Nancy casually ran her fingers through her hair, then slipped her arm through Stephen's with a clear declaration of ownership. "You must be Ms. Yates, right? Nice to meet you. I'm Nancy, Steve's girlfriend."
Steve. Girlfriend.
Tessa lowered her gaze, and her eyes fixed on Nancy's hand resting on Stephen's arm. A sharp sting pierced her chest.
Stephen stood still and briefly looked down at the hand hooked around his arm. His Adam's apple bobbed as if he wanted to say something, but the words wouldn't come out.
Naomi couldn't take it anymore. She stormed over and yanked Nancy's hand away. "Get your hand off him!"
"If you want to show off your affection, do it somewhere else! This isn't the place for your PDA!" Naomi's face flushed red with anger, her big eyes blazing. "What? The great heir of the Jacobson family can't afford a hotel room?"
That one hit below the belt.
Quentin's eyes widened. He quickly stepped in to mediate.
"Come on, calm down. There's no need to make such a scene. We're all friends here. Let's not get ugly."
Naomi struggled against him. "Let go! Don't hold me back!"
Quentin tightened his grip and frantically shot her warning looks.
Nancy, however, remained unfazed. She simply smiled and turned to Stephen to talk in a soft voice. "Steve, it seems like your friends don't really welcome us. How about we get a room for just the two of us?"
She truly lived up to her title as a movie queen—every smile and glance was perfectly executed, capturing the delicate balance between innocence and manipulation.
Tessa's chest tightened painfully at those words. Her doe-like eyes quickly welled up with tears, and her nose tingled with the urge to cry. But she refused to let herself break down in front of Stephen and Nancy.
Her gaze stubbornly clung to Stephen's. Her voice trembled a little, but she tried to sound calm. "Stephen… You must have your reasons, right? Tell me. I can understand. Don't do this—it hurts so much… Can't we just talk things through?"
Her eyes glistened with unshed tears, her voice catching with a faint sob. "Didn't you say that you'd never leave me as long as I never asked to break up?"
Stephen's dark eyes were as deep and unreadable as the ocean's depths. After a pause, the corner of his mouth lifted into a faint, mocking smile. "Ms. Yates, we're adults. Did you really believe something that childish?"
Color drained from Tessa's face.
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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...