His Unveiled Passion

Chapter 65

Before Wendy could finish her sentence, Uriah interrupted impatiently. "Get out!"

He had only stepped away for a short while, but his cousin had already been bullied in his own house. The thought alone filled him with rage.

Stephen arrived at this moment, his unhurried steps at odds with the tension that was thick in the room. "What's going on?" he asked, frowning as he took in the hostility in the air.

In front of everyone, Uriah gestured toward Tessa and introduced her loudly. "This is my cousin, Tessa Yates, heiress of Yates Corporation. She recently returned to Rivertown, and today's banquet was hosted specifically to welcome her back."

His sharp, icy gaze swept over Yanis and Wendy. "And yet, here come these filthy nobodies, daring to slander my cousin by accusing her of theft."

Uriah signaled to the bodyguards, who immediately understood. They marched over, unceremoniously grabbed Yanis and Wendy, then dragged them to the door before tossing them out.

After Yanis and Wendy were thrown out, Zachary finally came to his senses. Stammering, he turned to Tessa. "I... You... You're Mr. Somerton's cousin?"

replied with an amused look, her tone

through his chest. His lips quivered as he struggled to

to tell you. Remember when I said I'd take you back to my hometown? I wanted to introduce you

eyes in pain. "If you had told me you were the heiress of Rivertown's prominent Yates family, how could I

pieced everything together. Zachary Gomez was Tessa's

Tessa must have hidden her identity while dating him. Zachary, thinking she was an

Stephen, whose face darkened with stormy intensity.

Tessa's words, his chest tight with regret. "Tessa, if you had told me about your identity earlier, we would be married by now. We could have been so happy together." Tessa merely looked at him, her expression calm and detached,

were sharp and unyielding, like a dagger cutting

turned red, and his voice was choked with emotion. "Tessa, back then, the only thing standing between us

he spoke, he

Before he could touch her, Stephen kicked him hard, sending him sprawling to the ground. The black leather of Stephen's shoe pressed against Zachary's face,

crowd gasped

dangerous light His voice was cold and ruthless. T warned you before. If you dare

limp as if his spirit had