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?

Stephen, so why was she feeling guilty? Taking a deep breath,

she added Zachary's number

him, "Don't worry. Now that I've agreed to marry

nod. His dark eyes revealed little emotion, but as she turned away, a

spending a few days with Stephen, Tessa returned

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

assistant, Avery

a stop in front of the

I accompany you inside?" stephen

her

front door, a mix of

bestation

three years since she'd left home without a key, and now, returning to her own house, she had to ring the bell. It felt strangely unfamiliar. The door swung open, and there stood Carla, the housekeeper, looking stunned at the sight of her "Ms. Tessa you're

She gave a soft nod and replied,

back. I'll call Mr. Yates right

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