His Unveiled Passion

Chapter 403

"Alright," Samuel said. "Ms. Connors and I will be waiting for you at home so we can have dinner together."

"Okay."

Tessa sighed in relief after she cut the call. That had been too close. She had nearly exposed the truth to Samuel. Also, why on earth was Stephen so good at flirting?

Stephen stared at Tessa, his interest piqued. He had a smile on his lips as he teased her, "You're all grown up, Tess, yet your parents are still so protective of you. It's only 7:00 pm, but they're already asking you to go home for dinner with them."

She ignored his teasing. She was the very picture of seriousness when she said, "I'll be taking my leave now. As for the documents, have someone send them over to the law firm tomorrow."

His expression dimmed as he watched Tessa quietly without responding. She rose to her feet and left the room while Stephen stared at her retreating back. The spacious room suddenly felt too cold.

...

The next morning, Tessa dropped by the law firm to work. She spotted the five cardboard boxes the moment she stepped into her office.

that she had flipped through in Stephen's break room the day before, while the other three were the Valentine's Day presents he

presents the day before—a

frowned slightly. When she told Stephen to send the boxes to the law firm last night, she had meant just the

number. It didn't take long at all for him to pick up. "Is something the matter,

the bush and said, "Take the

presents that I've already gifted. If you don't like them, you can just throw

how expensive the handbag was. It must have cost him at least a million. dollars, and he wanted her to just throw it away Stephen may be rich but he shouldn't be so wasteful with

have someone send them back to

a low voice. "It's not like I have any use for them,

choice but to throw them away in

anyone else he could think of. However she realized that her words may give him

she cared about who he would give the bags

the words that were at the tip of