Tessa raised her knee into Zachary's gut, forcing him to release her with a pained cry. She didn't stop there, though, as she raised her hand and slapped Zachary hard across his face.
Slap! The sound of her palm connecting against his cheek reverberated loud and clear in the hallway.
Tessa's eyes were aflame with fury. She yelled, "Zachary, get away from me! You don't deserve me!"
Her slap was so powerful that it forced Zachary's face to the side. Raising his gaze, he stared at Tessa. The corners of his eyes were beginning to redden, matching the glaringly red handprint on his cheek.
"Tessy, why are you so cruel to me?"
Zachary's voice was soft as he was upset.
Tessa chuckled coldly. Her eyes were filled with hatred. "Do you need to ask why? Heh. It's because you're filthy now. We can never go back to the past."
Staring at him haughtily, she lifted her chin. "A man who doesn't love himself is worse than trash. I'll never go back for the trash I've already discarded."
She didn't give Zachary a chance to respond after saying her piece. Turning, she entered her apartment, slamming her door shut with a loud bang.
Zachary stood outside, staring at the closed door. A deep sorrow swam in his endlessly dark eyes.
"It's because you're filthy now. We can never go back to the past."
Her words were like needles, stabbing deeply and mercilessly into Zachary's heart. It caused his heart to puncture all over, turning it into a nearly unrecognizable lump of flesh.
This was the first time that Stephen had ignored her call. Tessa's heart was plunged into further turmoil. She continued to lay on the bed as images of what happened a month ago played in her mind's eye.
Susan looked utterly lovesick whenever her eyes were on Stephen. When she saw Stephen and Tessa locked in an embrace, she tried to stab Tessa with a knife. How could a woman love a man to the point of insanity? Even if she had loved him for 10 years, she shouldn't have been distressed to the point she wanted to murder someone.
Was there something else that Tessa didn't know about?
When Stephen was stabbed, Susan had a mental breakdown. She had been crying while also laughing as if she had lost her mind. The fear and remorse she had shown had looked genuine. She had been truly terrified for Stephen's life.
Tessa recalled the moment when Stephen had gotten hurt. She remembered it well. Stephen's life had been on the line but he had comforted her instead. He had wiped away her tears, reassuring her gently and asking her not to cry.
He had been on the verge of death, but there had been nothing but relief shining in his eyes. He was relieved that Tessa wasn't the one who got hurt. Stephen loved her so much, so how could he possibly do something that would break her heart?
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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....