Chapter 324

Tessa only saw the text Lester had sent her over WhatsApp 30 minutes ago when she returned to her room. He had texted her, asking, "Are you home, Ms. Yates?" Tessa replied, "Yes, I'm home. Do you have something to discuss?" Lester said, "Are you up for a call?" Tessa typed out a quick response. "Sure." Lester called her the very next second. "What's the matter, Mr. Cooper?" Tessa asked. "I'm sorry, Ms. Yates. I didn't know that my aunt would invite so many people over for dinner. She said she wanted to treat you to dinner for finding Cassie at the park. That's why she invited me as well. She didn't breathe a word about inviting my grandparents as well. I'm so sorry." He sounded apologetic. Tessa huffed in amusement. "And here I thought it was something serious. It's fine. Don't worry about it. I don't have social anxiety." Lester still felt somewhat embarrassed. "I'm just worried that you'd be scared. After all, my aunt could be a bit overbearing sometimes. My parents have be