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?

anything wrong to Stephen, so

added Zachary's number

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

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

a few days with Stephen, Tessa

told her family about her armval, so no one from the Yates family was

Stephen's assistant, Avery Gray,

a stop in front

you

shook her head.

door, a mix of anticipation and apprehension

her bestation but didn't

had been 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.

a soft nod and replied,

finally back. I'll call Mr. Yates right

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