Everbright Law Group had been taking on more and more cases lately, so the law firm decided to hire a new batch of lawyers and legal assistants.

The HR department, finance department, and administrative department all had newly recruited employees as well.

As the law firms grew larger, the internal rules and regulations also became more complete.

Thanks to Stephen, the employees of the company also got to enjoy some afternoon tea every two to three days, lighting up the atmosphere at the office.

Tessa had noticed that everyone’s efficiency and motivation to work had improved significantly. She had to admit that Stephen’s “bribery” was actually working.

The only thing that gave Tessa a headache was how Stephen insisted on visiting the law firm two to three times a week.

He claimed that he just wanted to observe everyone as they worked, but who knew what his real intentions were, really?

Every time he came to visit, the female employees would always get all hyper and excited, secretly watching him as they worked. In fact, they weren’t even focused on their work.

That afternoon, Stephen came to visit again.

He parked his car and made his way into Tessa’s office. He headed straight to the couch to sit down and poured himself a cup of coffee. He was acting as if the company were really his.

Tessa’s gaze remained glued to her laptop as she drafted a legal document. In fact, she didn’t even turn to look at him. It was almost as if there wasn’t a handsome man sitting in her office.

Stephen continued to sit on her couch as he sipped on his coffee in silence, not disturbing her from her work.

He took two sips of his coffee and placed his cup on the table. Then, he folded his legs and turned to look at Tessa. From the angle where he sat, he could see her side profile clearly.

She had come to work with some light makeup on and had clipped her hair at the back of her head. Her beige suit complemented her well, making her look extremely beautiful and elegant.

Her pale skin looked flushed and tender. From the side, he could see her tall nose bridge and her long eyelashes, fluttering gently like butterflies.

His gaze darkened as he looked at Tessa, and he gulped subconsciously. She was so beautiful, and he wished he could just get up to kiss her.

Perhaps sensing his burning gaze, Tessa turned to look at him, and their eyes met.

Stephen looked straight into her eyes, showing no intention of hiding the fact that he was staring.

Tessa’s fingers paused on her keyboard, and she frowned slightly. In the end, she couldn’t stand it anymore and asked unhappily, “Mr. Jacobson, do you have that much free time on your hands?”

“I don’t. I’m just squeezing in some time from my busy schedule,” Stephen said playfully.

Tessa scoffed and said, “Mr. Jacobson, are you unable to trust our company? You keep coming here every week to ‘observe’ our work.”

Pursing his lips, he looked at her and replied, “It’s not that I don’t trust you or your company. I just don’t trust a certain someone.”

Frowning, she asked, “A certain someone?”

“A certain someone named Lester,” Stephen answered lightly.

Tessa was left speechless before she asked, “Did Mr. Cooper offend you or something?”

Stephen smiled and retorted, “He wants to take what’s mine. Do you think that counts as him offending me?”

Left feeling at a loss for words, Tessa decided to remain silent.

The moment seemed to have arrived at a standstill before Stephen smiled and said proudly, “However he can’t take what’s mine so easily. From how bitter he has been looking over the past few days, I’m guessing that he’s been rejected.”

Rolling her eyes, Tessa pointed at the stack of papers on the table and huffed, If you’re so free, why don’t you help me take this stack of papers to the shredder and shred them.”

“Alright,” Stephen agreed without missing a beat.

He then got up, walked to the table, and picked up the stack of papers. However, he did not leave immediately.

Instead, he inched closer to Tessa and lowered his voice. “Ms. Yates, you didn’t tell me where your shredder is.”

Due to how close he was standing to her, Stephen’s woody cologne invaded her senses. His voice was also deep and hoarse, causing Tessa’s heart to skip a beat.

He had to be doing it on purpose!

Tessa’s face turned red from anger, and she exclaimed, “Can’t you see that big shredder sitting right there?”

“Where?”