"Tessa gave a small nod. "Yeah."

"My family has the same idea. But you can relax. I have no intention of coming

between you and Stephen. I'm just here to play along," Torin replied with a

helpless smile.

"That makes things easier."

"I heard you started your own law firm," Torin continued. I thought we could

connect and maybe become friends. The last time we met was a bit rushed. I did

not get the chance to add you on WhatsApp."

It was a reasonable request. Tessa had no reason to refuse. They moved in the

same circle, and adding each other was nothing out of the ordinary.

"Sure."

After they exchanged contact information and she tucked her phone away, Torin

suddenly asked, "Ms. Yates, if you don't mind me asking... is your friend Sienna

single?"

Tessa blinked in surprise. The shift in the conversation caught her off guard. Why

was he suddenly asking about Sienna?

"She's single," Tessa answered.

Torin let out a soft breath of relief, the corners of his lips lifting into a smile.

Tessa eyed him curiously. "Are you interested in Sienna?"

actually met her years ago, back when I was in university," Torin

his expression. Even his

when I went with Quentin to visit Henry. She had

from school. To be honest, I liked her from the moment I saw

in high school then, so I kept

brows, clearly surprised. "Love at

nod. "You could call it that. But I never confessed.

the right time. Now that I have returned and

I would like to give

get the impression that you were interested

that dinner

softly. "It has been years since

but honestly, I

how you feel?" Tessa

head.

not even

when we met again,

she did

Jumping in with

would feel

to get

and take things slow."

gaze, her

noticed and asked, "Is there a

lifted her eyes

know

as one

I feel I should

ask. How

in? And

but I

dating. How many

been physically intimate

for a moment. It was a direct question, more blunt than

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