Yorick was fuming as he drove off.


    Ste nced across the street at the upscale boutique mall, pulled out her smartphone, and dialed Tabitha''s number, "Postpone the meeting to two hours." "Got it, boss."


    After hanging up the phone, Ste dove into the mall, embarking on a shopping spree for two hours. Name a high-end brand, and she was throwing her credit card at it, splurging on anything and everything expensive. Meanwhile, Yorick had just arrived at the hospital.


    His phone buzzed incessantly in his pocket, each vibration a reminder of another extravagant purchase Ste was making. ncing at the screen, the amounts made his eyes widen - each transaction was in the tens of thousands. He couldn''t help but let out a sarcastic chuckle, "And she says she doesn''t care, huh!"


    Upon getting the card, shemenced in splurging on various stuff, mostly jewelry and cosmetics.


    "Typical," he thought, "Now that the Larkin family has cut her off, she''s panicking."


    Orion approached him, "Sir."


    "Did you drive her car back for her?" Yorick asked.


    "Yes," Orion nodded.


    As Yorick made his way to Urs''s ward, something crossed his mind, and he instructed, "She''s been job hunting recently. Make sure to let all the corporations know she''s not to be employed."


    Orion paused, slightly taken aback. He said not to employ Ms. Quinn?


    "Is Ms. Quinn still refusing to continue with the wedding?"


    That word "refusing" darkened Yorick''s mood further. Despite his reluctance to admit it, Ste had indeed initiated the cancetion of their wedding through Susanna yesterday, leaving Yorick on the receiving end of a break-up. Thinking of her defiance only intensified the ache in his jaw.


    "She''lle around," he muttered callously.


    A week was all it would take for Ste to see the harsh reality. Without the Larkin family and Yorick''s influence, she wouldn''tst a day in Portis City.


    Entering Urs''s room, he found Cloudia by her side, who, upon seeing him, immediately asked with concern, "Rick, do you think Tegan James wille back?"


    Yorick took a deep breath, "I''m working on it, don''t worry."


    Yorick''s words meant to Cloudia that it hadn''t been handled.


    "Actually, I remember she is Ste''s best friend. Do you think her sudden trip abroad has anything to do with Ste?"


    Yorick remained silent, the connection between Ste and Tegan too obvious to ignore.


    Urs looked at him with eyes full of hurt, making Yorick''s irritation towards Ste grow. Especially considering Urs''s current condition, he couldn''t let Ste continue this way. Buzz, buzz, buzz - his phone wouldn''t stop vibrating.


    He flickered another nce at his phone, thinking there might be something new; turned out they were still the notifications of Ste''s extravagant spending.


    Just now, the cost was thousands to tens of thousands, and right now the amount surged to hundreds of thousands!


    What was this woman buying? How was her vanity this intense?


    "Rick, Rick?"


    "Hmm? What''s up?" Yorick turned to Urs.


    Urs''s eyes were a picture of grievance, "I said, Is Professor James really Ste''s best friend?"


    Yorick nodded, "Yeah, she is."


    Upon confirming Tegan was indeed Ste''s best friend, Urs exchanged nces with Cloudia.


    Cloudia gasped, her breathing quickening, "So, so Professor James''s trip... it was Ste''s doing? How, how could she be so cruel?"


    Hearing the news, Cloudia was certain that Ste was behind all this.


    Tears welling up, Urs spoke in an aggrieved tone, "Looks like she still believes that incident was my doing, otherwise why would she treat me like that?"


    Urs''s sudden mentioning that incident darkened Yorick and Cloudia''s mood once more!


    As Yorick tried to speak, his phone vibrated again, a stark reminder of Ste''s spree. It seemed her vanity knew no bounds, with her spending nearing a staggering one million.