Chapter 15

After hanging up the phone, Tessa reflected on the events of the evening.

Why would Wendy sneak into her room while she was showering? It couldn't have been for the innocent reason that Wendy had claimed. The woman must have had some other motive.

Tessa began to pace around the room, scrutinizing her belongings. Everything seemed in place, except for the broken porcelain doll.

Then, her gaze landed on the glass of milk on the nightstand.

She had a habit of drinking a warm glass of milk before bed.

The maid had prepared the milk before Tessa showered, ready for her to enjoy later. The porcelain doll had been placed there too, before it was broken.

Since Wendy was the one who had shattered the doll, it seemed she'd been near the nightstand when she entered the room.

That meant it was very likely Wendy had tampered with the milk.

Stephen arrived in Haverford three hours later.

By the time Tessa received his call, he was already on his way to the Evergreen Villa.

At that moment, she was hauling bags of unwanted items to the villa's garbage bins.

"Stephen, I won't be staying here tonight," she mentioned, walking toward the villa while still on the phone.

There were still more things to throw out, and with the maid off duty, she had decided to handle it herself. Stephen simply replied, "Okay."

"Have you booked a hotel?" Tessa asked.

He then named a hotel.

"Alright, I'll book a room there too. We can meet later. You don't need to come here. Just head straight to the hotel."

She planned to finish packing and leave the villa that night.

time to say goodbye

the trunk and pulled out her phone to

turned out there was a major exam at a nearby school the next day, and almost every hotel within a few kilometers

found only one budget motel with an available room. Tessa scrolled

could hear the couple next door so

Tessa understood.

the following afternoon, and the drive there would take about three hours. Considering the time she needed

to meet Stephen soon. She didn't have much time to

sleep during the night,

Stephen a message. "The hotel is fully booked, and all the nearby

high-end hotels were all taken, they usually reserved luxury

Jacobson family and the CEO of Jacobson Corporation,

penthouse with two bedrooms, one upstairs and one downstairs. If you don't mind, you're welcome to stay with me

hesitated for

had been over three years since she'd seen Stephen. Wasn't it too soon to be moving in together

she find a place at

like a bad idea. There were two separate rooms-one upstairs and one downstairs.

start the car,

was wrapped in layers of bandages, and

apologize to Dee Dee immediately. I won't forgive you unless you

didn't reply, and simply

at the bright red exclamation mark flashing on his

Please send a friend verification request. Once the request is accepted,

actually blocked

twitched, and a surge of anger bubbled inside

she even knew how

hospital bed, noticed his gloomy expression and couldn't help but ask, "Zachary,

masked his emotions and

Her beautiful eyes remained fixed on him as she feigned a fragile expression. "Zachary, is my

prestigious music academy abroad. Before returning home, she had started a short video account on a popular platform and

appeared in his eyes. "No, the doctor said it's just a superficial

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