Chapter 306

Tessa averted her gaze awkwardly and pretended that she hadn't heard Lyanna's words.

Meanwhile, Lester could only massage his temples helplessly. "Lyanna, you don't have to worry about me."

"How can I not worry?" Lyanna exclaimed. "Don't you know how worried your mother and I were for the last few years? You didn't show any interest in women at all, so we thought you might be attracted to men. We were so worried, but we also couldn't summon the courage to ask you about-"

Lester hastily covered her mouth before she could finish her sentence. "You're ridiculous!"

Tessa couldn't control herself and burst out in laughter.

Lyanna rushed to clarify the situation. "Ms. Yates, please rest assured that Lester is only interested in women. I still have some business to attend to, so I'll be taking my leave now. Enjoy the rest of your meal!"

"Alright, goodbye," Tessa replied politely.

Lyanna's eyes were crinkled into crescents when she exclaimed, "See you, niece- in-law!"

Her words left Tessa speechless.

Tessa, looking immensely apologetic. "I'm so sorry, Ms. Yates. Lyanna likes to joke around. Don't take her

didn't think that you'd be rushed into marriage. I thought someone as outstanding as you would already

upon hearing her words but quickly

"What?"

he meant at first. She was about to ask him to clarify before she suddenly realized what he was implying.

send you home," Lester offered as

car," Tessa replied as she also got

can call a driver to pick me up. There's no need to trouble you." Besides, she had already planned to drop by the Yates residence to visit Seline. Lester

furious as he shouted at Jacqueline. "You wanted to use me to get rid of Tessy? You knew that James would kill the hostage if the police were alerted, yet you still told

a condescending laugh. "So what? It would be perfectly

rapidly. "You said you only

was in the past." Jacqueline's eyes were filled with mockery as her lips curled upward. "Now, I only want her dead. Only when she's dead will I be able to monopolize

"You're insane!"

from anger. He rushed forward, wanting to strike Jacqueline, but was stopped in his tracks by her

tone. "Even though she and Stephen are no longer together, she didn't even spare a single glance

I'll tell Stephen

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