Chapter 121


Tessa turned off the computer after she finished organizing the case documents. When she exited the firm, it was already 8:30 pm. She stood in front of the building for a moment before receiving a call from Stephen.

Tessa picked up the call. "Where are you now?"

"I'm sorry, Tess. I can't pick you up tonight. You should head home by yourself first. Something urgent came up that I have to take care of."

"What happened?" Tessa asked.

"I can't tell you right now. I'll tell you everything in person once I've handled the issue."

"Okay."

After disconnecting the call, she headed down to the basement carpark. Despite the late hour, she hadn't had her dinner yet. Her stomach was growling loudly in protest.

Tessa drove her car to a nearby restaurant and had a simple meal to satisfy her hunger. When she made it back to her area, it was already 10:00 pm.

She had just unlocked her front door by scanning her thumbprint when she

"Tessy."

a dark grey

and his lips were slightly

couldn't help but be reminded of

She wondered what he was

of another question. "Where have

"What does that have to

worried about

don't need

to him. She pushed open her door and headed

know where Stephen

question made Tessa freeze in place. His voice continued to echo from behind her.

had faltered, a gleeful glint flashed across his eyes. He added lazily, "Didn't he tell you? I mean, I can see why. Why would he tell you when he's meeting up

to stare at Zachary. "Zachary, did you come here today to spout these lies to drive a wedge between me and Stephen? Did you really think

he was in a great mood. "I knew

tapped on a voice recording. "Let's see if you still feel the same after listening

that for the entire duration I've been here, you're the only one keeping

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