His Unveiled Passion novel Chapter 20

Chapter 20

After taking the photo, Stephen handed the phone to Tessa liis gaze remained steady, his tone neutral. “Your friend seems to have sent you a message.

“Hmun? Let me take a look”

Tessa opened the message, and her expression froze.

she knew the phone would automatically display the message as a banner notification, and Stephen had likely seen it.

A flicker of guilt crossed het face as she looked back at him, explaining, “Ex–boyfriend. We’ve broken up.”

“Mm,” Stephen marmured, his face unreadable, offering no hint of emotion.

blocked him on WhatsApp, but I forgot to block his mumber,” she added.

Tessa felt a little flustered, unsure why she felt guilty. At 25, having an ex–boyfriend was perfectly normal, wasn’t it?

Besides, she had been dating before agreeing to an attanged marriage. She hadn’t done anything wrong to Stephen, so why was she feeling guilty? Taking a deep breath, she composed herself. “I’ll block him right now,” she said.

In front of Stephen, she added Zachary’s number to her blacklist.

With a final glance at Stephen, she reassured him, “Don’t worry. Now that I’ve agreed to marry you, my ex is just a thing of the past.”

He gave a bet nod. His dark eyes revealed little emotion, but as she turned away, a faint smile tugged at his lips.

After spending a few days with Stephen, Tessa returned to Rivertown.

she hadn’t told her family about her armval, so no one from the Yates family was at the airport to pick her up.

Instead, it was Stephen’s assistant, Avery Gray, who greeted her.

The black Rolls–Royce Cullinan rolled to a stop in front of the Yates residence.

“Shall I accompany you inside?” stephen asked.