Jasmine didn't understand anything about James or the forces behind him in Arcton. But one thing was clear. Those two attackers were no ordinary criminals. It explained how, despite Orkford's strict gun control laws, one of them had managed to get a firearm.
"Mr. Jacobson, you're bleeding. You should see a doctor," Jasmine said, startled by the blood covering Stephen's hands.
Stephen shook his head. "I'm staying here with Tess."
"Stephen."
Samuel's eyes were bloodshot as he glared at him. Each word he spoke came through clenched teeth, heavy with rage. "If anything happens to Tess…"
He couldn't bring himself to say the rest. The words "if she doesn't make it" caught in his throat.
He paused, then forced the rest out, voice tight and trembling. "I will make the Jacobson family pay, even if it costs me everything I have."
"James has already been taken by the police. This time, there's no escape for him." Stephen lowered his eyes, voice heavy.
"Mr. Yates."
Stephen lifted his gaze and met Samuel's furious stare. His tone softened as he said, "If anything happens to Tess… I'll give my life to repay her."
The words stunned everyone. Samuel, Marianne, and Jasmine all stared at him in shock. Even Wynn, who rarely showed any emotion, was visibly shaken.
Stephen, the heir of the Jacobson family, was offering his life in exchange for Tessa's? That wasn't something anyone expected to hear.
After a moment, Samuel came back to his senses. He let out a cold, bitter scoff.
"Your life? And what good would that do? If Tess is really gone, would giving your life bring her back?"
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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....