His Unveiled Passion

Chapter 98

Zachary's words lingered in Tessa's mind like a spell, leaving her restless and uneasy.

Even until the next day when Tessa visited Stephen, she looked preoccupied.

"Tessa, what's on your mind?" Stephen asked.

She fluttered her eyelashes and turned her face away from him. "What... What's with Susan?"

He smirked meaningfully. "Are you jealous?"

She puffed her cheeks, pretending to be indifferent. "Of course not. You have never mentioned her before, so I was just curious.

Remembering how that woman had kidnapped Seline and even tried to stab her, she felt angry on top of her jealousy. "How did you attract such a crazy admirer? She's completely insane!"

Stephen gestured for her to get closer. "Tessa, come over here."

She obediently moved closer and sat by his bedside.

Taking her hand, Stephen looked at her seriously. "She was my high school classmate. She pursued me fervently back then, but I rejected her clearly. Later, she attended the same university as me and continued chasing me, but I never gave her any hope."

She lowered her eyes and pouted. "That's it?"

Stephen pinched her cheeks. "That's really it. I hardly spoke to her, and we never even exchanged contact information."

Tessa remained silent for a moment before asking, "Then why did she persist for so long? Ten years isn't short, after all. It's not mere days or months."

He chuckled helplessly. "How would I know? Everyone around me knows how indifferent I have been to her. We barely spoke a few sentences in ten years.

She leaned closer and huffed. "How many sentences are 'barely'?"

He laughed softly. "Maybe five or six sentences...

could you possibly have to say in so many

Stephen found

a few times in high school, and I

didn't feel anything for her?" Tessa asked

her intently. "There's already

feigned ignorance. "Someone else?

with amusement. "Who do you

I know if you don't

melting his heart entirely. He couldn't resist. With a smile,

turned her face away, avoiding his gaze. "She confessed to you in high school. I was so young back

have liked her at that age,

"I didn't think about dating in high

into Stephen's eyes, her

first, I only saw you as

"Not

high school. When Jordan Lane harassed you, I realized something was different after

pursed her lips. "You hid it

had to wait for you to

a hint

father to propose a marriage alliance. But you

benefit. How would + know you had this

suddenly put on a pitiful expression. "Ouch, my wound

wrong? Did you

like that, resting his chin on the top of her head. His voice was low and gentle. "Just hold

"You're teasing

be good. Let

against him,

...

from dinner, he was stopped in the

"Zachary."

the voice and saw

in luxury