Just like Ronald had suspected, the Larkin Group was in absolute chaos now.


    ise had already made two more calls to Cloudia, both times asking if she had seen Ste. Of course, he had tried calling Ste himself, but that was a dead end-she had blocked him long ago. Cloudia had nned to head back soon, worried about Urs, who was alone in the hospital. But ise''s relentless calls were fraying her nerves!


    Now, she was in the lobby of a grand estate, her frustration boiling over as she made a scene at the reception desk.


    "I''m here to see my daughter. Why can''t you give me her information?"


    Cloudia had been asking the receptionist for Ste''s whereabouts


    But after two whole hours, with no information given, she was livid.


    "This girl, is she trying to kill the Larkin family or what? She''s biting the hand that feeds her. If I had known she was going to be this way, I never would have brought her back." The more Cloudia thought about it, the angrier she became.


    The receptionist, too, was getting annoyed. "Mrs. Larkin, unless I''m mistaken, didn''t you publicly disown Ms. Quinn just a few days ago?"


    Cloudia was momentarily speechless, her breath hitching at the question.


    Then, anger red in her eyes, "What does that have to do with you?"


    "It means you cannot inquire about Ms. Quinn''s whereabouts as a rtive."


    The receptionist''s matter-of-fact tone nearly made Cloudia faint with rage.


    "You... you..."


    As much as she hated to admit it, the receptionist was right. The digital age was terrifying- any little thing could be widespread news. Cloudia was breathing heavily.


    Before she could say anything else, her phone rang. It was Urs.


    "Mom, when are youing back?" Urs''s voice sounded pitiful through the phone.


    Cloudia replied, "I had Winona send some food over, and the caregiver is there with you."


    "But I miss you, Mom..."


    "I know, honey. I''ve got a little situation here, but I''ll be back as soon as I can. Be good for me, okay?"


    Cloudia tried her best to soothe Urs, but inside, her resentment toward Ste only deepened. It was all Ste''s fault that the Larkin Group was in such turmoil, causing unrest for everyone.  en


    After reassuring Urs, Cloudia ended the call, only for ise''s name to sh on her phone immediately. "Did you see Star?"


    "She won''t see me at all," Cloudia replied irritably.


    That girl, her own daughter, was making herself as inessible as the president.


    "Why don''t you try to find her?" she shot back, exasperated. She had spent the entire afternoon


    exhausting every method she could


    think of to reach Ste.


    But ise, already on edge, snapped right back. "You''re the one who messed this up, and now you want me to fix it?"


    Cloudia was speechless.


    Was it all her fault? Was Ste only her responsibility?


    Before she could even respond, the line went dead.


    ise had hung up, leaving Cloudia fuming at the tone of the disconnected call.


    Unable to see Ste, she called Yorick, learning he was still around Spring Hill, and rushed to meet him.


    When she brought up wanting to see Ste, Yorick''s frown deepened, his irritation clear.


    Noticing his reaction, Orion stepped forward to exin. "Even my boss can''t see her right now." "What?"


    Yorick couldn''t see Ste either?


    Orion exined, "Ever since the


    breakup saga, Ms. Quinn blocked my boss. We can''t even get through to her phone anymore. She''s moved, and tracking her down is nearly impossible."


    The only chance of finding her was when she went to the studio, but she hadn''t been going there muchtely.