Ste''s attitude unyielding, her words came out sharp as a knife.
Yorick took a couple of agitated drags of his cigarette.
"Well, what do you suggest we do then?"
As far as he was concerned, he had given her everything she could possibly want. All he wanted now was for Tegan toe back.
Ste said, "As for the wedding, don''t even start with me. It''s totally over between us."
"You..."
Totally over?
What made her think she could dere it all over just like that?
Ste kept on, "And forget about Tegan. If you''re so capable, go and get her back yourself to treat Urs. With all your money and connections, do you really need to go through me?" Her words were dripping with sarcasm.
Yorick felt a surge of anger at her tone.
As if he hadn''t already tried reaching out to Tegan. She had outright refused him. And there was a man behind Tegan making it impossible for Yorick to force her hand! Yorick was visibly frustrated.
Ste asked, "Anything else? If not, drive me to the Orient Nexus Building."
It was hard to catch a cab there, and since he had Orion take her car, it was only fair he drove her.
Yorick uttered, "What are you going to do there? Got an interview? Looking for a backup n?"
"None of your business!"
The same defiant tone.
Yorick was like, "..."
This woman!
He wished he could dismantle her defiance, piece by piece.
Yorick''s phone rang. I
t was Urs. He nced at Ste, hesitated for a moment, but then answered.
"Urs, you''re awake?"
"Rick, I feel terrible."
Urs''s weak voice came through the phone.
Hearing her difort, Yorick instinctively looked at Ste, his impatience directed at Ste, but beneath that, there was concern for Urs.
"Don''t worry, call the doctor," he spoke gently.
Urs replied with a frail "okay", and "The doctor was here, said it''s normal to feel this way with my condition."
"Did they prescribe anything?"
"No, the doctor said I''m already on enough medication."
True, with ailments in multiple parts of her body, she was practically taking medication every half hour. Merely having those pills would make her sick.
As Yorick thought of Urs''s current condition, his eyes dripped with concern, "I''lle right over."
"If you''re busy, it''s okay."
Yorick nced at Ste again and said, "Not too busy."
Ste smirked. Seeing Yorick hang up, her smirk turned into a sneer.
Yorick, now seeing her expression, felt his anger ignite. Hearing Urs in difort, his patience wore thin.
"Take a cab."
Ste jabbed, "Didn''t someone just say ''I won''t see her again"?"
Not even waiting until the dead of night to rush off to her?
It was clear Urs had a significant influence on Yorick, just a phone call and he was eager to run to her.
Yorick''s expression darkened, and he handed her the card, "For the cab."
The card was clearly meant to dismiss Ste.
Ste took the card, putting it in her purse, but made no move to leave.
"Drive me there. It was chilly outside, and after all, it wasn''t me who asked to be in your car."
Yorick didn''t start the car, and Ste wouldn''t leave, determined not to get out until he drove her to her destination.
Even though she epted the card, she wouldn''t leave.
Yorick''s head was again throbbing in exasperation. So, he had no choice but to drive Ste there.
As she got out, Yorick couldn''t help but warn, "Think carefully about the wedding. If the Larkin family suffers any loss, your backup n of finding a job might just disappear." Ste raised an eyebrow without giving any reply.
Still threatening her?
Her gaze cold, she met his, "Urs was raised by the Larkin family. Shouldn''t their losses be your concern?"
"I''ll deal with it, but you''ll bear the consequences too."
Any loss she caused, the Larkin family would surely me Ste.
Ste scoffed, "Go to your hospital quickly, hope it''s not a final visit! With all those illnesses, who knew?" Yorick was pissed off, "You..."
This woman! So bitterly sharp-tongued!
Yorick felt his anger boil over, his teeth practically aching with frustration.
He didn''t want to continue this argument with Ste; arguing further might just be the end of him.