"Did Ms. Quinn spill the beans on who''s behind Wave Residence?!"
Lately, Yorick''d been hounding Ste about it, showing up every day, but Ste''d been MIA. Now, the word on the street was Yorick''d been working on getting Urs moved into Wave Residence for some recuperation. The Larkin family was already packing Urs''s bags.
Yorick remained silent. Orion''s question made his expression darkened once more.
Seeing Yorick mmed up, Orion got his answer - nothing squeezed out of Ste.
Ste''s lips were sealed tighter than Fort Knox.
...
Yorick had been trying to figure out why Ste agreed to their engagement in the first ce. Though it was the Larkin family''s decision, Ste''s fiery spirit didn''t seem the type to just roll over.
And now, off to the hospital, he still couldn''t make heads or tails of it.
Seeing Yorick, Urs greeted him with a gentle smile, "Rick, you finally made it."
Yorick nodded.
Cloudia couldn''t help but beam at Yorick, over the moon about him buying Wave Residence for Urs.
Let the Quarry n kick up a fuss; Yorick''s heart was what mattered most!
"Y''all chat."
With that, she turned and left the room, shutting the door behind her.
Urs tenderly tugged on Yorick''s sleeve. Noticing his troubled look, she asked softly, "What''s wrong?"
Her tone was gentle. Yorick could see Urs''s spirits had lifted ever since they talked about moving into Wave Residence, seemingly improving her health too.
The thought of telling her Wave Residence might be off the table now, Yorick couldn''t bear it.
"Nothing much, been eating well?"
Yorick affectionately tousled Urs''s soft hair.
She seemed perkier, but Yorick could still hear the frailty in her voice due to her health conditions. Thinking of Ste''s vibrant energy made him wonder, why couldn''t Urs catch a break health-wise? "Rick, Rick?"
"Hmm?"
Yorick snapped back to reality, his gaze at Urs filled with even more tenderness.
Urs asked, "What''s on your mind? Called you a few times."
"Work stuff, what''s up?"
Urs said, "I was thinking, if we move into Wave Residence, I''d love sunflower curtains."
Yorick was speechless, his brow twitching violently at her words.
But as he met Urs''s gaze, which dripped with anticipation, he still nodded in agreement. Deep down, he knew Wave Residence was a long shot.
They hadn''t figured out who the real
owner was, but even if they did,
Ste was living there, potentially bad-mouthing them to the mysterious man behind it alb
en
Buying it seemed impossible now.
"If I could just live there, even dying there would be enough for me."
"Don''t talk like that!"
Yorick''s voice dropped, a mix of frustration and panic.
Urs uttered, "I''m serious, Rick. Once I die, it''d be great if you bury me by the sea. I''m scared of being burn to ashes, so scared."
Urs spoke of her fears unceasingly; she was genuinely terrified.
"Can you find me a ce surrounded by the sea, mountains and trees?"
"Enough, I won''t let you die, okay?" Yorick choked out.
Death was a topic too heavy for them now, once distant but painf real and heavy at the moment, especially with Urs''s frail health on the line.
Urs had intent to talk more, but then, Yorick''s phone rang - it was Imogen.
"Get back here now, your dad''s waiting for you."
Imogen sounded off on the other end, and knowing Thane Quarry, Yorick''s father, rarely interfered after he handed over their business to Yorick. Over these few days, he''d asked to see Yorick for the second time, which obviously signaled trouble.
"I''m kinda..."
"Don''t push me, Yorick. You know
Urs can''t handle any more stress Imogen cut Yorick off an impassive tone before thetter could finish his words.
ncing at Urs, who was grabbing his sleeve, he eventuallypromised, "Got it." Hanging up, he faced Urs, who had heard enough to let go of his sleeve, "You''d better go now."
A furious Imogen was no joke, and just as what she said, her fragile state couldn''t withstand any shock.