Tessa's cheeks turned red once again, but it was now from embarrassment. "Did you do it on purpose?"
What happened just now had been an accident! It was an accident! Did Lester think that she had kissed Stephen in her office?
She didn't care if Lester would feel uncomfortable or not. It also did not matter who had seen them. She just did not want anyone to misunderstand her relationship with Stephen.
Stephen turned to look at her and asked, "What do you mean?"
"You must have done it on purpose! You purposely inched closer toward me so that you could kiss me. You knew my lipstick had rubbed off on your cheek, so you purposely let Lester see it. Am I right?" Tessa exclaimed through gritted teeth.
Shrugging, Stephen smiled and said, "I did want to kiss you, but I didn't know that I'd accidentally rub your lipstick off on me."
"Stop pretending. If you didn't know, then why would you smile at Lester just now?" Tessa asked with a scoff.
Feigning innocence, he replied, "Did I? I didn't mean to laugh. I just couldn't help myself because I was feeling too ecstatic from kissing my beloved darling."
"Stephen!" Tessa couldn't hold it in anymore. She quickly grabbed a box of tissues from her desk and threw it at him.
He quickly caught the box of tissues and exclaimed, "I'm here!"
Stephen grinned, and his eyes glimmered, shining brightly like the sun.
"Who's your darling? You shouldn't call me that. I hate people who flirt around. So, get out of my office now!" Tessa said as she pointed at her office door, glaring daggers at him.
Seeing that he was done shredding her papers, he listened and walked toward her door. "Alright. If you need help with such tasks in the future, you can always come to me for help."
As soon as he left Tessa's office, he ran into Jasmine.
"Hello, Mr. Jacobson," Jasmine greeted him with a smile, but when she saw the lipstick smudge at the corner of his lips, she immediately paused.
Lester was at a loss for words. He had never met someone so skilled at deceiving themselves.
However, Lester quickly smirked. Although it seemed like he was smiling, the smile did not quite reach his eyes. "Mr. Jacobson, you sure know how to make a joke."
Once the elevator arrived, the two men entered it.
"Mr. Jacobson, have you ever heard of the saying that proximity is power?" Lester's elegant reflection appeared on the elevator's walls.
Stephen smiled and said, "Then, have you ever heard of the saying that one shouldn't foul their own nest?"
Caught off guard, Lester quickly retorted, "Well, my nest is still my nest. It's better than trying to go back to your old nest. A new nest is always better as it's new, fresh, and appealing."
Within the small confined space, the atmosphere between the two men was tense as neither was willing to back down.
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: His Unveiled Passion
I know this isn’t Stephen’s fault but I still hated how he was so careless around this bitch even after Tessa already told him it’s obvious that this bitch likes him and she looked at Tessa with hostility. If Tessa breaks up with him again, I’ll even support her. Ugh. Good luck on winning Tessa back again, Stephen. Tss. I so hate these updates....
Nooooo! Not again! We don't need a twist like this. Is it too hard for the writer to conclude with..."and they live happily ever after"?...
Finally getting Stephen and Tess back together then to tear them apart with foolishness. This is craziness...
Yuhohoooo!!! Finally!!!...
Aaand~ Tessa and Stephen are finally back together! Yaaaaay!...
Why make an uninteresting, irrelevant twist when readers are waiting for Tess and Stephen to be together?...
Gosh just let Tessa and Stephen get back together already! Ugh...
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....