NovelEnglishChapter 403 "Alright," Samuel said. "Ms. Connors and I will be waiting for you at hso 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 hfor 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.
Two of them were filled with the case file documents that she had flipped through in Stephen's break room the day before, while the other three were the Valentine's Day presents he had gifted to her.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtShe had already opened one of the presents the day before—a beautiful white, crocodile-skin handbag with a matte finish.
Tessa frowned slightly. When she told Stephen to send the boxes to the law firm last night, she had meant just the two boxes of case file documents. He wasn't supposed to have sent the presents as well.
Tessa dialed Stephen's number. It didn't take long at all for him to pick up. "Is something the matter, Tess?" he asked.
She didn't beat around the bush and said, "Take the presents back. I really don't need them." His voice was cold when he replied, "I don't take back presents that I've already gifted. If you don't like them, you can just throw them away." Tessa was rendered speechless by his 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 be so wasteful with his money.
"I'll have someone send them back to you," she said.
"Don't," Stephen answered in a low voice. "It's not like I have any use for them, so I'll have no choice but to throw them away in the end." Tessa wanted to tell him that he could give one to Marissa, one to Nancy, and the last one to anyone else he could think of. However she realized that her words may give him the mistaken impressionthat she was jealous.
She didn't want him to think that she cared about who he would give the bags to, so she swallowed the words that were at the tip of her tongue.
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She said, "Don't giveany more presents in the future. Iknow that you're rich but you still shouldn't waste your money this way." "I'm not wasting my money if the presents are for you," he countered.
"I don't want them," Tessa declared drily.
"Fine. Then, you should tellwhat you want." Tessa sighed. "Don't pretend like you don't understand what I'm saying, Stephen. I don't want anything from you."
There was only silence at the other end of the line. Without waiting for his response, Tessa continued, "That's all for now. Goodbye." She then cut the call. In the end, Tessa didn't send the
three handbags back to Stephen. They were around a million dollars each. It would be a sh& Stephen threw them away as he said he would essa packed up the bags and carelessly stored them in one of the lockers in the law firm.
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