Chapter 11
The icy blue Bentley Continental GT was a breathtaking sight, its distinctive color catching Tessa's eye instantly.
She admired the car.
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A man in a suit stepped out respectfully and handed her the keys. "Ms. Yates, this car is a gift from Mr. Jacobson."
Tessa accepted the keys, her heart stirring slightly.
Stephen was truly generous. This car was worth over four million.
"Thank you," she replied.
"You're welcome. If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave." The man gave a polite bow, his demeanor respectful.
"Okay."
As soon as the man left, she received a call from Stephen.
"How do you like the car?" he asked, his tone casual, as if he were simply inquiring about her meal.
A four-million-dollar car, mentioned as nonchalantly as if it were a head of cabbage from the market.
In their social circle, such lavish gifts for a fiancée were common. But since she had been living a simple
life for the past three years, she felt a little disconnected from that world and found herself taken aback by the gesture.
"I love it. Thank you, Stephen," Tessa replied.
"I'm glad you like it. I remembered you like blue," Stephen said, his voice deep and laced with a subtle charm.
Tessa was taken aback. "How did you know?"
recall, she had never mentioned to
"When I tutored you that year, your notebooks
was surprised he remembered
love blue, and she had been captivated when she first
this car, I knew you'd love it," Stephen said warmly. "It's a smaller model,
try
car, her hands gripping the steering wheel. She didn't start the
behind the wheel plenty of
untouched, gathering dust in the underground garage of Rivertown Villa. For the past
drinking and didn't
had also heard from Zachary's friends that when he broke up with his ex-girlfriend, he had gifted
Tessa's job required frequent travel for court
had never offered to buy her a
wasn't that Tessa was interested in his car, but when she compared Zachary to Stephen, the difference in their care and attention
affection always felt
Tessa was lost in thought,
car is absolutely gorgeous! I've always dreamed of
do it," Wendy's voice
window and spotted Wendy and
walking toward
to find her dream car, a glacial blue Bentley Continental, parked right outside Zachary's
she'd always longed for, the one she thought she'd
with the Gomez family, they were far from wealthy. At best,
facing financial struggles in recent years,
to secure some support
caught sight of the car, Wendy couldn't conceal her excitement. She walked over and touched it repeatedly, as though
a
next to the car, Wendy was adjusting her hair and admiring her reflection in the tinted window. The glass was one-way, allowing those
driver's seat, watched Wendy with a look of amusement, as
the window, and their eyes met. "Hello," Tessa greeted
Wendy was stunned.
are you here?" Wendy asked, looking as though she'd
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