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

in amusement,

"Wendy and I aren't in that kind of

was much quieter than when he had accused

had with Wendy was better

they shouldn't have when Tessa was still officially his

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

to tell Tessa just yet that he and Wendy

had me go ring shopping with Wendy today, but the ring wasn't for Wendy. We were only there to help my mom get one since she bought a new dress. She said she didn't have any

how to match things

her new dress as a set. I know you misunderstood, but I was upset at the time and

icy. "You're aware I would get

Tessa..."

apology, but I won't accept it. The

notches. "Then,

came

"You're implying I have to agree to marry you and be your fiancé before you'll give me the gift.

frowned. How could this man be

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

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.

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

She wanted to tell Zachary that she was the heiress to the

didn't even give her a chance to

certain she was determined to marry him because she had

always played the role of the obedient, well-behaved girlfriend in the past. She never checked

and never pried into his privacy. Other than physical intimacy, she almost always did whatever he

him the illusion

that she had been so understanding because she had long known that he never intended

year ago, she had planned to take Zachary back to Rivertown and tell him about her identity as the Yates family's heiress. However, she had accidentally overheard his conversation with Yanis, his mother, on

said, "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

a clear

moment on that Zachary never intended