When Tessa’s last luggage was carried out, Zachary stepped out of the elevator.

His face was deathly pale, and dark circles shadowed his tired eyes. He looked extremely haggard and had become thinner.

The moment he saw the movers hauling Tessa’s things away, he stopped in his tracks.

His gaze was filled with sadness as he asked, “You’re moving out?”

Tessa didn’t say a word. She just gave a small nod and walked toward the elevator.

As she brushed past him, Zachary suddenly grabbed her wrist.

His voice was full of pleading, and his eyes were clouded with emotions. “Tessa, don’t go. I promise I won’t bother you anymore. Can you please not leave? I just want to be near you and stay by your side.”

Tessa glanced at his hand gripping her wrist and said coldly, “Let go.”

Zachary refused.

She tried to pull away, and he instinctively tightened his grip.

Tessa frowned. “Zachary, you’re hurting me!”

At that, he immediately let go. Guilt flashed in his eyes. “I’m sorry, Tessa. I didn’t mean to. I just… I don’t want you to leave.”

Her wrist was already red from his grip. She rubbed it and said calmly, “I’ve made myself clear-we can’t go back or start over, so just stop all this. It won’t change anything.”

Before Tessa could get far, she remembered something.

She turned to look at Zachary and said seriously, “I heard you tried to kill yourself

a few days ago. If you’re that extreme, I can only be glad that I left you. I won’t take it as a sign of love.

“Don’t ever do it again. I don’t want to be dragged into a tragedy just because of an old relationship.”

With that, she stepped into the elevator with the movers.

Zachary stood there, replaying her words in his head.

She told him not to kill himself again. Did that mean she still cared about him?

She must have cared about his life, so she didn’t want him to throw it away.

The thought made Zachary’s eyes redden. He knew it-Tessa couldn’t be that heartless. There was still hope for him to win her back

AQUAS

…

The villa Stephen bought for Tessa had an ocean view. Spanning over 6,000 square feet, it featured ađarge swimming pool and a backyard garden.

Sitting on the swing in the garden, she could take in the endless stretch of blue

sea.

The villa was fully furnished and

equipped with all the necessary appliances. On top of that, the decoration matched her taste

perfectly. It was obvious that

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Stephen had put a lot of thought and effort into it.

Tessa directed the movers to place her luggage in the right spots.

Instead of furniture or appliances, she only brought a few personal belongings from her apartment.

Once everything was settled, she took a shower before sleeping on the soft and cozy bed.

After a rough journey at sea, Jacqueline finally arrived in Orkford.

She had been stuck on that damn ship for days. With barely any food or rest, she had lost a lot of weight.

She also hadn’t bathed for days. When people came to drag her off the ship, her stench made them nauseous.

“Jesus, she fucking reeks!”

“Ugh!”