His Unveiled Passion novel Chapter 178
The silence in the room was absolute, making the vibration of the phone sound particularly clear. Stephen glanced at the screen. It was Tessa calling.
His gaze darkened slightly as he picked up. His voice was hoarse. "Hello, Tessa."
Hearing his raspy voice, Tessa immediately asked with concern, "What's wrong? Did something happen on your way back?"
"No."
A brief silence followed.
Tessa hesitated before softly reporting, "I've arrived safely. The journey was smooth, and this place is well-hidden. The lady taking care of me is kind and attentive. Everything is fine."
But she swallowed the words, "Except I can't see you. Except I miss you terribly and can't stop worrying about you."
Now wasn't the time for sentimentality. Stephen still had important things to do. All she could do was listen to him and stay put, just as he had asked.
Stephen gave a hum of acknowledgment. Tessa noticed his unusual coldness today. Perhaps he was still processing everything that had happened earlier.
She hesitated. "I'll hang up now. You must be busy."
Stephen tilted his head back, staring blankly out the window at the blinding sunlight. His eyes reddened as he forced the words out. "Let's break up."
There was no room for hesitation. Ralph was right. The Yates family was in legitimate business. They couldn't withstand James' ruthless tactics.
Every extra day Stephen hesitated, the danger to them grew.
Tessa froze. Her lips parted slightly, but no words came. A tear slipped down her cheek before she even realized it.
After a long pause, Tessa's lips trembled as she choked out, "Is it because you're afraid of implicating me?"
"No. I just realized…"
Stephen took a deep breath, forcing himself to suppress the tears threatening to escape.
He continued,
Tessa didn't want to cry, but she simply couldn't stop.
The winter night fell early. By a little past six, the sun had already set.
A soft knocking sounded at the door.
"Ms. Yates, it's time for dinner," the housekeeper called gently from outside.
Tessa sniffled, her voice hoarse. "I'm not hungry."
Perhaps the housekeeper hadn't heard her clearly, as she knocked again. "Ms. Yates, are you asleep?"
Tessa wiped her tears, got out of bed, and straightened her hair and clothes before walking to the door.
"I don't have much of an appetite tonight. Please go ahead and eat without me."
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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....