The room was warm and inviting, and Sienna had already removed her coat. She walked over to the couch, picked up Naomi's coat, and hung their coats on the rack.
With a bright, beaming smile, she turned back, explaining, "This place is perfect for a New Year's Eve party—watching fireworks and enjoying the night view."
"Right?" Naomi grinned. "I definitely made the right choice picking this place."
Sienna nodded eagerly. "Mm-hmm!"
"Wait, why isn't Tessa here yet?" Naomi glanced toward the door and pulled out her phone. "I'll call in and check on her."
Just as she was about to dial, the door swung open.
Naomi looked up with a smile. "I was just about to call you, and—wait, what the hell?"
It wasn't Tessa who walked in, but Stephen and Nancy.
Naomi's smile immediately disappeared, replaced by a hint of annoyance. "Who invited them?"
Sienna shook her head, her expression a picture of innocence.
Henry also looked completely unaware.
Quentin cleared his throat awkwardly, saying, "Didn't you say you were celebrating New Year's? How can it be a proper celebration without Stephen here?"
"Are you seriously an idiot?" Naomi snapped, her temper flaring. "Don't you know he cheated on Tessa? Now he's with Nancy!
"Do you realize I organized this whole thing to support Tessa and help her through this mess? How could you bring Stephen here—what were you even thinking?"
"What?" Quentin looked utterly confused. "You didn't tell me not to invite him! He's been my best friend for over ten years…"
He scratched his nose and let out a heavy sigh. "Come on, don't get so worked up. So what if they broke up? We're all in the same circle, and we're bound to run into each other sooner or later. Are we really supposed to cut ties with one of them just because they split up? That's not how it works."
Naomi scoffed sharply. "And why can't we? I honestly can't bring myself to associate with Stephen. If cutting ties is what it takes, then so be it!"
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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....