CHAPTER 35

''I can't go to the office today, a little personal business.'' That was the text message Tessa sent to Axel.

She watched her reflection in the mirror. Tessa had prepared neat, closed clothes. She had to meet someone for the first time, and somehow Tessa even felt nervous. Maybe because this was her first experience meeting someone who was not her client. She stepped out of her apartment and walked confidently to her car.

''Relax, Tessa, this isn't a problem.'' Tessa tried to calm herself in the car. She felt a heavy heart to meet the man, but if she did not, Tessa wouldn't know what happened.

Tessa started the engine and drove the four-wheeled vehicle at a moderate speed. Tessa and the man promised to meet at a place not far from Tessa's apartment. Tessa knew the place was often visited by socialite women, and this time the person she wanted to meet also had the same class. A social class that Tessa could never match. The trip only took half an hour because it was not so far. Tessa p