Hazel turned around with a bright smile on her face. As she walked away, the expression on her face disappeared. Her eyes flashed briefly with disdain, as if mocking Tessa.
It was not hard to guess what she might be thinking. From the way she glanced back, it was clear she did not believe Tessa's relationship with Stephen would last.
Stephen noticed a change in Tessa's demeanor after Hazel left.
"What's wrong, Tess?"
"That woman just now seemed oddly hostile toward me," Tessa said softly.
Stephen frowned slightly. "What makes you say that?"
He had not observed Hazel closely and had missed the subtle glint in her eyes. Tessa, however, had caught the brief flash of unfriendly intent.
"She gave me a very unfriendly look," she said evenly.
Tessa glanced across the table at him and asked, "Another admirer of yours?"
Stephen looked confused. "What?"
"She clearly likes you. You can tell by the way she looked at you."
Stephen responded, "She just transferred here from one of the regional branches. I've never spoken to her outside of work."
Tessa did not continue the topic. "Let's eat."
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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....