His Unveiled Passion novel Chapter 83

The next day, Tessa went to the Jacobson residence to attend a gathering.

Their residence and the Yates residence were located in the same residential neighborhood.

Before going to the Jacobsons', Tessa decided to make a stop at the Yates'.

Samuel and Marianne were both home. Seeing her at home, Samuel asked, "You haven't been coming home recently. Where have you been staying?"

Tessa, who was now aware of the truth behind Samuel's second marriage, no longer treated him with the same cold indifference as before. She knew now that his second marriage was one of her mother's dying wishes.

She replied calmly, "I've been staying at the apartment my cousin gave me. It's near the law firm, so it's more convenient for me to go to work every day."

Samuel nodded. "I'll take you to meet a few of my old colleagues when you're free. They might help you get some new cases.”

She knew he was trying to broaden her network and did not refuse his offer. "Alright. How about next weekend?"

At that moment, Seline Yates came running down the stairs, hugging Tessa's leg tightly. "Tessa, you're back!"

Tessa patted her head. "That's right."

Marianne stood nearby, smiling as she asked how Tessa had been doing as of late and if she was adjusting to living on her own.

Instead of arguing with her as Tessa used to do, she nodded lightly and said, "I'll just head upstairs to grab a few things."

Then, she went upstairs to her room.

"Samuel, I feel like Tessa's changed. Did you notice it? She seems much more approachable and friendlier than before," Marianne said with a smile.

Feeling pleased, Samuel nodded and said, "She's grown up now, and she's no longer so immaturely stubborn."

Once Tessa was in her room, she changed into a different outfit and was about to do her makeup when her gaze fell on something on the vanity table.

There, she saw a crayon drawing of a happy family of four.

She paused, her emotions swirling within her.

It was a drawing that her sister, Seline, had made of their family of four.

On both sides of the drawing was a man and a woman who were clearly meant to be Samuel and Marianne. There were two girls standing in the middle—the taller one being herself, while the shorter one was Seline.

She stared at the drawing for quite some time as her eyes filled with mixed emotions. She stood there silently, lost in thought.

After a long time, she rolled up the drawing and placed it in a storage box.

Once she finished her makeup, she went downstairs to join her family as they went over to the Jacobson residence.

She wore a long-sleeved almond-colored dress with a pair of white high-heels. The outfit made her look elegant and poised, the kind of look that would please the older people at the banquet.