Stephen returned to Rivertown a full week later.
The late-April breeze in the city carried a gentle warmth.
He was dressed in a black shirt and slacks, broad-shouldered and lean-waisted, his posture straight and composed. His sharp features held a cold detachment, and his eyes were as dark and deep as the sea at night.
But the moment he saw Tessa, all that aloofness and indifference vanished. In its place was a softness full of affection.
When Tessa saw him, she assumed he was just making another routine visit to the law firm.
"Good morning, Mr. Jacobson," she greeted calmly.
Stephen's gaze briefly swept over an unfamiliar face in the office. Without reacting, he looked back at her and handed over a small box.
"Tess, open it."
The unfamiliar face was a bodyguard Samuel had hired for Tessa. She was a woman named Wynn Barrett.
Wynn had chin-length hair and sun-kissed skin that made her look strong and athletic. She stood nearly six feet tall, with a lean and toned physique. There wasn't an ounce of excess weight on her. All of it was pure muscle, honed through years of training. Her presence alone gave off a sense of security.
Tessa had arranged for Wynn to work at the firm as her personal assistant, handling tasks outside her legal work. Her salary matched that of a professional bodyguard, set at 20 thousand dollars a month and paid from Samuel's account.
Wynn had started at the firm five days ago and had also moved in with Tessa. For the past few days, she had followed Tessa everywhere, sharing the same schedule, meals, and apartment.
Tessa glanced at the box in Stephen's hand. "What is it?"
"A gift I brought you."
She turned back to her screen, fingers tapping away at the keyboard. Her expression was flat as she replied, "There's no need."
"You won't even look at it?"
Stephen stepped closer to her desk, opened the box, and pulled out what was inside—a beautiful silk scarf.
Tessa couldn't help but take a second look. She had to admit that he had good taste. She really did like it.
Stephen caught the flicker of interest in her eyes and smiled faintly.
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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....