Chapter 22

Chapter 22

The Layer was quiet, the air beary with spoken words.

Tessa, feeling the weight of it all, exceed berselt early and made her way to her bedroom

As she passed the table, her eyes landed on a gift box. She remembered the watch she had meant to give to Stephen, so she dialed his number.

"Hey, Stephen, wmember that gift I promised you? I'us about to head over with it. Are you at the manor?" "Creal,

At Evergreen Villa, Zachary and Wendy entered, but the housekeeper, Emitu, glanced over her shoulder. "Mr. Gomez, didn't Ms. Yates return with you?"

Emma's confusion deepened. "Didn't Ms. Yates go out with you? she hasn't been back in the past few days.'

A sudden realization hit Zachary, and his heart raced. Without a word, he hurried upstair

The vanity was empty, the small decorations gouse in Tessa's room.

When he opened the closet, it was empty

of

state it was in before she

quickened as panic set in Hemed to the staircase and called out to Emina downstairs, "When did Tessa move her things

voice shaky as she hesitated. "L..I cleaned the room

inside Zachary as

his phone and dialed Tessa's number, but it went straight to

She had blocked him.

dialed Jodie's

Haverford, and as far as he could recall, she

added, pulling out her phone to send Tessa a message. However, as soon as

had blocked her

hadn't had any

voice was filled with urgency. "Did you

sighed. "She blocked me

He was speechless.

intently, quickly guessed that Tessa

you break

Zachary was taken aback

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