Tessa smiled and said, "Of course you can. Since Sienna rmended you, I have no worries at all."
Lester felt a little disappointed. It really seemed like Tessa didn''t remember him at all.
He took out his phone, then shed a smile. "Let''s exchange contacts first. We can meet another day to go over the details."
Tessa nodded. "Sure."
With that, she added Lester to her WhatsApp contacts.
Sienna gently stirred her coffee and smiled. "Tessa, did you know? Even though Lester has only been practicingw for a little over three years, my brother says he is already a big name in intellectual property.
"He''s handled several intellectual property cases, and he''s never lost a single one."
Tessa was stunned to hear this. She turned to Lester and said, "Mr. Cooper, that''s seriously impressive."
Mostwyers with only three years of experience were still getting their footing and gaining experience. The ones who were truly well-known had been practicing for at least seven to ten years.
She and Lester had graduated the same year, yet it took him only three years to make a name for himself in the world of intellectual propertyw. That was beyond impressive.
Tessa was ambitious. She loved being awyer, and her ultimate goal was to be one of the best.
Lester was an outstandingwyer, so she felt honored to meet him. Although she wasn''t interested in men at the moment, she had to admit she genuinely admired him.
Tessa smiled and praised sincerely. "Mr. Cooper, you''ve achieved so much at such a young age. It''s my honor to have you as myw firm partner."
Lester''s voice was warm. "Ms. Yates, you''re too kind."
Naomi murmured from the side, "Wow, what a perfect match. You two seriously look great together."
Sienna chuckled and nudged her with an elbow. "Stop spouting nonsense."
Naomi replied, "It''s the truth! They''re bothwyers, they have so much inmon, and they''re good-looking. How could I not ship them?"
Tessa turned to Lester awkwardly. "She just loves to joke around. Please don''t take it seriously."
Lester''s smile was gentle, making him seem even more refined. "I don''t mind."
With that, the group continued to chat.
Naomi was the most talkative,
keeping the conversation going with Lester. Whether it was their college days or life after graduation, she waspletely in her element.
Just before they wrapped up, Naomi suddenly asked, "By the way, why did you reject me back in college?"
Lester instinctively nced at
Tessa. However, she was too caught
up in a conversation with Sienna
about thetest fashion trends to notice.
Oblivious as ever, Naomi didn''t catch the way he looked at Tessa.
Lester quickly looked away. He shed a polite but distant smile. "I liked someone else at the time."
Naomi was shocked. "What? You had a crush on someone? Who was it?"
Lester didn''t answer. Instead, he just lowered his gaze with a small smile.
Seeing his reaction, something clicked in Naomi''s head. She covered her mouth in shock. "A-Are you gay?"
Lester never expected Naomi to misunderstand him like that. He choked on his coffee, coughing a few times.
At the word "gay", Tessa turned toward them with a shocked expression. She asked carefully, "Gay? Mr. Cooper, you..."
Lester waved his hands frantically. "No, no, no! I like women!"
Naomi eyed him suspiciously. "Then, why won''t you just say who you liked?" Lester hesitated. "I..."
Before he could finish, a cold voice cut through the conversation. "What''s so funny?"
A chill ran down Naomi''s spine, and her smile froze.
ret
Quentin strolled over, pulled out a chair, and sat down like he owned the ce. He shot Naomi a fake smile. "Naomi, since when were you and Lester so close?"
Naomi was at a loss for words. Quentin was a jealous man, and she had no idea why he was here.
Her excitement from earlier hadpletely disappeared. She smiled and said, "I''m just introducing a partner for Tessa''sw firm."
Quentin shot Lester a cold nce. "Is that so?"