Chapter 18

Chapter 18

After dinner, Stephen and Tessa headed to the underground parking lot.

Tessa walked met to the blue Bentley

Suddenly, Stephen asked, "How does it feel to dilve?"

She smiled, tucking a straid of hair behind her ear. "I drove it last night, it's amazing. Thank you, Stephen."

"Well, I'll be off then. "Tessa raised het keys, about to leave, but then pased "oh, wall, I have a gift for you too. I should have given it to you last night, but t completely torg."

"Really? What is it?-

"It's in my suitcase at the hotel. I'll grab it for you when we get back."

Stephen opened the driver's side door. "Let's go together, and I'll drive."

"Huh?" She was momentarily stunned before quickly catching on. "We can go together, but let me drive. You should rest."

night before and then drove 12 miles to buy her breakfast this

was being. Without hesitation, he walked around the passenger side and climbed in.

the

court case you're in today?"

No trade secrets are involved. Would you like to

soft, a trace of hesitation in it. I've never

course." Tessa assumed they were already close enough to share that experience. "Do you have

an

had packed it with him for his flight the night before, and today, thinking he might want to attend the hearing,

I'll take

"Alright."

of the tenderness in Stephen's eyes as

highway, and a

Tessa finally broke the silence. "Stephen,

a question she'd warded to ask for

of the most powerful

grandfather held a prominent position in polities. Logically, he should have been marrying

hers?

a business family, they couldn't compare to the Jacobsons power. Marrying into the Jacobson would have been seen as a way to

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