Tessa flushed in an instant. She quickly averted her gaze, stammering, "W-What are you even talking about? I would never say that…"
Stephen's lips curled into an amused smirk. "Oh? Is that so?"
"Of course! H-How could I possibly say something like that in front of so many people…" Her voice grew weaker with every word.
Damn it.
A hazy memory flickered to life in her mind. It seemed that she… probably… had said those things last night.
"I was just talking nonsense!"
The morning light filtered through the glass window, enveloping her flushed cheeks in a soft, golden glow.
Tessa bit her lip, clearly flustered. "You know I was drunk and rambling. You wouldn't seriously hold a drunk person's words against them, would you?"
Even as she said it, her voice wavered with doubt. She mumbled under her breath, "Legally speaking, intoxicated individuals have diminished capacity for judgment and control… That's called limited capacity for action…"
Stephen let out a low chuckle, his shoulders shaking slightly.
"Are you seriously giving me a lecture on law right now?"
Tessa huffed, realizing she had no real way out of this. She wriggled in an attempt to break free.
However, Stephen's arms stayed securely around her waist. "Trying to slip away, huh? Did you forget how boldly you flirted with me last night? How can you think about running now?"
The faint scent of his body wash lingered between them, one she instantly recognized—it was the same one she always used.
His warm breath ghosted over her skin, sending her heart into a frantic rhythm.
The tension between them thickened.
Just then, Stephen leaned in, capturing her lips in a deep, scorching kiss. His long, slender fingers wove into Tessa's hair, pulling her closer.
Pinned beneath him on the couch, Tessa responded with just as much urgency.
Their kiss was like a summer storm—sudden, wild, and unrelenting—or the sharp bite of a winter wind, impossible to resist.
When Stephen's lips found her delicate earlobe, the last thread of Tessa's reason snapped.
"Tess… may I?"
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: His Unveiled Passion
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....
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...