Chapter 223

Stephen pressed his lips into a tight line as he stayed in his spot in the booth. His eyes were as dark and deep as a bottomless whirlpool. Tessa's voice trembled, her tone full of desperation and hopelessness. "Stephen, you coward! If you're here, why don't you dare to face me?" In an inconspicuous corner, a man raised his phone and discreetly recorded the scene of Tessa's breakdown. Sienna's heart hurt as she watched Tessa. "Tessa, you're drunk. Come on, be good. I'll send you home." Sienna guided Tessa away from the crowd in the bar. Her two bodyguards shadowed her movements closely behind her. … When Liam received the recording, James was busy flirting with a new beauty he had just met. The atmosphere in the booth was charged with tension, with the smell of smoke and alcohol mingling together and permeating the room. James had an arm wrapped around the woman's waist as he kissed her. Her breathing got more and more ragged the longer they kissed. He would never pass up the op