His Unveiled Passion

Zachary turned back to look at Tessa.

Taking a spoonful of sea urchin, she commented with a smile, "I had another win

in court today. That case was so complicated that filing all the evidence alone took up to five hundred pages."

With a gentle expression, Stephen listened patiently as he peeled the shrimp for her. "What kind of case was it?"

"It was a defamation case and my client was the plaintiff."

She took a sip of her drink and continued, "Stephen, you have no idea how difficult it was to gather the evidence for this case. The materials our client had provided to us initially weren't complete, so I spent over a month helping him collect everything."

"Over a month? Wasn't that some time before our engagement?" Stephen placed the peeled shrimp into her bowl and added, "That must've been exhausting."

Dipping the peeled shrimp into the sauce, Tessa replied, "Yeah, it was right before the engagement. It was a bit tiring, but after winning the case, I felt like it was worth the effort."

As she spoke, she pulled out her phone excitedly, adding, "Oh, by the way, my client even gave me an art piece as a thank-you gift. Look!"

She eagerly opened her photo album and flipped through pictures of the art piece. Her eyes sparkled with excitement. "This is the first time I've ever received an art piece from a client."noveldrama

Feeling ecstatic, she looked like a child who had just received a gold star in kindergarten. Her bright and beautiful eyes shone with anticipation as she waited for Stephen to praise her.

Stephen's eyes were filled with affection, his deep voice laced with adoration. "Looks like my Tessa is amazing."

Tessa giggled, her expression playful as she responded, "I'm doing alright, I guess."

Zachary felt his chest tightening and his back stiffening.

He had initially assumed that Stephen and Tessa's marriage was just a marriage of convenience with no feelings involved. He truly believed that if he changed his ways, he would have a good chance of winning Tessa back.

However, he realized that he had been completely wrong. Stephen and Tessa looked just like a couple who were deeply in love.

Back when they were in Haverford, Tessa would occasionally share details about her work with him too.

At that time, he had only listened in ridicule. He claimed that even though she was working so hard, her monthly salary wasn't even enough for him to cover a night out with his friends.

Little was he aware that she was immensely wealthy. She had merely been working to experience life to its fullest while fulfilling her sense of purpose.

While she talked about her job with Stephen, her eyes shone, radiating brightly like a jewel. She looked completely different from how she usually looked.

It was a shame that this jewel-Tessa-was no longer his.

Zachary felt like he was being consumed with jealousy as he watched how close Tessa was with Stephen.

She should be sharing those everyday moments with him instead! She was supposed to share all her joys and sorrows to him and him alone.

At that moment, he regretted following her here.

His original plan was to follow her here to shake Stephen's confidence and sabotage their relationship. Never once did Zachary think that his confidence would be affected instead.

He ended up having to watch the woman he loved display her affection toward another man. He was filled with bitterness, and he felt a sharp pain in his heart.

The waiter had just finished serving their food, and Zion was about to begin eating.

Zachary suddenly shot up abruptly, causing his chair to screech against the tile The loud sound caused everyone in the restaurant to look at him, yet he ended up leaving without turning back. en

Everyone could see the obvious fury radiating from his retreating figure.

In the end, he was unable to handle reality. Taking a spoonful of food, Zion sighed, murmuring, "I'll dig in if he doesn't want to. I haven't eaten all afternoon..."

Once Zachary returned to his car, he lit up a cigarette. The city lights flickered outside the window, looking dazzling.

A cloud of smoke swirled within the car as he could not help recalling the times he had eaten with Tessa in the past. She would always sit across from him.

Back then, he had never thought much about it.

However, he had seen her sitting in the same row as that man today. The table wasn't big, and it looked quite cramped with two people sitting on the same side.

However, she still chose to sit

beside him. He had even seen Tessa resting her leg on Stephen's lap.. That was such an intimate gesture-something she had never done with him before.

As if trying to torture himself, he began recalling the memories hez had with her. It wasn't until the cigarette burned the tip of his finger that he finally snapped out of his thoughts.

He then took out his phone and sent a message. "I agree to work with you."