Quentin let out a sigh and said, "There's only so much wool we can pull over their eyes before we run out, Naomi. They'll find out about us sooner or later."
Naomi's lashes fluttered. Her usually lively voice became laced with sadness as she said, "Quentin, I can't do it. Maybe we should just end things now."
"There's no way I'm going to allow that to happen," Quentin said firmly. Then, he softened his tone and continued, "Naomi, trust me, okay? I'll take care of this."
Naomi looked utterly forlorn. "How are you going to do that? Are you going to make them get a divorce just so we could stay together?"
Quentin immediately fell silent, his brows knitting together in dilemma.
Tessa was not mused by the predicament they got themselves in.
Eventually, she sighed in resignation and conceded, saying, "I'll keep my lips sealed about this, but you two had best deal with it as soon as possible. You're lucky that I was the one who caught you two red-handed.
"You'd be in for it if some of those nosy tongue waggers found out. They'd snap a picture of you two and sell it to the paparazzi before you could even blink. When that happens, you both will be on the headlines first thing tomorrow."
She then looked at Naomi and advised earnestly, "Naomi, Quentin's right. The truth will come out sooner or later. Besides, it'll be better for you to tell them yourselves rather than let your parents hear it from a stranger."
Noami kept her head down, fixing her eyes to the ground. She didn't say a word in response.
Quentin couldn't bear to see her acting in such a manner. So, he reached out and pulled her into his arms. "I'm here, Naomi. There's nothing to be afraid of."
…
Tessa drove back to the Yates residence after leaving the restaurant.
She didn't have work tomorrow as it was a Sunday. So, she wanted to spend some time with Seline.
Her phone lit up when she was waiting for the traffic lights to turn green.
She had a new message on WhatsApp, so she clicked on the notification.
Lester had texted her, asking, "Are you home?"
Tessa replied, "I'm on the way back. What's up?"
Lester responded almost instantly, "Drive safe. We'll talk when you get home."
"Oh, alright. I'll tell you," he said huffily. Then, Atlas took on a more serious tone, saying sternly, "Still, you'd better brace yourself. This isn't exactly good news for you."
Stephen didn't say a word to that.
Atlas dropped the jokes and continued solemnly, "I was having dinner with a client today. I happened to see Tessa and Lester leaving a private room together."
The look Stephen was sporting was so frigid that it could freeze the sea.
Atlas paused briefly before adding, "I even saw Cain and his family. Oh, his in-laws were there too. Here's a little background information for you. Cain's in-laws are Lester's maternal grandparents.
"Lester's parents have been in Astor these past few years. So, the only family he has in the country are his maternal grandparents and aunt, Lyanna. I'm sure you know Lyanna. She's Cain's wife."
Stephen inquired, "Why do you know so much about Lester's family?"
Atlas chortled. "I'll have you know that I put my ear to the ground for your sake. It seems that Lester has been Tessa's suitor ever since they attended Rivertown University together. He even confessed to her right under your nose, too. Of course, I had to keep an eye on him."
Finally, Stephen asked flatly, "And so? What are you trying to say?"
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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....