February 14th marked the arrival of Valentine’s Day.

Since Tessa was single and fully focused on her newly opened law firm, she had no interest in celebrating.

The office space she had rented was still under renovation. Somehow, Zachary had found out the address of her firm, and in a grand gesture, ordered 66 floral arrangements to congratulate her on the opening.

Just as Tessa was discussing a collaboration with Lester at a café, she received a call from the renovation workers.

“Ms. Yates, someone sent you 66 floral arrangements. The hallway is too small to fit them all, so we had to pile them up inside. You need to come and clear them out. We can’t proceed with the renovations like this.”

“Floral arrangements? Is there a name on them?”

“Yes, they are from someone named Zachary.”

The moment Tessa heard that name, she felt a headache coming on. She took a deep breath and rubbed her temple, looking utterly exasperated. “Got it. I’ll come over soon and have them cleared out. You guys take a break for now.”

After hanging up, she turned to Lester. “Something came up at the firm, so I need to go check on it. Sorry, we’ll have to sign the contract another day.”

“There’s no need to apologize.”

Lester stood up with her, his tone gentle. “Since it concerns the law firm, can I come along and take a look?”

Tessa paused for a moment, then nodded. “Sure. You’re going to be a partner in our firm anyway, so it would be good for you to see the place.”

“Alright.”

When they arrived at the firm, Tessa took one look at the room filled with floral arrangements and frowned in frustration.

She picked one up at random and glanced at the ribbon tied to it.

“Wishing Tessy’s law firm great success. From, Zachary Gomez.”

Her face was full of disdain. Great success? It was a law firm, not a store.

Lester, who had also seen the message on the ribbon, spoke up. “Zachary Gomez?”

Tessa rubbed her temples irritably. “Yes. Sorry about this. It must look ridiculous to you.”

“Would you mind telling me who this Mr. Gomez is?” Lester kept his gaze lowered, making it difficult to discern his emotions.

Since he was her business partner

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Tessa felt it was necessary to explain the situation to avoid any misunderstandings that might make him reconsider their collaboration.

“He’s my ex-boyfriend. We broke up more than six months ago.” “Ex-boyfriend…” Lester murmured.

“Yes. Sorry for the mess.”

Lester suddenly asked, “Wasn’t Stephen your ex-boyfriend?”

Tessa was surprised. “How do you know that?”

Lester adjusted his glasses. “Naomi mentioned it before.”

Feeling a little awkward, Tessa explained, “Zachary was my first boyfriend, Right after graduation, l worked in Haverford for a while and met him there. After we broke up, I returned to Rivertown to prepare for my engagement with Stephen. Later, things happened, and we broke up too.”

Lester responded with a simple “I see” and said nothing more.

Tessa continued, “I will have these floral arrangements removed right away. Don’t worry, I will not let Zachary affect our firm’s

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“It’s fine.”

Tessa immediately called for housekeeping services to clear the arrangements.

The workers were efficient, and within 30 minutes, all 66 floral arrangements had been removed.

The renovation workers resumed their work.

Tessa led Lester on a tour of the floor, discussing the design and layout of the office space.

During a break, one of the renovation workers grinned and said, “Ms. Yates, are you starting this firm with your boyfriend?”