Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath (Stella)

Their eyes locked.

At that moment, it felt like a vast ocean had suddenly come between them, even though they were right before each other.

Tegan turned her face away, ignoring Uriah's words.

But the next instant, Uriah gently but firmly turned her face back to him, forcing their eyes to meet again. "Tell me. Have you seen Forrest again?"

Tegan narrowed her eyes. "Don't blame everything on Forrest. The issues between us have nothing to do with him."

"Then what are they about?" Uriah's voice rose, frustration boiling over.

The air around them seemed to freeze.

Tegan looked at Uriah silently, saying nothing.

Uriah's grip on her wrist tightened. "Tegan."

"I need some space, and right now, I don't want to see you. Can I have that?"

Tegan spoke the last few words through gritted teeth.

Uriah's entire demeanor became even more dangerous.

It was the first time Stella had witnessed such tension between the two. From everything she knew, Uriah had always been protective of Tegan. But now, what had happened between them?

As things seemed about to escalate, Stella stepped forward. "Uriah, Tegan's just been through a lot and got hurt. She might not be clear-minded. Would you give her some time and space?"

Uriah was teetering on the edge of fury, and Stella was genuinely worried he might hurt Tegan.

The mention of Tegan being 'hurt' seemed to pull Uriah back to his senses. He looked at Tegan, slowly releasing his grip.

Stella sighed in relief.

"Let me talk to Tegan alone, okay?" she suggested.

This resistance towards Uriah was new for Tegan. Even when they discussed Uriah in the past, she had only been resistant to his family. But towards Uriah himself...

No, Stella remembered now. She had sensed something was off between Tegan and Uriah even then. Her gaze tightened as she looked at Tegan.

Uriah stood up and glanced at Stella. His eyes had regained their clarity, but he said nothing and turned, striding down the hallway.

Stella turned to the frightened nurse. "Please, take her to her room."

Uriah's presence had been so intense that no one, not even the chief doctor, dared to interject during the confrontation.

Now that Uriah had left, the doctor quickly instructed, "Take Ms. James to her room."

Despite the Horner family's disdain for Tegan, everyone knew she was Uriah's cherished one.

...

Stella had the butler with her, and Ronald just left after taking her to the hospital.

Now, in the hospital room, it was just Stella and Tegan.

Stella took Tegan's hand. "What's going on between you and Uriah?"

They used to be so close. And then there was that other thing: "Who is Helena?"

Stella had overheard Uriah on the phone, mentioning handing Helena over to Archer.noveldrama

Helena? In all her years in Portis City, Stella had never heard of her. She

only knew Mrs. Horner had been trying to set Uriah up on blind dates recently.

Was Helena one of those dates? If so, it was ridiculous. Going on a date and then acting like this toward Tegan. Who did she think she was?

Tegan replied, "Uriah's distant cousin. No blood relation."

Technically, she was a cousin, but distantly so, with generations in between.

Stella asked, "Did she have something to do with the accident?"

Tegan closed her eyes, weary of the Horner family's endless drama. She didn't want to deal with it anymore. "Let's not talk about them, Star. I want to leave Portis City. Can you take me away?"

At that moment, as Tegan mentioned leaving Portis City again, Stella knew she meant it.