His Unveiled Passion

Chapter 6

Tessa looked up at Zachary with confusion in her eyes, asking, "What?"

Zachary figured she was probably still upset and didn't want to give him the gift just yet. That was fine; he could offer her a way out first. Gently, he said, "I'm sorry about my tone earlier at the shop. Don't be mad, okay?"

That should be enough, right?

She sighed and looked up at him. With a serious expression, she replied, "I'm not mad."

He dismissed her words. "You don't mean it."

"Think whatever you want," Tessa replied.

Zachary instantly grew impatient at her response. "Tessa, I've already apologized. What more do you want from me?"

Tessa continued with her packing. Then, she said flatly, "I don't need your apology."

Zachary stared unblinkingly at her for a while. A moment later, he asked uneasily, "What about the gift?" Tessa turned to look at him. "What gift?"

"Zion said he saw you buying a watch for me," Zachary elaborated. "Didn't you get it to say sorry? I'm back now, so why aren't you ready to bring it out?"

Tessa was about to say it wasn't for him, but he continued speaking, ignoring her, "That's enough. It won't be fun if you keep making a fuss."

She suddenly laughed after hearing that.

Frowning, he asked, "What are you laughing about?"

"Whatever you just said is hilarious," Tessa replied, meeting his gaze. Then, she added, "I did buy a

watch, but it isn't for you. I don't think I did anything wrong, so why should I apologize to you?"

"It wasn't for me? Then, who did you get it for?" Zachary's eyes flared with anger, and he clenched his fist subconsciously.

"It's none of your business," she responded nonchalantly.

"None of my business?" Zachary was furious. "I'm your boyfriend! How is it not my business when you are buying gifts for another man?"

anger, she was much

in amusement, querying,

"Wendy and I aren't in that

quieter than when he had accused her earlier, and his explanation also

Wendy was better described as an affair rather than a romantic

they shouldn't have when Tessa was still officially

for her outgoing and bold, flirtatious nature. Yet, he also liked Tessa for her

Tessa just yet that

only there to help my mom get one since she bought a new dress.

match things together. She asked me

of these need to be carefully chosen to match her new dress as a set. I know you misunderstood, but I was upset at the time and didn't explain on purpose.

icy. "You're aware I would

Tessa..." he

hear your apology, but I won't accept it.

notches. "Then,

fiancé," came Tessa's

truly say anything to force me into marriage, won't you?" Ridicule filled his eyes. "You're implying I have to agree to marry you

this man be so

his confidence from? Did he really think she couldn't live

in Zachary's eyes as he shook his head at Tessa. "Tessa, I thought you understood the vast distance between our statuses. I believed you would be sensible, but here you are, trying to force marriage on me

She was dumbfounded.

turned and walked away after he finished talking. The bedroom door slammed shut with a loud

tell Zachary that she was the heiress to the Yates family from Rivertown

even give her

so certain she was determined to marry him because she had

obedient,

privacy. Other than physical intimacy, she

him the illusion that she couldn't

she had long known that he

identity as the

"Mom, don't worry. I know you would never agree to let her marry into the Gomez family. I'm just dating her for fun. If it ever comes to marriage, it'll have to go through you first, right? "I'm not a love-struck fool. I know how to distinguish between marriage and

clear distinction,

that moment on that Zachary never intended to