Stephen had just stepped out of the shower, and his loosely draped bathrobe hung low enough to expose his toned chest while water dripped from the ends of his hair.

The second he saw Henry’s message and the photo attached to it, his expression immediately fell.

It seemed like he had underestimated Lester. He never thought that Lester would use a child to get close to Tessa. Why hadn’t he ever noticed how cunning Lester was?

Stephen’s gaze turned cold. It seemed like Lester really wouldn’t give up until he was left with no choice.

Stephen pressed his lips together tightly, but instead of replying to Henry’s message, he decided to give Seline’s doctor a call.

Stephen was the one who had hired the doctor from abroad, and he was also the one paying the doctor’s salary. Hence, the doctor would answer any questions he had.

After asking about Seline’s condition, he had learned about Seline’s preferences from the doctor.

Then, he ended the call and dialed for Samson immediately.

…

The next day, Stephen arrived at the Yates residence bearing gifts. “I’m here to check on Seline,” he said.

The housekeepers quickly carried the gift boxes into the house, one after another.

Stephen then said, “These gifts are for Seline. After all, the incident was caused by my family…”

“Thank you,” Tessa said coldly.

Stephen asked again, “How has Seline been doing recently?”

He was already informed by the doctor regarding Seline’s condition last night. He

just wanted to use the opportunity to talk to Tessa.

However, Tessa’s attitude remained cold and indifferent. “She’s doing much better.”

“That’s good, then. Where is she?” he asked.

“She’s playing upstairs.”

At that moment, Lester had just walked out of the bathroom, and he immediately paused when he saw Stephen. “Mr. Jacobson, why are you here?”

Stephen replied coldly, “Why can’t I be here? I’m here to visit Seline.”

“You’ve misunderstood me. I didn’t say that you can’t be here. I was just curious, that’s all.” Lester smiled good-naturedly.

Stephen added, “I watched Seline grow up, so she’s like a little sister to me. I even brought her all these gifts.”

Hearing his response, Lester looked

around the living room that was

filled with gifts. There were all kinds of packages containing different toys, building blocks, crayons, and a whole lot of other things.

It was an overwhelming amount of colorful packages.

Lester smiled and said, “Thank you, Mr. Jacobson. That’s so thoughtful of you.”

He had phrased his words in a way that made it sound like he was the man of the house, causing Stephen to raise an eyebrow. “I’m buying all these for Seline. It’s not your place to thank me.”

The tension between them thickened.

Tessa felt dike she was getting a headache as she said, “Alright, that’s enough. Why do you two alwa

talk

as if you’re about to fight whenever you meet?”

Smiling, Lester said, “I’m not the problem here. Mr. Jacobson is the one who doesn’t like me.”

“You’re right. I can’t stand you,” Stephen said coldly as he looked at Lester.

At that moment, Marianne came down with Seline and Cassandra in hand.

Stephen quickly greeted Marianne. “Mrs. Yates.”

“Stephen, you’re here.” Marianne wasn’t as enthusiastic as she usually was when she saw him, and she just greeted him out of courtesy.

Seeing the living room filled with things that she loved, Seline’s eyes immediately brightened as she ran down the stairs excitedly.

“Wow. That’s my favourite doll! There’s even building blocks here!”

A warm smile appeared on Stephen’s cold face as he said gently, “Seline, I prepared all these gifts for you. Do you like them?”