His Unveiled Passion

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 Tessa had

returned to the state it was in before she had

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

voice shaky as she hesitated. "L..I cleaned the room the next day and saw it

welled up inside Zachary as he clenched

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

She had blocked him.

dialed

far as he could recall,

hasn't reached out to me, and I have no idea when she went. I'll try reaching her," she added, pulling out her phone to send Tessa a message.

had blocked

hadn't had

with urgency.

sighed. "She blocked me

He was speechless.

quickly guessed that Tessa had left. A wave

break up with

Zachary was taken aback

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