Tessa sat dazedly, replaying every word Zion Caldwell had said in her mind.
Today Faye went out, the villa was quiet, Nolan Ford and those black-clad bodyguards were also gone. Tessa sat on the sofa, hugging Big King, absentmindedly playing with Kevin.
Kevin was a bit upset, wondering why he wasn't being held. He was competing for affection with Big King, who deliberately teased Kevin, stretching his head over to lick Tessa's hand.
Tessa got a whole hand of slobber from the licking. She patted Big King's head, then let him go and stood up to wash her hands.
Big King didn't expect his attempt to please her to fail, inadvertently causing his mistress not to hold him. He wore a small look of sorrow and a sullen expression.
Beside him, Kevin seeing this, jubilantly jumped up and twisted in a snake dance.
Big King angrily barked at him, "Woof woof woof."
Unlike the lively tussling of the two little creatures, Tessa seemed somewhat listless.
