Tessa removed the wilting flowers from the vase and replaced them with Stephen's Pink Floyd roses.
The Pink Floyd roses were known for their vibrant colors. They were bold, passionate, and full of life.
These roses also held a romantic meaning in the language of flowers. It went along the lines of, "You flit across my dreams so carelessly, yet you've turned my heart into a fragrant garden of flowers."
Once she was done arranging the flowers, Tessa immediately recalled that the nurse claimed that Stephen had arrived 30 minutes ago.
Her breathing quickened at a certain possibility.
Could he still be here?
Her mind raced as the idea took root. She couldn't stop herself from wanting to find out. So, she pushed the door wide open before rushing toward the elevator.
It was 7:00 am, and the sunlight was starting to feel warm against her skin.
She was only wearing a simple pale purple dress when she left the elevator and darted toward the open-air parking lot outside the hospital.
A few minutes later, she felt her footsteps slow when she caught sight of the familiar figure standing right before her.
Stephen was indeed still here.
He was leaning against his Cullinan with his head lowered. He had a lit cigarette between his fingers. The white smoke curled in the air, swirling upward before fading away.
Stephen didn't notice Tessa was standing nearby, observing him from a distance.
He seemed lost in thought. It was as if there was a barrier between him and the world.
The early morning sunlight fell upon him, softening the sharp lines of his side profile.
It had been days since they'd last seen each other.
Tessa's breath hitched, and she instinctively took a few steps toward him.
Stephen looked up just then, unintentionally meeting Tessa's gaze.
Judging by the way he froze, it was as if someone had pressed pause when he saw her.
Then, he immediately stubbed his cigarette out and threw it into the trash can next to him.
He still remembered that Tessa didn't like the smell of cigarettes.
Stephen hadn't been a smoker in the past.
However, he had been swamped with work lately, especially with all the chaos surrounding the Jacobsons in recent times. He had to handle both family and company affairs, working through the day and then the night. He barely had a moment of rest.
Plus, his relationship with Tessa was… a mess.
He missed her a great deal, but they couldn't go back to how things were after everything. His heart ached whenever he thought of her, and the only way the pain would ease was when he drank or smoked.
Stephen didn't consider drinking an option as he hated the thought of losing his rationality due to alcohol. Thus, he could only smoke his longing away.
Tessa approached Stephen, making him take a hasty step back. "Don't come closer. I smell like cigarettes."
He thought to himself, "And you hate the smell of cigarettes, Tess."
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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....