"What's the point of killing you?" Stephen retorted, his expression impassive. "Ms. Mondez, since you refuse to talk, don't blame me for what happens next."
Rising to his feet, his presence remained as imposing as ever.
"Steve, what are you going to do to me?" Susan's pale face was marked with dried tears, her eyes reflecting a sense of despair.
Stephen's gaze hardened, his presence radiating a chilling indifference.
He didn't answer her, simply turning to walk away.
"Steve, please don't leave!" Susan's voice trembled with anguish. "Can't you stay with me just a little longer?"
Her plea was raw, filled with hopeless longing. "For more than a month, I endured inhumane torment. I… I…"
Her words faltered as sobs wracked her frail body.
"They violated me, Steve! Those monsters… They weren't human and were worse than beasts! Every single day, I was beaten senseless. The food was barely edible—the bread was stale, and the oatmeal was nothing but murky water with barely any oatmeal. Even pigs wouldn't eat the slop they gave me!
"I barely made it out alive… For over a month, you were my only hope—the only thing that kept me going. As long as I held on to the thought of you, I found the strength to survive…"
Stephen stood with his back to her, his stance rigid and authoritative, radiating an air of control.
As Susan poured out her heart, his expression remained unchanged, revealing no emotion.
Through her sobs, Susan continued, "Every single day, I told myself I had to endure… I had to survive, no matter what. Because only if I stayed alive could I see you again. If I died… I would never get that chance…
"Steve, please… I'm begging you. Stay with me. I feel like I'm losing my mind. Every time I close my eyes, I see those monsters violating me… The pain in my heart is a thousand times worse than anything they did to my body."
Her sobs came in broken, gasping breaths. "Just talk to me, please… Even if all you do is yell at me. Just say something—anything… Please, don't go. Don't leave me. I just… I just wanted to see you one last time. Steve, you are the only light in my life!"
Any other man might have wavered at such pitiful words, but not Stephen.
His heart remained an unshaken abyss—cold, indifferent, untouched by her suffering. He didn't even glance back.
Without hesitation, he turned and strode away.
Behind him, Susan watched in despair as the last shred of hope drained from her eyes.
Outside the basement, Stephen turned to his bodyguard. "Make her talk. Get something useful out of her."
"Yes, sir."
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The readers' comments on the novel: His Unveiled Passion
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....
This is funny! Jacqueline was also the culprit why James knew that nancy was Stephen's cousin. So, really, what happened when steohen tortured jacqueline hahah...
I wonder how many authors does this book have? Suddenly jacqueline was back and continue to bad mouth tessa. And was stunned that tessa knows her feelings about stephen. And then rowena was freaking mad at tessa too; because there werw multiple instances that tessa sharp-tongued her. 🤣...
What is wrong with the story flow? At chapter 160-164 there’s this whole thing about Stephen revealing in front of all the Jacobsons family members about Jacqueline’s inappropriate feelings towards him and her involvement in murder. There’s even this “Just like that, Jacqueline was officially expelled from the Jacobson family. Stephen then promptly handed her to the authorities.” So I was already glad the bitch is out of the picture. And then suddenly at chapter 236, Jacqueline appears again like nothing happened, still being the adoptive daughter of the Jacobson family and the family being unaware of her feelings for Stephen. Seriously? Doesn’t make sense anymore....
The latest update is just a repetition of the previous chapters...
I don’t like that Stephen is dropping Tessa. They could work together to go after James. But if this happens then I’ll stop reading....