"Where you at?"


    "Wave Residence. I live here. Did Yorick really drop the ball and not tell you?"


    Hearing that Ste was living in Wave Residence took Urs''s breath away. It was like a punch to the gut!


    She had been bragging about Yorick buying her a ce at Wave Residence to help her recover from her illness, even taunting Ste about it.


    But now...


    "Did you move there right after leaving Silk-River?"


    "Yeah, so don''t forget you owe me one hundred thousand."


    In just a few sentences, Ste managed to rub salt in the wound twice.


    And that wasn''t the end of it.


    She added, "When are you going to pay up? Remember, you have to pay for it!"


    "I... I don''t have that kind of money," she trembled.


    The killer had been bleeding her dry, demanding money left and right. She was at her wit''s end.


    On the other end, Ste casually enjoyed some oranges. "No money, huh? You weren''t saying that when you bet against me."


    Urs fell silent.


    She had been so sure of her victory, overestimating Yorick''s capabilities and dreaming of getting a slice of Ste''s earnings fromst year. But her ns had backfired spectacrly, leaving her fuming with frustration. Ste pressed on, "What, nning to bail on the bet?"


    When Ronald walked in, he saw Ste lounging on her bed, enjoying a te of oranges that he had asked to be sent up.


    He''d once heard from a doctor that high-vitamin C fruits could aid in recovering from a fever.


    Seeing Ronald, Ste was about to hang up. Then Urs''s plea came through, "Star, I was wrong before, I''m sorry. Please, forgive me."


    Ste paused, puzzled by the sudden change of tone.


    "Thinking of dodging the debt?"


    Urs could really stoop low to avoid paying, Ste thought.


    Ready to end the call after having her fun, Ste listened as Urs choked up, "Star, I really am sorry. I''ll


    leave the Larkin family to you. please, don''t interfere with the


    Yust


    hospital matters."


    Urs was panicking, feeling utterly cornered.


    Ste snapped at the mention of taking back the Larkins. "Keep them; I don''t need that kind of trouble."


    With that, Ste hung up.


    As if she would want the headache


    of dealing with the Larkin family, Ste thought, amused at the idea that they were some prized possession.


    Ronald sat beside her, moving the fruit te away. "You shouldn''t eat like that; it''s bad for your stomach."


    Ste pouted. "Even my eating habits are under scrutiny?"


    Ronald raised an eyebrow.


    "Fine, got it," Ste conceded, internally grumbling about his overprotectiveness.


    "Who were you talking to?" Ronald asked.


    "Urs. She bet she''d move into Wave Residence or pay me a one hundred thousand."


    Ronald raised an eyebrow. "You''re short one hundred thousand?"


    "Not short, I won, right? I have to im it."


    Whether she


    was short or not was


    another matter, but she had to im it. The most important thing was that she had managed to provoke


    S.


    Wasn''t she so arrogant before? It was time to knock her down a peg.


    Ronald smirked. "She doesn''t have money to give you now."


    "How do you know?"


    "The guy who hit you with his car has been extorting her for money. He took a million from her just today." Ste''s smile faded. "How did you find out?"


    Was Ronald keeping tabs on Urs?


    In that moment, Ste realized Ronald was seriously upset about her ident.


    But the fact that the assant was demanding money from Urs seemed off. Leaning closer to Ronald, she asked, "Are you keeping something from me?"