Chapter 12

Tessa gave a nonchalant smile, replying, "Well, that's because you don't really know me."

A mischievous glint sparkled in her eyes as she teased Wendy, "Ms. Cox, are you sure you don't want a photo? If not, I'm about to drive off."

Wendy's face flushed with anger. She desperately wanted to take a picture, but with Tessa still sitting in the car, she couldn't muster the courage to ask.

"I don't care," Wendy snapped stubbornly.

"Alright, then. Bye!" Tessa waved and stepped on the gas, speeding off.

The blue Bentley vanished from sight.

Wendy snapped angrily, "Zachary, how could you fall for someone so materialistic?"

Zachary rubbed his temples. "She wasn't like this before. I don't know what's gotten into her lately. First, she demanded marriage, and now she's renting a car."

She crossed her arms and looked at him with a knowing gaze. "She's probably feeling threatened because I've been spending time with you. Renting the car is likely her way of trying to fit into our circle." Wendy crossed her arms and sighed, her eyes brimming with pity.

"Tsk tsk, it's a shame. Rented things are still just rented. All she can do is pose for pictures with it. How pathetic."

"That's enough. It's embarrassing," Zachary muttered before turning and returning to the villa.

Tessa drove around for a while before finally pulling into a paid parking lot near the villa complex. She didn't want to park her car in Zachary's garage, and it wasn't the right time to tell him the truth. She had originally planned to tell Zachary about her family background in person, but now, she had second thoughts.

That night, as usual, the table was filled with various vegetarian dishes.

She placed the meal she had ordered from a specialty restaurant onto the table and sat down. She opened the box casually, and the rich aroma instantly filled the room.

Zachary couldn't help but glance at the food she had ordered.

The barbecue and lobster looked mouthwatering, and the spicy scent was incredibly tempting. Before long, his mouth began to water.

his own dishes, they seemed bland and unappetizing,

a pair of disposable gloves and started

whenever they ate it together,

he glanced at Tessa, silently hoping she'd put a piece of the peeled

after peeling one, Tessa popped

a mouthful and asked, "What? Why

embarrassment and said indifferently, "Can't you eat something that doesn't smell so

interjected, "Oh dear, people from less affluent backgrounds tend to prefer spicy food. Ms. Yates,

Zachary's expression darkened.

meal, only to have Wendy suggest that poorer people like spicy

licking her lips, peeled another lobster and taunted, "Ms. Cox, it seems you don't know Zachary very well. Why not ask him if he likes

and turned

picked up a piece of vegetable. "Forget it. Don't mind

as she finished an entire box of spicy lobster and barbecue,

room and remarked, "Zachary, these curtains are hideous, and this vase doesn't match

nose as she looked at the flowers in the vase. "And I'm allergic to pollen, so can we get rid of

by her, and the flowers had been arranged by her as well. Wendy was probably aware of this, which

casually, "If you don't like it, we can

a moment before he muttered, "Since you're allergic, let's just

the two of them quietly,

her house, and she didn't

she was upset. A triumphant gleam flashed in her eyes as she thought,

and ordered her to throw

troubled expression, and said, "Mr. Gomez, these flowers were

what if she bought them? Have you forgotten who the master of

and responded softly, "It's alright, Emma. Just throw them

picked up the vase and walked out, muttering under her breath, "This man's out of his mind, looking for trouble over nothing. And that Wendy ever

her arm around Zachary's, coquettishly saying, "Zachary, will you come with me to pick out

glanced at Tessa. Her calm expression betrayed no hint of jealousy,

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