Stephen was usually cold and unsmiling, his demeanor strict and commanding.
He had a razor-sharp eye for detail, never failing to find flaws in Samson's reports and pointing out areas for improvement.
But today was different.
After listening to Samson's report, Stephen remained silent.
Samson couldn't help but steal a quick glance at him. To his surprise, Stephen was smiling, his eyes brimming with warmth and affection—he looked utterly lovestruck.
Was this really the same cold, ruthless CEO he knew?
Had he been possessed?
Samson was utterly dumbfounded.
Meanwhile, Stephen was completely lost in thought, still reliving every intoxicating moment with Tessa.
Samson's words floated around him, barely registering.
It wasn't until he finally snapped back to reality that Stephen looked up. "Why are you still here?"
Samson almost choked on his own breath. He quickly cleared his throat and asked, "Mr. Jacobson, I've completed the report. Do you have any feedback or corrections?"
"You did well. You can go."
Samson was momentarily speechless.
As he walked out of the CEO's office, he couldn't shake the feeling that he had just witnessed something out of the ordinary.
Inside, Stephen remained lost in his thoughts, still basking in the warmth of the morning until his phone rang.
And just like that, the sweetness shattered.
"Mr. Jacobson, we've found Susan."
…
Susan had faked her pregnancy. After being released from the detention center, she was intercepted by Jacqueline's men and smuggled to Castellion.
However, Jacqueline never kept her promise of providing her with a safe place to stay or a stable job.
Instead, she sold her to a telecom fraud syndicate.
There, Susan endured relentless torment, her existence reduced to something worse than that of an animal.
Susan shook her head frantically, tears streaming down her face. "I can't tell you… I… I had no choice. Please, Steve, for the sake of all the years I've loved you, can't you just let me go?"
Stephen's gaze remained cold, devoid of emotion. "Talk, and I'll let you go."
Susan broke down entirely, her voice trembling with desperation. "I'm begging you, Steve… I can't say. Please, just let me go. I never meant to ruin your engagement party..."
Her tone softened, a flicker of concern crossing her face. "Are you okay? Have your wounds healed? I'm sorry… I never wanted to hurt you…"
She hadn't wanted to hurt Tessa either.
This was all Jacqueline's doing, but she couldn't say it.
Her father was still in Jacqueline's hands.
After enduring over a month of torment in that nightmarish compound, she hated Jacqueline. No one wanted her dead more than she did.
Yet, she couldn't betray Jacqueline.
Her father was the only family she had left.
Upon seeing that Stephen remained utterly unmoved, Susan's last sliver of hope crumbled. "Steve… just kill me. I really can't tell you."
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: His Unveiled Passion
Yuhohoooo!!! Finally!!!...
Aaand~ Tessa and Stephen are finally back together! Yaaaaay!...
Why make an uninteresting, irrelevant twist when readers are waiting for Tess and Stephen to be together?...
Gosh just let Tessa and Stephen get back together already! Ugh...
Oh my god, when is this book finishing... they're not even back together yet and more nonsense side plots.....
Whoa! Hahahahahaha! Go, Sophia! Burn, stupid Rowena! Lol...
Sooo~ Chapters 310-318 were just a repeat of Jacqueline’s punishment, official expulsion from the Jacobson family, and arrest. With few changes since Tessa and Stephen are not together this time. So Tessa didn’t witness how Jacqueline was tortured at Stephen’s base, though at least Tessa was still called over and witnessed how Stephen officially expelled Jacqueline from the Jacobson family and how Stephen’s subordinate made Jacqueline grovel in front of Tessa. Lol. I hope Jacqueline’s really out of the story now....
Also a lot of chapters were missing here. I went back to the application where it was originally published that’s why i know that this site is not reliable...
Fucked up book! Seems like the authors were not talking to each other. LOL. Yes authors, because of the inconsistencies....
The story went downhill after pg200 1. Why is Jacqueline back… she was expelled from the family already 2. There was no reason for Rowena to be mad at Tessa 3. The Jacobson already knows that Stephen wants to get back witb Tessa after they deal with James, so why is Rowena pushing hard? LOL 4. The family also knows that Stephen and Nancy have some sort of deal. The story was okay from page 1-199, but clearly it’s a thumbs down. I can deal with grammatical errors, but story errors is just different now....