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?

wrong to Stephen, so why was she

front of Stephen, she added Zachary's number to

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

but as she turned away,

a few days with Stephen,

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

was Stephen's assistant,

to a stop

you inside?" stephen

shook her

the front door, a mix of anticipation and apprehension swirling

her bestation but didn't

the doorbell. It had been three years since she'd left home without a key, and now, returning to her own house, she had to ring

gave a soft

call Mr. Yates

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