"Ms. Yates, you're telling me that Wynn took down all those men by herself last night?" Marissa asked with wide eyes.
Tessa nodded. "That's right. Wynn's official title is my assistant, but she's actually my personal bodyguard, whom my father hired for me. She's very skilled at fighting."
Wynn was standing to the side at that moment, though her expression remained perfectly neutral.
Marissa looked at Wynn, surprise and disbelief flickering in her eyes. "That's amazing! She must be so strong! Where can I find a female bodyguard who's as awesome as she is? I'd like to hire one too."
"My father hired her from overseas," Tessa replied with a smile.
Marissa explained, "My family's bodyguards are all men, so it's a little inconvenient to have them following me at all times."
Tessa finally realized the oddity of last night's situation upon hearing her words. "That's right. Why were you alone at the bar last night? Where was your bodyguard?"
An uncomfortable expression appeared on Marissa's face. She mumbled, "If I tell you, will you beat me up?"
Tessa didn't have a clue what Marissa was talking about. "Why would I beat you up?" she answered, amused.
"I…" Marissa lowered her eyes, feeling embarrassed. "A friend of mine called me last night and told me that she saw Stevie at that bar. It's been hard to even catch a glimpse of him recently, so…
"As for my bodyguard, I don't usually have one with me when I leave the house."
Marissa snuck a glance to gauge Tessa's reaction when she was done explaining herself. "I… Although I am very grateful to you for saving me, I still want you to know that I'm serious about Stevie! He's the only one I've loved for all these years. I won't give up on him that easily!"
Tessa burst into a fit of laughter. "Actually, you don't need to tell me about what's going on between you and him," she said.
Marissa pursed her lips together and mumbled, "Maybe it's because you're the one who saved me, but I've been feeling this weird sensation in my chest. It feels like I'm wronging you for loving Stevie."
…
Marissa felt a lot better after having lunch. She packed up her things and changed into a fresh set of clothes before following Tessa to the police station.
The officers took Marissa's statement before bringing her to see the men who had drugged her the night before. She didn't recognize any of them.
One of the officers said, "We interrogated them for their motives, and they all answered the same thing. They did it because they were sexually attracted to you."
Marissa described the entirety of the situation to the officers from start to finish while they recorded her statement.
It was then that one of the men's phones started ringing. The officers had confiscated the thugs' phones but had left the devices switched on. The flashing name on the screen read "Mr. Shaw".
The officers connected the call, but they weren't even able to get a single word in before the man at the other end of the line beat them to the punch. "Where's the video?" he demanded in an urgent voice. "So much time has passed. Why haven't you sent me the video yet?"
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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....