His Unveiled Passion novel Chapter 359
Stephen stood outside the door for a while longer to listen in on Caleb and Sophia's conversation, but eventually didn't go inside.
The sky was gloomy outside, and a light drizzle began to fall, fine and steady.
Stephen walked to the hospital entrance, looked up at the heavy, oppressive sky, his thoughts adrift.
There might really be no future left for him and Tessa.
Caleb was only 52, yet he was dying.
When Stephen was five, the scandal of Caleb's illegitimate child came to light. Sophia had fought hard for a divorce, but in the end, the marriage had been forced to continue due to pressure from both families.
He remembered everything from that time clearly. Those painful memories had long taken root in him. He remembered every bit of pain Sophia endured, her crying alone behind closed doors, the endless arguments between his parents, and the look of disdain in Caleb's eyes.
He knew Caleb didn't love Sophia.
Caleb didn't love him either.
He had never known what a father's love felt like. Growing up, he and Caleb had never been close. He always thought that when Caleb died, he wouldn't feel anything.
But now that it was actually happening, he realized he couldn't stay indifferent.
Not far off, a middle-aged man came hurrying toward the hospital entrance, one arm cradling a little boy, the other holding up an umbrella.
Soon, the man walked past Stephen.
At the entrance, he closed his umbrella and bent down, gently whispering to the boy in his arms, "Don't cry, baby. Daddy's taking you to see the doctor. It won't hurt much longer."
Stephen's heart trembled. He couldn't tear his gaze away, remaining glued to that scene.
The little boy looked no more than a year or two old.
The man wore a dark blue uniform of some factory, with the company's name embroidered on the chest.
Stephen noticed the man's hands—rough, dark, and covered in calluses.
But even with those coarse hands, he held the child so gently, overflowing with fatherly love. His weathered face was full of worry and urgency.
Stephen had never seen that expression on Caleb.
No, that wasn't true. He had seen it once.
That year, Caleb returned to the country with James, begging Ralph and Rowena to let James be officially acknowledged as part of the family.
Ralph and Rowena refused and didn't even let them in the house.
So Caleb knelt outside with James in his arms, refusing to leave.
That day, the weather was just like today. There were heavy clouds overhead, and it later started to rain.
At the time, Caleb took off his coat and draped it over James' head to shield him from the rain. But still, James got soaked, caught a cold, and ran a fever.
The panicked and desperate look on Caleb's face that day was exactly the same as this weathered man's.
Stephen stared at him silently, his chest tightening with pain.
The man hurried away with his child.
Stephen pulled his gaze back, looking out into the curtain of rain.
A few women standing by the entrance blushed and kept sneaking glances at him, whispering to each other.
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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....