Yorick had his eye on acquiring Mist Bay for quite some time, a fact well-known among their circle.


    But this time, there was a twist - it was for Urs!


    That alone guaranteed Yorick would move heaven and earth to secure it. Failing to do so would be a major blow to his pride.


    Urs stirred the pot with her antics, aiming to snag Mist Bay for herself, oblivious to the intricate web of rtionships her actions would tangle. Susanna asked, "And how are you so sure they won''t manage to buy it?"


    She was dying to see the drama unfold. After all, Urs and Yorick''s predicament seemed like the perfect revengeedy. Who wouldn''t relish that? But the fear lingered that they might actually seed.


    "I heard he''s willing to pay triple its market value. Are you sure the owner of Mist Bay won''t be tempted?"


    Ste replied, "Not a chance!"


    "How do you know?"


    ""Because I''m the owner."


    There was silence on either side of the line.


    To Susanna, Ste felt there was no reason to hide from her. After all, the truth would be unraveled sooner orter.


    The silencested a good 30 seconds before Susanna finally found her words, "I think there might be something wrong with my ears. What did you just say? Am I going deaf? You''re joking, right?" Ste''s position within the Larkin family was no secret to Susanna. How could she afford Mist Bay?


    Even if Ste''s studio made hundreds of thousands annually, ten of those studios couldn''t afford Mist Bay.


    "Star, how much have you been keeping from me? And here I was, worried the Larkin family might starve you!"


    Susanna''s voice exploded over the phone.


    She recalled the times she pitied Ste when the Larkin family blocked her card, cursing them for their cruelty. Turned out, she was the one in need of pity.


    "There''s a lot to this story."


    "Does it involve the family that raised you? It seems they''ve treated you quite well."


    At this point, all Susanna could think about was the family that had taken Ste in.


    "Yeah," Ste''s response was brief.


    Susanna sighed, "Well, no more worrying about you starving, then."


    Ste remained silent.


    Susanna added, "More like, even ten Yoricks couldn''t touch you now!"


    Anyone who cared for Ste to the extent of gifting her something as valuable as Mist Bay was not to be underestimated - not by teno Yoricks, not by a hundred.


    Their conversationsted quite a while until Ronald entered the room, prompting Ste to hang up.


    Ronald, d in a bathrobe, his hair still damp from a shower, and with that intense gaze, looked like he''d stepped straight out of a romance novel. "Who were you talking to?"


    His tone was deep, clearly displeased with her for not being in bed already. Noticing the untouched ss of milk on the side table only deepened his frown. Ste said, "Just Susie. Heading to bed now."


    With that, she went straight to bed.


    As spotting the milk, she reached out, ready to take it, only to be- grabbed by Ronald, "It''s cold. Get


    into bed first. I''ll have someone bring


    you a warm one." Content_belongs


    Ste wanted to say it was not necessary, that she could skip this habit of having milk, but Ronald was already gone.


    Soon, a servant brought her a warm ss of milk, which she dutifully drank.