Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath (Stella) novel Chapter 421

"Put the phone down. The ice cream's here," Tegan announced, sliding the sundae across the table to Stella.

It had been ages since Stella indulged in a scoop of ice cream. Ronald, ever the worrywart, would usually let her have just a couple of spoons before taking it away, fretting over her health.

As she savored a spoonful, she asked, "So, what was Susie going on about earlier?"

Tegan leaned in conspiratorially. "Oh, she said that Lola took off with all the money. The whole Larkin family is in a complete uproar."

Stella nearly choked on her ice cream. "Lola ran off with the money? Are you serious?"

"Absolutely," Tegan confirmed with a nod.

Stella's eyes widened in disbelief. "No way!"

"She cleared out Jaxon's accounts, and Blaise pulled the remaining funds out of the company," Tegan continued, her voice laced with a mixture of disbelief and excitement.

Stella was left speechless, spoon hovering mid-air.

Tegan smirked. "Now, the Larkin family is left with a mess. One's incapacitated, another's constantly ill, and the last one can't earn a dime. It’s like the sky is falling for them."

"I used to think I could squeeze a few million out of them, but now, it looks like there’s nothing left," Tegan sighed, her voice tinged with frustration. "I even went to the trouble of spinning a whole web around them."

Stella shook her head, still processing the news. "Are they really that broke?"

It was hard to believe. The Larkin family had always been one of the old-money families in Portis City. How could they suddenly not have a dime to their name?

Tegan shrugged. "Lola's a firecracker. She must've seen something she didn’t like and decided to bail, taking everything with her."

Stella let out a low whistle. "That Lola, she’s something else. She married Jaxon with the intention of snagging a wealthy life, and when it didn’t pan out, she grabbed what she could and bolted."

"Ursula's not going to survive this," Stella mused aloud.

Tegan nodded in agreement. "Karma’s a real kicker."

The two of them reminisced about Ursula's past arrogance. She'd almost caused Stella serious harm with her reckless antics.