His Unveiled Passion

Chapter 9

Tessa woke up from her sleep naturally, and it was already 10:00 am when she opened her eyes.

"Ahh!!!" She stretched lazily. "Not having to go to work feels amazing."

She got up from bed, washed up, and went downstairs for breakfast.

The housekeeper, Emma Grant, had prepared breakfast for two. Tessa glanced at the empty seat across from hers but said nothing.

Emma, noticing that Tessa had come down, asked curiously, "Ms. Yates, isn't Mr. Gomez coming down for breakfast today?"

Tessa took a mouthful of her oatmeal porridge before replying, "He didn't come home last night, so he probably won't be eating."

"Oh," Emma said. She realized she had spoken out of turn and turned back toward the kitchen without further questions.

After finishing her breakfast, Tessa received a message from Stephen. He asked, "Tess, should we have the engagement gown custom-made or go with a brand's latest seasonal collection?"

Was it still possible to have a gown custom-made in time?

Tessa wasn't sure when the engagement date was, either. She asked through text, "When is the engagement date?"

Stephen texted back, "It's not set yet. We'll decide when you're done there and back in Rivertown." She messaged in response, "Okay, I should be done with everything here in nine days."

He said, "Alright."

Worried that a custom-made gown wouldn't be ready in time, Tessa replied, "Let's go with a brand's new season collection. I'll go pick one."

Stephen responded, "Okay, let me know once you have chosen."

Tessa was about to exit WhatsApp when a notification appeared from Zachary's chat. She pressed on it and saw there was a video.

In the dimly lit private room, a drunk Zachary leaned into Wendy's arms. He murmured, "Dee Dee, you're finally back. I... I knew you would come back... I've been waiting for you for five years..."

The background noise was filled with rowdy cheering. Tessa vaguely recognized several voices, some of which were Jodie and Zachary's friends.

They were all people she knew.

her head lowered. She smiled softly at him, "Zachary, you're

came in fragments. "I'm... I'm not drunk. I'm very much sober. You're Wendy Cox, and you're the one I love the most. I didn't misspeak,

Tessa? I... I only love

without you." Jodie's voice rang out. "Look at him, he's clinging

flashed in Tessa's eyes

being addressed as Jodie's sister-in-law in the

never saw her as Zachary's

who spoke was Jodie's best friend. She was the same woman who claimed that

could an ordinary woman like her ever let go of

things to her face. Tessa was now certain that the disdain she had seen

the surface, but in reality, she was no different from the rest

We're

We don't like that Tessa, either. She should know her status and stop dreaming about breaking into

in love. Her mind is full of marrying into a

just playing with her. Now that Wendy is back,

as calm

Zachary. It was also to humiliate her, forcing her

was exactly what Wendy had

that Tessa would be heartbroken and cry uncontrollably after watching it. She pictured Tessa breaking

those people

to Wendy in the video, muttering sweet nothings. Tessa

of the phone as she typed a message, "I'm definitely not in the same league as

curled into a smirk. She quickly replied using Zachary's WhatsApp,

she read the message. A small business like Gomez Group couldn't even compare to one of the subsidiary companies under her family's empire. The

of the top ten wealthiest and most influential families in the country. Tessa and a common scion like Zachary were certainly

group of Zachary's could never have imagined that Tessa's last name was the

little incident didn't affect her mood

didn't go anywhere today. Instead, she stayed in her room and spent the entire day browsing the official websites of major brands, selecting a gown for her engagement. Tessa finally settled

an A-line gown with a champagne-colored base and light pink embroidery with diamonds scattered over it. The gown was decorated with three delicate pearl chains on each side. They started

second gown was a bluish-white strapless gown with a circle of roses adorning the chest. It was cinched at the waist and hips, and the skirt was a mermaid style that trailed on the floor. The overall design was mature

was a cream-colored off-shoulder princess tulle gown. The outer layer was a delicate, white tulle. A few scattered blush pink rose petals adorned the skirt, giving it a romantic and graceful style. She posted pictures of the three gowns on her social

minutes of posting, she received many likes