Chapter 489

After a while, Sienna also arrived at Quentin's villa. Tessa and Sienna accompanied Naomi for the day at Quentin's place. They only went home after they had dinner together. … The next day, Stephen and Tessa went to the Yates residence. When Samuel saw Stephen, his expression immediately darkened, clearly not pleased to see him there. Stephen and Samuel entered Samuel's study—alone. With the door closed, Tessa was oblivious to whatever they were talking about. However, their conversation lasted a long time. The door finally opened when it was about to be dinnertime, despite them having entered the study room at around 2:00 pm. It was an excruciating wait for Tessa. Every second and every minute felt painfully long. Stephen emerged from the room, wearing the same expression he had when he entered. However, Samuel's expression had eased considerably. That was a good sign. It seemed like their talk had gone well. "What did you say to my dad?" Tessa asked quietly after pull