Marissa nodded and said, "That's what my dad said, so it probably isn't just a baseless rumor."
"Mr. Jacobson probably had a hand in that," Summer said as she turned to Tessa.
Marissa agreed. "He probably did. After all, Bruno had picked on the wrong person, and he even threatened to…"
She trailed off before continuing, "Based on Stephen's personality, he would not let that incident go so easily. This time, he'll probably take the entire Tatum family down for you."
Although Marissa had not finished her previous sentence, Tessa and Marissa understood. After all, Bruno was the one who claimed he would hire someone to have their way with Tessa until she was dead.
Later on, Summer had found out from her contacts in Sudmere about Bruno's plan.
He had wanted to find a few men to take turns with Tessa until she was physically disabled. He also planned to record and post the whole thing on the internet.
Back when Summer had first heard of Bruno's insane plan, she could not help but pity Tessa despite them being at odds with each other. She had even spent a few hours cussing Bruno out.
"That's really satisfying! Stephen did a good job!" Summer clapped excitedly.
Meanwhile, Tessa felt conflicted.
After disembarking from the boat, she had purposely looked into the Tatum family, where she learnt about Adrian's position in Sudmere. She had also looked into Bruno's usual activities.
Bruno's ending was well deserved. It was also about time Adrian was taken down due to blind protection of Bruno.
However, one should not underestimate the authority and influence the Tatums had. So, Tessa was worried that Stephen would face retaliation.
Although Adrian had been locked up, he still had many loyal followers in Sudmere.
For example, those who had political and business ties with Adrian might want revenge on Stephen if Adrian really ended up in jail. After all, those people had benefited from the dealings they had with Bruno.
Seeing Tessa's worried expression, Marissa asked, "Are you worried about Stephen? Are you worried that someone might retaliate against him?"
Tessa nodded.
Marissa said, "You don't need to worry at all. It seems Stephen has shielded you well, and you don't understand him enough."
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....