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?

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

Stephen, she added

final glance at Stephen, she reassured him, "Don't worry. Now that I've agreed to marry you, my ex is just a

revealed little emotion, but as she turned away,

with Stephen,

so no one from the

was Stephen's assistant, Avery Gray,

Rolls-Royce Cullinan rolled to a

accompany you

shook her

stood at the front door, a mix of anticipation and

bestation but

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

a soft nod

back. I'll call Mr. Yates right

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