Stephen had replied, texting, "I'm fine. You should rest."
The worry in Tessa's heart didn't abate even after reading that text.
How could he be fine? His father and grandmother had both passed away.
She wanted to comfort him. She rubbed her eyes, desperately willing herself to stay awake.
She typed a response… and then hastily deleted that sentence.
She tried to type out another line of words, but found it lacking.
In the end, Tessa couldn't shoot him a comforting text. She felt as though anything she could offer was a hollow comfort.
Soon, she felt drowsiness dragging her down to its sleepy depths. She couldn't keep her eyes peeled.
Eventually, she clutched her phone to her chest and fell asleep.
Tessa had a dream that night.
A boy was watching his father hugging another boy. He watched the scene with sad and envious eyes.
She approached the boy and noticed that he had Stephen's eyes.
"Stephen," Tessa murmured.
The boy looked disappointed as he lowered his head, whispering, "I'm his son, too."
Tessa felt her heart twist in pain upon hearing his words.
She gently ruffled the boy's hair and said kindly, "It's alright. You'll meet someone who loves you the best. That person will be your salvation."
The boy raised his head and looked up at her. "Are you that person?"
Tessa's breath hitched as she felt a pang of pain.
Suddenly, the scene shifted into a thunderous night.
It was raining cats and dogs.
Yet, a lone man stood under the rain, uncaring that his lonely figure was soaked to the bone.
It was a stormy night. Lightning ripped through the skies as thunder made its presence known. The wind howled as rain battered the world.
The trees writhed in agony, protesting by way of grotesque and terrifying shadows.
Tessa pushed herself off the bed, put on her slippers, and walked to the window, intending to pull the curtains shut.
Suddenly, she saw someone standing in the rain.
The person's silhouette was all too familiar to her.
It was none other than Stephen.
The exact same scene from her dream had come to life in reality.
Her hand froze before she could close the curtains.
She stood there, silently observing the man in the rain.
Eventually, she let out a resigned sigh before pushing the door open and walking down the stairs.
Comments
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....