Naomi's words felt like a bucket of cold water being poured over Tessa's head, jolting her awake.
She opened TikTok, and the top trending topic was glaring at her. "President of Jacobson Corporation and Nancy Lloyd's Relationship Exposed."
Tessa stared at the headline but hesitated to click on it.
Nancy Lloyd was a top-tier A-list actress in the entertainment industry. Tessa had even watched some of her dramas before.
Why would Stephen be involved in a scandal with her? He had never mentioned knowing Nancy before.
"Hello? Tessa, are you still there?" Naomi's voice came through the phone, furious. "I can't believe Stephen is this kind of person! Yesterday you said you two were just fighting, and today he's photographed entering a hotel with some actress. Ugh, what a scumbag! I'm so mad!"
They entered a hotel together? Tessa's heart clenched. Her body felt cold, like she had been plunged into an icy abyss.
Finally, she clicked on the trending topic. Her screen was instantly flooded with gossip.
"Recently, popular actress Nancy Lloyd was photographed entering a hotel with a mysterious man. The two appeared intimate, sparking rumors of a romantic relationship. Sources claim the man is the president of the Jacobson Corporation, Rivertown's golden boy, Stephen. So far, Nancy's company has not issued a statement to clarify the rumors."
Below the caption was a paparazzi photo of Nancy and a man. In the photo, Nancy was caught glancing back, her face fully visible, while the mysterious man only showed his side profile.
The moment Tessa saw the photo, her blood ran cold. Others might not recognize the man, but she knew instantly it was Stephen.
In the photo, Stephen was wearing a black coat and walking beside Nancy. The pair looked stunning together, and netizens in the comments were gushing about how perfect they looked.
"Nancy to join the wealthy elite? Insiders reveal that the mysterious man seen entering the hotel with Nancy is the president of Jacobson Corporation. The two are reportedly in a relationship, and Nancy may soon marry into the Jacobson family."
The accompanying photo was similar to the previous one.
As Tessa scrolled down, her hands began to tremble with anger. Her heart ached with every beat, and it became hard to breathe.
Tears fell onto her phone screen, blurring the images.
Tessa ended Naomi's call and immediately dialed Stephen's number. The phone rang for a long time, but no one answered.
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...