It usually got dark out early in the winter, which meant that dusk would have fallen by a little past 6:00 pm.
The housekeeper, Michelle Mercer, stood outside Tessa's room and knocked gently. "Ms. Yates, it's time for dinner."
Tessa sniffed. Her throat was slightly hoarse as she replied, "I won't be eating tonight."
Michelle did not seem to have heard her and knocked again. "Ms. Yates, are you asleep?"
Wiping her tears away, Tessa got up from her bed and tidied herself up. Then, she walked over to open the door and explained, "I don't have an appetite today. You can go ahead and have dinner yourself."
At the sight of Tessa's swollen eyes, Michelle's expression changed. "Ms. Yates, did something happen?"
Tessa shook her head, her voice fresh from crying. "I'm fine."
Feeling worried, Michelle asked, "Do you need me to contact Mr. Jacobson for you?"
She had unintentionally punched Tessa right in the gut with her question.
Tessa forced a smile that looked worse than crying. Trying to sound strong, she answered, "I'm fine. I think I'm just not used to living here yet, and I'm also a bit worried about my father's condition. So, I couldn't keep it in and broke down. You don't have to worry about me."
Michelle was not aware that Samuel had been hospitalized, but she did not ask any questions upon hearing Tessa's reply.
She merely said, "Alright, as long as you're fine. I thought that something had happened to you. Mr. Jacobson had instructed me to look for him if anything happens to you.
"He said that I should go to him if anything happens, even if it's the mundane things like the food not suiting your taste buds or that you're having trouble sleeping."
Tessa froze momentarily before she asked, "Did he really say that?"
With a wide smile, Michelle replied. "He did, Ms. Yates. I can tell that Mr. Jacobson cares deeply about you."
Tessa fell silent.
Michelle continued, "Then, you should rest first. If you need anything, just call me. I can make something for you to eat."
The man's face was extremely pale, but no one knew if it was from fear or his injuries. With a trembling voice, he answered, "T-That's r-right…"
"Have you not found those two idiots?" James narrowed his eyes, which had a murderous glint.
Then, James' bodyguard, Liam, leaned down to whisper, "Mr. Fullerton, I've just received notice that the police have found Jack's and Charles' bodies."
Jack was the mercenary from Arcton and the one with the rifle.
Charles, on the other hand, was Orkfordian, and he was one of the assassins working under Liam.
They had both been in that Porsche 918 when it crashed into the rails and fell off a cliff. It was almost impossible for them to be alive, so it wasn't surprising that the police had managed to find their bodies.
The only issue was that Jack had been holding onto his gun when he fell off the cliff. That meant that the gun was now in police custody, which posed an inconvenience.
James' gaze turned sharp before he kicked the man before him harshly, not caring that he was badly injured. "You're not needed anymore. Fuck off now!"
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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....