Sophia stood in the hall on the first floor of the Jacobson residence. After hearing the news that Seline had been safely rescued, a smile broke across her face for the first time in a long while. "That's good. At least she's back."
The frown on Caleb's brow smoothed out as well. He asked, "What's going on with the Yates family?"
Stephen's expression remained passive. He was calm when he replied, "Nothing much."
Sophia was stunned momentarily. "I'll drop by the Yates residence to visit Seline tomorrow. I'll also buy a nice gift for Mr. and Mrs. Yates as an apology to them. After all, Seline was only kidnapped because of our family."
Rowena scoffed upon hearing her words and pursed her lips in displeasure. "There's no need for you to do such a thing. Didn't the girl return home safely in the end? Nothing happened to her, so why are you groveling at their feet?
"Sophia, don't forget that you're the lady of the Jacobson family. You need to remember that every word you say and every action you take reflects back on the Jacobsons. You shouldn't lower yourself to do things that are unbefitting of your position and status."
Sophia frowned. She countered, "But Rowena, why would I be lowering my position and status for showing concern? What transpired is no small incident. If we don't show any care, wouldn't it reflect badly on us?"
Stephen added, "Grandma, the kidnapping caused Seline to develop serious psychological trauma. Her mental state is extremely unstable now."
Stephen was implying that Seline had not actually returned to the Yates family in one piece, so the Jacobsons had to take responsibility for her.
Rowena scoffed, her eyes filled with displeasure. "She was just frightened, wasn't she? It's normal for a timid child to get scared. She'll be better once a few days have passed. There's no need to make a mountain out of a molehill."
Sophia's frown deepened as she looked between Rowena and Stephen. She looked like she had something to say, but couldn't find the right words to express her thoughts.
Meanwhile, Stephen still wore a calm expression as if he hadn't heard Rowena's thinly veiled insults. He turned to Sophia and said, "If you want to visit Seline, you need to inform Mr. and Mrs. Yates beforehand and ask them for their opinion. Seline is undergoing treatment in their home, so she might not be able to accept visitors for the time being."
"Okay," Sophia answered with a nod.
Noticing that she was being ignored, Rowena's face darkened. Her tone was dripping with displeasure when she demanded, "Stephen, are you attempting to go against my word?"
Stephen's thin lips parted slightly before he replied, "How could I? You're unwilling to visit the Yates residence because of your status. That's your decision. It's not as if I could force you to go, isn't that right?"
"Do you truly not understand what I'm trying to say or are you just pretending? I'm forbidding you to go to the Yates residence." Rowena swiveled her head to look at Sophia before adding, "You as well!"
Sophia looked immensely upset. "Rowena…" she murmured.
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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...