Yanis lunged at Tessa with the intention to rip the latter to shreds.

However, Wynn grabbed Yanis’ hand and struck a specific pressure point.

Yanis stumbled away with a yelp, her face twisting in pain. She clutched her arm against her chest, rubbing the spot Wynn had struck earlier.

Her arm had gone completely numb.

“What did you do to me? It’s all pins and needles now!” Yanis cried in dismay as she grimaced.

Some bystanders couldn’t help but laugh at her reaction.

“Get lost,” Wynn said coldly, her eyes glinting dangerously as she stared Yanis down.

Yanis shivered, finding Wynn utterly terrifying. After all, Wynn had left her entire arm numb with a single touch.

Just then, the hospital’s security finally arrived.

“Alright, show’s over.” Several uniformed guards wasted no time dispersing the crowd of onlookers.

The curious audience eventually scattered to the wind.

“Are you alright, Ms. Yates?” Shall I call the cops?” one of the guards asked Tessa respectfully.

They knew who Tessa was. Their captain had informed them that the daughter of the person signing their paychecks had been admitted to this hospital. He had then shown them a picture of Tessa and instructed them to be on their best behaviour and to fulfil her every whim.

Meanwhile, Yanis immediately pieced the puzzle together when she heard the guards referring to Tessa so respectfully.

She cried out in shock, “Does your family own this hospital?”

Tessa tugged her lips into a shadow of a smile but didn’t bother answering Yanis. Instead, she turned to the guard and said, “Don’t alert the cops. Just escort this lady out of my sight.”

“Yes, Ms. Yates.”

The guards wasted no time dragging Yanis out of the premises.

She struggled all the way out, screaming, “I’m not leaving! Let me go!”

Jasmine only managed to snap out of it after Yanis had been thrown out of the hospital. She stared at Tessa with wide eyes before blurting, “Tessa, your family owns this hospital?”

Tessa hummed in agreement.

Jasmine desperately wanted to ask about her conversation with Yanis earlier. She only managed to pick out bits and pieces. She overheard their talk about someone called Zachary and a bankrupt company called Gomez Group.

Although she was very interested in knowing the details, she decided against pestering Tessa for answers after noticing the look in Tessa’s eyes.

She had a feeling that it might dredge up some painful memories for Tessa if she opened her big mouth, so it was better for her not to bring it up.

…

Tessa decided to go outside for some fresh air after waking up the following day.

She had just slid the door open when her steps came to an abrupt halt.

There was a bouquet of Pink Floyd roses lying quietly on the floor.

Tessa carefully picked the bouquet up.

She turned the flowers over and couldn’t find a card anywhere.

Who was the sender?

A certain someone appeared in her mind.

Tessa felt her breath hitch at the thought.

Could it be him? Was he here? When did he visit me?

Tessa hugged the roses to her chest as question upon question bombarded her mind.

Did someone make a mistake?

After all, they didn’t leave a card in the bouquet. Tessa wasn’t entirely sure that these roses were meant for her.

Perhaps she should ask around?

Unfortunately, their relationship right now was… awkward. Wouldn’t it be more embarrassing if Stephen didn’t send the roses?

In the end, Tessa brought the roses over to the nurses’ station.

The nurse on duty quickly put her phone aside when she saw Tessa approaching. “Good morning, Ms. Yates.”

“Good morning,” Tessa answered. Then, she asked, “Did you happen to see who left this bouquet at my door?”

The nurse nodded and replied, “It was a gentleman.”

“A gentleman?” Tessa tilted her head in confusion. “What did he look like?”

The nurse’s eyes lit up at the mention of this mysterious gentleman. She said

enthusiastically, “He was tall and handsome. He even looked better than most celebrities active today!”

“Did he wear glasses?” Tessa prodded.

Only two names came to mind when she was given the description of tall and

handsome. So, it was either Lester or Stephen.

The only difference was that Lester wore glasses while Stephen didn’t.

The

4.hook her head. “No, he

didn’t

dresar glasses. He wore a black t and had the whole ck

vibe

going on for him.”

Tessa had a good idea who the sender was now.

It was most likely Stephen.

Why didn’t he knock if he had come all the way to visit her?

Why didn’t he come in?

Tessa inquired further, “What time did he arrive?”

The nurse promptly answered, “About 30 minutes ago.”

“Thank you.” Tessa thanked the nurse before walking back to her room.

She was currently staying in the best

VIP ward in the hospital. So, there was already a vase of freshly cut

flowers in her ward. Contokols

belongs