office when she spotted Urs stepping out of a car.


    Yorick''s assistant, Orion, was at the ready, holding the door open for her as she handed him a few shopping bags.-


    "Distribute these among the secretaries, will you?"


    Her demeanor screamed of ady of the manor.


    Orion, ever respectful, took the bags, "Thank you, Ms. Larkin."


    Urs offered a soft nod in acknowledgment and turned, her gaze meeting Ste''s across the distance.


    Ste''s eyes narrowed slightly.


    Urs paused for a second before she approached Ste with a tone as soft as an elder sister''s, "Star."


    When the Larkins had brought her back, they mentioned Urs was older by just an hour.


    Her tender voice was for Orion''s benefit. But her eyes, locked on Ste, were full of challenge.


    As she drew closer, Urs''s voice dropped to a whisper, "You''re his fiancée, yet he has mee to hispany. What does that tell you about your ce?"


    Ste''s expression turned ice cold. She scoffed, "As long as I wish, I can have any position within his family. But what about you? Aside from visiting him here, can you even step foot in any Quarry property?"


    Urs''s face faltered. Her gaze, fixing on Ste, suddenly dripped with malice. Obviously, she couldn''t; those old coots in the Quarry family wouldn''t approve.


    Ste found Urs''s reaction deeply satisfying.


    Urs red back venomously, "Don''t get toofortable. As long as I''m around, your wedding to him will never happen."


    Ste''s lips curved into a smirk, her demeanor nonchnt.


    "There are plenty of fish in the sea. I''m not fixated on marrying him."


    The notion of breaking off the wedding as soon as possible with a man that still harbored certain feelings for his first love seemed less of a loss and more of a relief. Urs stiffened, "What do you mean?"


    She gazed at Ste in disbelief.


    Was Ste not madly in love with Yorick? Ste''s indifference seemed like a facade, given the drastic scene caused two years ago.


    Ste replied, "Isn''t it clear? Without Yorick, I can find someone else. But you? He''s the only man willing to marry you, yet you can''t even have a proper wedding." Urs, already pale, turned livid at Ste''s words.


    Ste felt utterly pleased at the sight of the warmth on Urs''s face falling. Thetter''s disrespect seemed to Ste that she must have forgotten how she was dealt with two years ago.


    Not wanting to waste any time with Urs, she turned to leave, when Urs, attempting to y the victim, suddenly reached out and gripped her wrist, "Star, I just came back for a check-up. I don''t want to ruin things between you and Yorick. Please, don''t misunderstand, okay?"


    Ste snapped, "Let go."


    Disgusted by Urs''s touch, she attempted to pull away, but then Urs dramatically fell to the ground.


    The impact sounded like a toad fell to the ground from high above, seemingly quite serious.


    Before Ste could react, Yorick''s furious voice soon echoed from not far, "Ste!"


    So, Urs was staging another scene, and her audience had arrived.


    Gazing down, Ste watched the "actress" Urs as well as a fountain nearby, her lips curling into a smile. Stepping forward, she grabbed Urs by the hair.


    Urs screeched in pain, "Ah..."


    Her head was submerged into the icy water; suffocation invading in her, she struggled violently. However, Ste gripped her fiercely, reckoning since Urs''s acting was to wrong her, Ste might as well satisfy her. "Help, Ah!" Urs pleaded the moment Ste pulled her out, while she was plunged back into the water after few seconds.


    Upon witnessing the scene, Yorick, who was not far away, howled furiously as he rushed over, "Ste, stop!"


    Urs was choked as if her chest was about to burst open, her hands pping crazily.


    Yorick came, thrusting Ste away. He pulled Urs to safety.


    Urs was all drenched, while Yorick looked expressly concerned, "How do you feel?"


    "I..." Urs gazed at Yorick, her eyes welling up. Because of the pain in the lung, she couldn''t even utter aplete word.


    Yorick looked at Ste callously, while Ste walked over and stepped on Urs''s wrist, eliciting another scream. "Ah!''


    Yorick''s anger red, "Ste!"


    He thrust her away, while she responded by tossing her purse at him, striking him on the head.


    Yorick was caught off guard by the strike, the fury in his gaze deepened.


    This woman...


    Ste didn''t wait for his reaction, instead kicking Urs once more for good measure.


    The confrontation left Urs gasping for air and nursing a swollen leg.