Yorick''s face turned drastically. He couldn''t believe what he was hearing from Ste. Her stance took him by surprise.


    Call off the wedding? Had she...lost her mind?


    Yorick''s voice wavered with emotion, "She''s sick, once she recovers, she''ll leave again, and then I''ll give you the grander wedding you deserve."


    "Is it sickness, or is she pregnant?"


    The moment those words were uttered, the air around them seemed to still.


    Yorick stared at her, his eyes cold, "What have you found out?"


    Ste didn''t respond directly; instead, she said, "You and her, showing up unashamed at the hospital, at the gynaecology and obstetrics of all ces. Talking about giving me a grander wedding, don''t you find it ironic?"


    Their wedding was just a week away. He and Urs were seen at a gynaecology and obstetrics, and another second he was here to talk about the scale of their wedding?


    Did he really think she wouldn''t have the guts to leave him if he was ying both sides?


    As Yorick heard her words, his expression grew even more grim, "She''s not pregnant, she''s ill."


    "Ill enough to need you apanying her to the hospital? What exactly is your rtionship with her now?"


    Her sharp counter-question made Yorick''s face darken further.


    Ste didn''t want to see his face anymore, standing up to walk towards the office door.


    As she walked, she said, "Since she''s back, she might as well stay. After all, she won''t be able to repay her debts to Portis City overnight."


    Two years of calm and now, turmoil. Yorick, because of Urs, had torn a rift, and Ste, following suit, had made it irreparable.


    Rtionships, after all, were about mutual effort, not one person striving alone.


    Yorick''s face darkened, "Don''t make hard for her!"


    Ste let out a coldugh, her hand already on the doorknob.


    Yorick clenched his teeth, "The wedding, do you think you can just call it off? Or do you think you have a way out with the Larkin family?"


    The Larkin family, the mention made Ste''s gaze grow colder, a family that couldn''t differentiate between their own.


    No way out, so be it.


    She didn''t care.


    The Larkin family, her blood rtives, who also raised Urs. Years ago, Urs''s biological mother, a maid of the Larkins, was pregnant at the same time as Ste''s mother. Desperate for her girl to grow up in affluence due to her unreliable, gambler husband, Urs''s mother switched the babies at the hospital after the delivery.


    Urs''s mother wasn''t exactly conscience-stricken; after taking Ste, she didn''t raise her herself but abandoned her.


    She continued working as a maid for the Larkins, watching her biological daughter enjoy a better life and staying constantly by her side.


    It wasn''t until Mrs. Larkin''s car ident three years ago that it was revealed Urs wasn''t her biological child.


    A shocking secret unveiled.


    What followed was a dramatic search for the real daughter.


    Sadly, even after finding Ste, the family always favored Urs, the one they had raised.


    Yorick was right...


    Calling off the wedding, she had no way out, as the Larkin family had no ce for her.


    Yorick stepped forward, grabbing her delicate wrist, "Once she recovers, I''ll send her away, okay?"


    He tried to lower his voice, as if to soothe her.


    Ste nced at him, her eyes icy, slowly pulling her hand away.


    "You..." Yorick''s expression darkened further.


    Ste couldn''t bother with another word, turning to leave the office.


    The sound of her heels clicked away, proud and aloof, just like her!


    Yorick, always adored and sought after, was left fuming, unbelieving that Ste would actually call off their wedding.


    After all, everyone had seen her devotion to him over the past two years.


    With that thought, Yorick didn''t chase after her, instead mming the door behind him with a loud ''bang''.


    ...


    The secretarial department, having heard themotion, all harbored their own thoughts.


    The dramatic events from two years ago had everyone thinking Ste was trying to steal Yorick from Urs. So now, with Urs''s return, they relished in the drama. Whispers among the employees went like, "Urs has finallye back, serves Ste right!"


    "Exactly, Urs was forced to leave because of her two years ago. What''s stolen will eventually have to be returned."


    Overhearing the chatter, Ste, heels clicking, walked directly towards them.


    The two gossiping assistants were suddenly overshadowed, hurriedly silencing themselves.


    Ste reached out, forcefully tilting one of their chins up, the assistant was quite beautiful up close.


    As their eyes met, the assistant was visibly shaken by the fierceness in Ste''s gaze, "Ms. Quinn!"


    Ste''s eyes narrowed slightly, "Enjoying the gossip about me?"


    The assistant went pale, "No, I wasn''t......."


    Seeing the fear, Ste released her with disgust, her gaze sweeping across the secretarial department with intimidating sharpness. Everyone quickly looked away, too scared to even breathe too loudly.