His Unveiled Passion

Chapter 253

However, Lester cropped out the lower half of the photo, leaving only the upper half where the two of them were visible. This completely changed the feel of the image. Without the background, it almost looked like a formal couple's portrait, similar to that of an official wedding picture.

That afternoon, Lester posted the picture to his social media feed.

His caption read, "A very special day."

The wording of this caption was not without a touch of calculation.

Since today was Valentine's Day, he deliberately avoided writing something direct like "Happy Valentine's Day" or "Wishing you a wonderful Valentine's." That would have been too obvious and might have annoyed Tessa.

At the same time, he refrained from using something entirely neutral like "Successful collaboration", which would have completely eliminated any room for misunderstanding.

The vague and ambiguous phrase "A very special day" struck just the right balance.

It would not make Tessa uncomfortable, yet it would be enough to mislead Stephen.

Lester had added Henry on Instagram since he had handled several cases for Henry's company.

There was no doubt that Henry would come across this post. Given his close relationship with Stephen, it was inevitable that Stephen would see it as well.

After posting the picture, Lester put his phone away, leaned back against the couch, and took a slow sip of red wine. He savored the moment with quiet satisfaction.

Meanwhile, when Tessa came across Lester's post, she casually tapped like before scrolling past it.

...

took a screenshot-with Tessa's like still

made a move on

like a wedding shot? I have to admit they

the message, his dark

in the photo pierced through

his gaze fixed on the image. Then,

situation on James'

...

finished showering and was about to settle in with her tablet to watch a

e rang.

Ms. Tessa Yates.

anything. Could you tell

someone sent it to you. It was shipped from a

home. Just leave it at my door."

minutes later, the delivery man arrived and knocked on her door. "Hello, your package

on

small cardboard package sat quietly at her doorstep. She bent down, picked it up, and examined it

address belonged

high-end jewelry store own.

confused, she brought

package inside and dialed