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?"
Her career had just begun too. Everything in her life had finally started moving in a good direction.
Why did this have to happen at such a moment? She was still so young.
Before long, the other partners from the firm arrived—Lester, Yves, and several other attorneys.
The Ziegler siblings, Quentin, Naomi, Lucas, and Anne also came.
The hallway was crowded, yet no one made a sound. A heavy silence blanketed the space, thick and suffocating. Everyone's heart was heavy with concern.
Silently, they all prayed for Tessa, hoping she would pull through this ordeal.
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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....