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?

had been dating before 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 herself. "I'll block him

added Zachary's number

Now that I've agreed to marry you, my ex is just a thing of

emotion, but as she turned away,

spending a few days with Stephen, Tessa returned to

hadn't told her family about her armval, so no one from the Yates

it was Stephen's assistant,

Rolls-Royce Cullinan rolled to a stop in front

you inside?" stephen

shook her head. "No

at the front door, a mix of anticipation and apprehension

bestation but didn't

the car pulled away, Tessa pressed 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 the bell. It felt strangely unfamiliar. The door swung open, and there stood Carla, the

tightened. She gave a

I'll call Mr. Yates

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