The camellias in the garden emitted a faint fragrance, while the cold wind brought in drifting snow.
Snowflakes landed on Tessa's hair, melting almost instantly upon contact.
She was unsteady on her feet in the biting cold wind. Her cold hadn't fully passed, and she had been standing outside for a while now. As a result, her head was throbbing again.
Hearing Stephen's response, Tessa blinked away the sadness in her eyes. She looked at him and said softly, "Alright. Just remember to take it off next time."
Stephen felt a tightness in his chest.
Her voice was heartbreaking, and he could hear the struggle in her tone as she fought to hold back her tears.
Tessa continued, "I get it. When people love someone, they mean it. But when they fall out of love, they mean that too."
That sent a chill down Stephen's spine.
Tessa seemed to have come to terms with her rough life. There was a quiet sorrow behind the calmness in her eyes.
She said, "I admit that I couldn't accept it at first. You told me you would always be there for me, and I just couldn't understand how that suddenly changed.
"I tried to make excuses for you and see things from your perspective. Yet, you said I was just imagining things. But I get it now—love is never guaranteed."
Stephen's chest tightened with a sharp pang, and his eyes clouded with sorrow.
Tessa's voice was barely above a whisper as she added, "Promises only mean something when people are still in love."
The sadness in Tessa's voice and her heart-wrenching expression filled Stephen with fear. He was afraid that they might never make it back after he dealt with James. He just couldn't imagine a future without her.
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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...