James stood tall and lean, with broad shoulders, a slim waist, and long legs. He was always dressed impeccably and had a strikingly handsome face. Even his smile exuded a harmless charm.
If he put on an act, no one would associate him with the madman who'd practically memorized half the criminal code.
Tessa had never met James before. Hearing him call her name and seeing him dressed in designer clothes from head to toe, her first thought was that he might be a friend of a friend.
James didn't introduce himself. He simply gazed at Tessa with a knowing smile. "As expected... a true beauty."
The woman beside him, Yvette Gates, frowned slightly, and a trace of jealousy flashed through her eyes before vanishing just as quickly.
She had no idea about the feud between James and the Jacobson and Yates families—nor did she ever question James' involvement with other women. She knew her place, understood when to stay quiet, and never overstepped by asking questions she shouldn't.
She stood silently at James' side as her gaze discreetly swept over Tessa, who was definitely beautiful. Naturally stunning, with fair skin, delicate features, and no trace of cosmetic enhancements. Her figure was impeccable—slender with all the right curves in all the right places.
Tessa didn't notice Yvette's scrutiny.
Hearing James' flippant comment, her brows knitted together in a faint frown.
There was something about him that unsettled her. The way he looked at her—like a predator eyeing its prey—was laced with both aggression and amusement.
Tessa asked again with a hint of annoyance in her tone. "Who are you?"
"Me?" James chuckled but still didn't answer. "You'll find out soon enough, Ms. Yates. We'll be seeing each other again."
What a weird person. She ignored him and stepped past to pay the bill at the counter.
Jasmine quickly followed. As they neared the exit, she couldn't help glancing back. "Tessa, was that guy your friend just now? He's so handsome! I've never seen someone that good-looking in real life!"
For some reason, Tessa felt a faint sense of unease.
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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...