Chapter 20

Chapter 20

After taking the photo, Stephen handed the phone to Tessa liis gaze remained steady, his tone neutral. "Your friend seems to have sent you a message.

"Hmun? Let me take a look"

Tessa opened the message, and her expression froze.

she knew the phone would automatically display the message as a banner notification, and Stephen had likely seen it.

A flicker of guilt crossed het face as she looked back at him, explaining, "Ex-boyfriend. We've broken up." "Mm," Stephen marmured, his face unreadable, offering no hint of emotion.

blocked him on WhatsApp, but I forgot to block his mumber," she added.

Tessa felt a little flustered, unsure why she felt guilty. At 25, having an ex-boyfriend was perfectly normal, wasn't it?

to an attanged marriage. She hadn't done anything wrong to Stephen, so why was she feeling guilty? Taking a deep breath,

added Zachary's number to her

him, "Don't worry. Now that I've agreed to marry you, my ex is just a thing

nod. His dark eyes revealed little emotion, but as she turned away, a faint smile tugged at

spending a few days with Stephen, Tessa

told her family about her armval, so no one from the Yates family was at the airport to pick her

it was Stephen's assistant, Avery Gray, who greeted

to a

I accompany you inside?"

shook her head. "No

mix

noticed her bestation but

without a key, and now, returning to her own house, she had to ring the bell. It felt strangely

tightened. She gave a soft

back. I'll call Mr. Yates

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