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?"

to his anger, she was much

amusement, querying,

and I aren't in that kind of

he had accused her earlier, and his explanation also

had with Wendy was better described as an affair rather than

already crossed the line-doing things they shouldn't have when Tessa was still

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

want to tell Tessa just yet that he and

"My mom indeed 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

Wendy has good taste and knows how to match things together. She

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

"You're aware I would get

Tessa..."

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

rose several notches. "Then, who was

fiancé," came Tessa's

I have to agree to marry you and be your fiancé before you'll give me the gift. Then, you'll forgive me,

man be so full

Did he really think

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 over and over

She was dumbfounded.

talking. The bedroom door slammed shut with a loud bang. Tessa shook her

use today's incident to finally break up with him. She wanted to tell Zachary that she was the heiress to the Yates family from Rivertown and was about to return

give her a chance to

determined to marry him because she

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

him, never got jealous, and never pried into his privacy. Other than physical intimacy, she almost

this gave him the illusion that she couldn't

didn't know was that she had been so understanding because she had long known that he never intended for them to have a

had planned to take Zachary back to Rivertown and tell him about her identity as the Yates family's heiress. However, she

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

a clear

moment on that Zachary never