His Unveiled Passion novel Chapter 441

"Let's talk after work, alright?" Tessa offered.

Then, she resumed her discussion with Jasmine about work. Once she was done laying everything out, she returned to her office, where Marissa was waiting for her.

At this point, Marissa had been visiting Tessa so often that Everbright Law Group might as well be her second home.

Tessa preferred having tea, so she had tons of high-quality tea leaves available in her office. Thus, she would end up serving Marissa tea whenever she dropped by.

Alas, Marissa didn't care much for tea as she had lived abroad for years. Instead, she preferred a good cup of coffee.

Plus, she was exceedingly particular about it, too.

She had high requirements from bean selection to the right brewing method for a particular bean.

As a result, she wouldn't drink just any coffee.

Two days ago, she even got Tessa a coffee machine. She had also bought the beans she favored to keep in Tessa's office so she could brew a cup of coffee for herself whenever she visited.

Sure enough, Tessa was greeted by a strong aroma of coffee as soon as she entered her office.

Marissa was already skilfully brewing a pot of coffee.

"Would you like a cup?" Marissa asked Tessa with a grin.

Tessa shook her head. "I prefer tea."

Marissa shrugged. "That's fair." Then, she brought her cup of coffee over to the couch and sat down, teasing playfully, "It's your loss. You're missing out on a cup made by yours truly."

Tessa walked over to her desk and placed a folder down, drawling, "My, what a pity."

"So, what brings you here today?" Tessa asked as she moved to join Marissa on the couch.

Then, she began to brew herself a cup of tea, boiling the water and rinsing the teacup.

"Can't I visit you for no reason?" Marissa poked in good fun.

Tessa felt resigned as she interjected, "Alright, that's enough. Let's get back to the matter at hand. Are you seriously just here for a chat? Do you have nothing else to discuss?"

Marissa dropped the pitiful act and inquired, "Are you free next Saturday?"

"Next Saturday, you say?" Tessa picked up her phone and checked her schedule. "Oh, I am. Why?"

"It's my birthday next Saturday. I'm planning a birthday bash on a cruise, and I hope you'll come to the party," Marissa said earnestly.

Tessa thought it over before nodding agreeably. "Sure, I'll be there."

Marissa looked at her hesitantly.

"What's wrong?" Tessa regarded her curiously.

Marissa had a conflicted look on her face before biting the bullet and saying, "We're friends now, so I'll be frank. I want to invite Stevie. After all, a birthday only happens once a year. He never bothered attending my birthday in the past…

"So, could you bring him along as your plus one? Just consider it as fulfilling my birthday wish."