After finishing their meal, Tessa nudged Stephen toward the door, her cheeks tinged with a rosy hue.
"Alright, Stephen, time to go. I made plans with Naomi and Sienna to go shopping, so I won't have time to entertain you today."
Stephen stood his ground, his gaze tinged with a trace of hurt. "Have you already grown tired of me?"
At nearly six foot three, he was a solid wall, completely unshakable. No matter how hard Tessa pushed, he didn't budge an inch.
She pouted, her voice turning coquettish without even realizing it. "Of course not! How could I ever get tired of you? But this is a girls' day out. Having a big man like you tagging along might not be the best idea."
Stephen raised an eyebrow. "What's so inconvenient about me coming? I can carry your bags. You three are definitely going to shop till you drop. How much can those tiny arms of yours even hold?"
Tessa huffed in exasperation. "Ugh, just go already! I still need to do my makeup—I don't have time to deal with you."
Stephen's eyes sparkled with amusement. "I could do your makeup for you," he teased.
Tessa scoffed. "Yeah, right. You'd probably make me look like a ghost."
She softened her voice, coaxing him as if he were a stubborn child. "Alright, alright. I'll come find you tonight, okay?"
"Promise?"
She nodded earnestly. "Promise. Why would I lie to you?"
Stephen finally relented. "Fine. Call me when you're done shopping. I'll come pick you up."
"Okay."
…
Inside Sienna's private villa, laughter erupted like a chorus of bells.
"Tess, don't be shy! We're all friends here—spill the tea! Does Stephen really have issues in that department?"
Naomi was laughing so hard she had to clutch her stomach, tears glistening in her eyes. "Sienna, you won't believe this—last night, my brother told me Tess got drunk at the bar and told everyone that Stephen was… well, not very capable down there! I nearly died laughing! Tess, you're an absolute legend!"
With that, she pulled out her phone. "And guess what? My brother sent me a video. You have to see this."
She tapped play and held the screen up for Sienna.
"When Stephen came to pick Tess up from the bar, she wouldn't let go of him. She even asked for kisses—right there, in front of everyone!"
Naomi smirked, her eyes gleaming with mischief. "Wow, Tess, I had no idea you were this bold when you're drunk! We've been friends for years, and this is the first time I'm seeing this side of you."
"Wait, what?" Tessa's eyes widened in disbelief as she stared at the video. "The guy I was clinging to last night… was Stephen?"
On the screen, her intoxicated self wrapped around him, her voice so sweet it made her skin crawl.
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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....