His Unveiled Passion novel Chapter 84

Tears welled up in Jacqueline's eyes as she looked at Rowena. "Grandma…"

Rowena turned to look at Stephen before looking back at Jacqueline.

With a sigh, she said, "It's alright, Jacqueline. Since that incident at the equestrian center was a misunderstanding, explain it again in front of everyone. I trust that Tessa is not someone unreasonable."

Considering Rowena had made such a statement, no one else dared to step in to shield Jacqueline.

Sniffling, Jacqueline put on an aggrieved look and said, "That day at the center, I asked Tessa to teach me how to ride a horse.

"Everything had been going well at first, but then the horse suddenly went wild, and I-I fell off and got hurt."

Everyone already knew that part of the story, but judging by Stephen's tone from earlier, it seemed like there was more to the story.

No one interrupted her while they simply waited for her to continue.

Jacqueline glanced at Stephen nervously, but his gaze was so sharp that it frightened her.

So, she murmured, "It really was just a misunderstanding. At that time, I thought Tessa didn't like me and had deliberately provoked the horse to hurt me.

"But later, I found out that the horse had a wound on its neck. It was likely that it had gotten hurt before it was brought out for me to ride. I must have accidentally pressed on its wound, causing it to go berserk."

She turned to look at Tessa with teary and sad eyes. "I'm sorry for misunderstanding you, Tessa. I shouldn't have assumed the worst about you. Will you forgive me?"

Tessa frowned at her but said nothing.

Sophia approached Jacqueline at this moment. "Jacqueline, how could you think of Tessa in such a bad light? Why would she possibly try to harm you?"

Stephen's father, Caleb Jacobson, who was also Jacqueline's adoptive father, also looked displeased. "If you wanted to learn horseback riding, why didn't you enroll in a proper equestrian course?

"Not only did you fail to learn, but you also got yourself injured and caused such a misunderstanding with your future sister-in-law."

Jacqueline felt a deep sense of jealousy in her heart upon hearing Caleb say the words "sister-in-law".

She suppressed her emotions and said softly, "I know I was wrong."

Stephen's voice turned cold. "Didn't you also claim that Tessa kicked the horse hard that day, causing it to go wild? Why are you leaving that part out now?"

Without waiting for her to respond, Stephen turned to his parents.

Rowena sighed. "Tessa, it's true that Jacqueline was in the wrong, but she's already apologized to you. Can you forgive her now?"

Tessa frowned. Why did Rowena sound so impatient and annoyed?

The way she phrased it made it seem like Tessa would be seen as unreasonable if she refused to forgive Jacqueline.

Just as Tessa was about to respond, Stephen beat her to it. "Grandma, what are you saying? Whether or not Tessa forgives Jacqueline is her decision to make. No one has the right to pressure her into doing so."

Rowena's expression darkened. "Stephen, are you accusing me of something?"

Stephen looked at her indifferently. "I'm not. I'm just asking you not to pressure Tessa into forgiving Jacqueline."

Seeing that Stephen was beginning to argue with Rowena on her behalf, Tessa did not hesitate as she quickly said, "It's alright. I've forgiven her."

With that said, she turned to look at Stephen and reached for his hand. She then squeezed his hand gently, signaling him not to argue with Rowena any further.

Receiving her signal, the sharpness in Stephen's eyes softened.

Jacqueline was so enraged when she saw their exchange that she gritted her teeth hard.