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

had already opened one of the presents the day before—a

last night, she had meant just the

for him to pick up. "Is something

and said, "Take the presents back. I really don't

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

response. She knew 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

someone send them back to you," she

low voice. "It's not like I have

choice but to

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

she cared about who he would give the

words that were at the tip