Inside the private room where Quentin’s party was in full swing, Tessa began telling Stephen about everything that had happened at her firm.

“Do you know why my colleagues were so shocked to see you? Some of them had seen me getting out of your car one time and began spreading rumors that I have a sugar daddy. They even claimed that my sugar daddy is old, greasy, and ugly.”

Stephen’s gaze grew sharp and cold when he heard Tessa’s words. “Someone was spreading rumors about you?”

She answered indifferently, “Yes, but I’ve already taken care of it. Don’t worry.”

“What? Someone dared to spread rumors that you were being kept by an old man? Why didn’t you tell us that you were being bullied?” Quentin exclaimed in outrage.

Stephen cast him a frosty glance. “Why does she need to tell you about it?”

Naomi pinched Quentin’s side. “Tess is Stephen’s fiancée, and they’re about to hold their engagement

party soon. Why are you putting on a show here? Are you trying to steal the spotlight?”

Quentin chuckled. “Hey, could you stop pinching me? I was just upset to hear that Tessa was bullied. After all, we’re all friends here, aren’t we?”

Stephen turned to Tessa, his eyes softening with a tinge of guilt.

“Tess, first you were harassed while working on a case. Now, you’re being slandered at your firm. I feel like I’ve failed as your fiancé for not protecting you properly….

Tessa shook her head. “That’s not how it works, Stephen. You can’t be with me at every hour of the day.” “Tess, let me tell you something. Stephen can’t stand to see you being bullied because you’re his precious treasure,” Quentin chimed in again.

He continued, “You don’t know this, but back in the day, he almost beat someone to death for you—” Before he could finish, Stephen interrupted him sharply, “Quentin!”

Noticing Stephen’s displeased expression, Quentin paused and immediately changed the subject. “It’s nothing. All’s well that ends well.”

However, Tessa wasn’t just about to let it go. She was curious and determined to dig deeper. “Who did he nearly beat to death back then?”

Stephen took a sip of his drink and replied nonchalantly, “No one. He’s just talking nonsense.”

Tessa fixed her bright eyes on him, pretending to be stern. “Stephen, don’t speak now. I want to hear what Quentin has to say.”

Stephen immediately fell silent.

Quentin glanced between Tessa and Stephen, then teased, “Wow. Stephen is whipped.”

Henry chimed in with a smile, “You don’t get it. Being ‘whipped’ just means to love your wife, not fearing her.”

Sienna took a sip of her alcohol at this moment. Her soft and gentle voice was tinged with amusement. “That’s right. Stephen really loves and dotes on her.”

Quentin continued, “Tess, did you know that the companies of the two old men who harassed you are under police investigation? The police actually found some dirt on them too. en FindNovel

“Now, those two men are facing charges of financial crimes and are in police custody. Stephen has also destroyed their companies. How does it feel? Satisfying, right?”

Tessa turned to the man beside her.

Stephen’s face remained calm, but the air around him was icy and intimidating.

“I told you that they would pay the price,” he said coldly.

She grabbed a slice of apple from the fruit platter and began eating. “They deserved it. They got what was coming for them.”

Quentin chimed in, “Of course they did.”

After finishing the apple slice, she

quickly realized that they had successfully distracted her. She asked seriously, “Quentin, you still haven’t told me who Stephen nearly beat to death back then.”

Quentin snuck a glance at Stephen. Seeing that he remained silent, Quentin finally answered, “I think his name was Jordan Lane?”

Tessa remembered him as he had left quite an impression on her.

During her first year of high school, a girl named Tiffany Coleman would often sit beside her. Tessa and Tiffany were especially close.

During the second half of the year, Tiffany’s family went through some difficulties, and she transferred from their private school to a public high school.

Tessa had been reluctant to part with Tiffany when the latter had to change schools.

For a while after Tiffany transferred schools, Tessa would go to her school every few days to wait for her after class so they could hang out.

Jordan was the school bully at Tiffany’s school. Relying on his family’s small pool of wealth, he had gathered a group of lackeys and spent his days idling about.

If he wasn’t dating around, he was out bullying other students.

Originally, Jordan had set his eyes on Tiffany and wanted to date her.

One day, he had chased her all the way to the school gates. That was when he ran into Tessa.