His Unveiled Passion

Chapter 58

Soon after, an elderly woman with a slightly plump figure and a warm, beaming smile stepped out. "Ms. Yates... Is that Tess?"

Tessa froze for a moment. "Ma'am, do you know me?"

The old woman approached her, her cloudy eyes brimming with emotion. "Tess, you've grown so tall. Time flies."

Tessa's mouth opened slightly, unsure of how to respond.

Stephen spoke at just the right moment. "I learned my cooking skills here."

Tessa glanced at him, puzzled.

Stephen explained, "This is Helen Wilson. She used to be the Somerton family's housekeeper, and Madam Somerton learned to cook from her."

Helen looked at Tessa, her joy overflowing into tears. "It really is you, Tess. Your eyes look just like your mother's. Tess, I even held you in my arms when you were little.

mother, Tessa's eyes instantly glistened with tears. "Yes, it's me, Tess. Mrs.

and sit," Helen said,

go to town and buy some groceries.

before hopping on a motorcycle and heading off. Helen held Tessa's hand and began reminiscing, sharing many stories about Tyla's younger years. From these stories, Tessa learned that her mother had taken up cooking

kitchen work, had learned to cook for the man

a mix of

deeply in love. Even after her mother passed away, her father had fallen into

he loved her so deeply, why did he remarry just two years after her mother's death? And why did

taken her to meet Marianne a few times. Since Marianne didn't live in Rivertown, their meetings were infrequent, but

affection had

the marriage-even better than when she was just her mother's friend. She gave

in mind, Tessa asked softly,

thought for a moment. "Is she the girl who was very close to your mother? I remember her. Before your mother got married, she

paused, as if

away, Marianne visited her in the hospital several times. Once, when I went to see your mom, I overheard her saying that after she was

mother. Your dad was there too, and she told him that if he ever remarried, it should only be to Marianne. She didn't trust

Tessa's face paled, and her chest

Marianne was her mother's dying