TWISTED VOWS

turned to Tessa, walking silently beside him, a curious look in his eyes and a friendly smi

er answe

ed at him,

? A friend of the

probing, which unsettled Thomas, causing him to fid

Do you like me or something?" Tessa r

ted by the redhead, Thomas quickly denie

r face. She folded her arms across her c

zed how blunt and rude he sounded an

eyes stared desperately at Tessa as he struggled to find the right explanation. He didn't mean to o

lf. She found his actions endearing. Having had her fun a

y messing with you,"she

theatrically across his brow as if clearing away beads of swe

ng his action humoro

't portray me as a comedian?" Thomas tea

hey resumed walking. Thomas's car was p

es before Tessa interrupted to ask,

efly before looking forward

ause your heart belongs to another," T

ssa before asking.

way you loo

Thomas

essa replie

ying coldly. "You are wrong.

he didn't care, but Thomas was unwilling to be at a

abou

him a clu

t and then faced the redhead to explain hims

tion, showed no reaction. "What d

expected the redhead to be defensive when he mentione

ring directly into Tessa's eyes. The redhead didn'

. "You mean the same w

rged their conversation had become, Thomas forged on fuelin

, nothing more," Thoma

rted with a sly smirk, her arms across her

inclairs are family friends and

each other. Thomas's eyes flickered from Tessa's smoldering grey

, but the redhead raised a nude-pain

ht for later, or

excuse of them being late. "I-I am sorry," he stammered, creating a distance be

de. She entered, and Thomas started the car and drove them onto the road wit

The event hall was lavishly decorated to showcase the Carters' wealth and social sta

wore an elegant peach gown that mapped out her slender curve

cut the cake. Their late entrance caught everyone's attention, including Eve

uncomfortable with her associating w

ad noticed the blonde's expression when Tessa a

and Tessa, who had settled together,

ared at Evelyn intently

, pushing away her worry about Tessa and Thomas's association for ano

another word, the MC

you want to cu

"I will leave that to my lovely wife to de

lushed happily. She stared at Liam tenderly, her green eyes sparkling with love that was not refl

ov

The MC teased in a funny to

d at the end, you two will cut the cake," the MC e

t, while Liam looked like a

ife, and Liam's broader ones engulfed he

tention elsewhere. His good looks stunned Ev

elyn's attention from Liam to him. "Y

m the couple to t

horused, and

O! V

, confetti raining down on them, glittering lights surroun

shered the couple to the dance

r with Evelyn. The last thing he wanted was to

two left feet," he joked

d said, "I am so

" Liam corrected while pointing at his father, who glar

and then corrected himself. "I am sorry, Liam, bu

," Liam mumbled. Those

s hand. "Come on, I will lead," she jok

d laughe

on the dance floor. She knew how stern-faced Liam could be, but she wanted him to ma

inning Evelyn around perfectly. It soon became apparent that

heir bodies didn't touch, but when he saw Thomas watching t