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.

were filled with the case file documents that she had flipped through in Stephen's break room the day before, while

one of the presents the day before—a beautiful white, crocodile-skin handbag with a matte

firm last night, she had meant just the two boxes of

for him to pick up. "Is something the

didn't beat around the bush and said, "Take

"I don't take back presents that I've already gifted. If

at least a million. dollars, and he wanted her to

have someone send them

voice. "It's not like I have any

but to throw them away

give one to Marissa, one to Nancy, and the last one to anyone else he could think of. However she realized

she cared about who he

that were at the tip of her