When Tessa felt embarrassed, she would involuntarily blush. She quickly shook her head and denied it. "You misunderstood. He is my business partner, not my boyfriend."
The renovation worker scratched his head sheepishly. "Sorry for the misunderstanding. I thought he was your boyfriend. You two really look like a couple."
"No, no," Tessa denied again.
Lester stood silently beside her, his expression somewhat indifferent.
Feeling a little awkward, Tessa stole a glance at him and noticed the subtle shift in his expression. She hesitated before apologizing. "I didn't expect the workers to misunderstand. If this made you uncomfortable, I'm really sorry."
Lester smiled and said in a teasing tone, "Are you that eager to distance yourself from me? You were quick to deny it."
"Huh?" Tessa was momentarily stunned. "That's not what I meant. I was just worried it would be awkward for you… and that you might misunderstand," she explained quickly.
Lester raised an eyebrow, his smile deepening. "Misunderstand what?"
Tessa averted her gaze, pressing her lips together in silence.
Lester seemed to see right through her thoughts, his voice carrying a hint of amusement. "Afraid I'd think you like me?"
Tessa's blush deepened. After a moment of hesitation, she hummed softly in acknowledgment.
Lester found her reaction amusing. "Do I seem like someone who is that full of himself?"
"That's not what I meant. It's just… I heard from Naomi and Sienna that many girls confessed to you, but you rejected all of them. I figured you might be tired of all the attention and dislike women showing interest in you.
"I was worried you might misinterpret my intentions… and then refuse to work with me. Do you get what I mean?" Tessa hurriedly explained.
Lester listened to her explanation, his eyes warm, then suddenly chuckled.
"What are you laughing about?" Tessa asked.
When Lester smiled, he gave off an air of warmth, like a gentle spring breeze.
His charm was entirely different from Stephen's.
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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....
Whats wrong with the typing?? There a lot of weird words...
More frequent updates please...
When will there be more chapters...