Marissa and Lester were sitting nearby. So, they could see the blush spreading across Tessa's face from their angle.
Naturally, that also meant they could see the look in Stephen's eyes when he looked at her.
They were filled with hope and love.
Marissa felt her heart clench at the sight. She had never seen that look in Stephen's eyes before. It seemed as if there was an unending well of tenderness in his eyes.
"Tessa, just look at him! Are you seriously not going to kiss him?" Quentin teased. Then, he added with a cackle, "I've never seen Stephen behaving like this before."
Naomi swiftly followed suit with a giggle of her own, chanting, "Kiss him! Kiss him! Kiss him!"
Sienna also started nudging Tessa playfully. "Come on, Tessa. Stephen's waiting for you. Why aren't you kissing him?"
Everyone, except for Lester and Marissa, was cheering them on.
Stephen was seated right next to Tessa.
Tessa looked at her friends' teasing smiles before returning their good-natured ribbing with a bashful smile on her own. She felt her cheeks heat further as she wrapped her arms around Stephen's neck. Then, she closed her eyes, threw caution to the wind, and kissed him.
At the same time, Marissa lowered her gaze to the ground, feeling as though she'd been stabbed. It hurt so bad that she could hardly breathe.
She had never once imagined that she would witness someone as aloof as Stephen kiss another woman before so many people.
To make matters worse, he had asked for the kiss himself.
Marissa continued to stare at the ground blankly, her vision spinning slightly as time passed. She felt as though the ship was rocking because of the waves.
In reality, the cruise ship was cutting through the waves steadily. Plus, the sea was calm today. Therefore, she shouldn't be feeling dizzy.
Lester had also looked away from the kissing couple.
Although he looked indifferent, his eyes were dim as he quietly sipped his drink.
Tessa had initially planned to give Stephen a peck on the lips and be done with it.
So, she pressed her lips against Stephen's lightly before beginning to retreat. Before she could, Stephen suddenly cupped the back of her head with both hands and took the initiative, kissing her back.
Their friends whooped even louder because of his actions.
Tessa could tell that she was flushing scarlet like a tomato right about now.
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....