His Unveiled Passion

In the enclosed basement, dim yellow lights spilled down, making the madness and obsession in Jacqueline's eyes clearly visible. At this moment, the twisted thoughts she had hidden for over a decade were laid bare.

After she finished speaking, a deathly silence fell over the basement.

Stephen stood tall and imposing in front of Jacqueline, looking down at her coldly. He exuded a chilling aura, and a faint scent of blood seemed to linger in the air.

Tessa stared at the screen, her heart feeling as if it were clenched by an invisible hand. A sense of suffocation washed over her. She was desperate to know Stephen's response, but at the same time, she was afraid that his answer wouldn't be what she wanted to hear.

After all, they had spent so much time together; some feelings must be involved, right?

What if Stephen softened after Jacqueline's confession? What would she do then?

There was a brief silence. Stephen suddenly let out a laugh.

"Love me?" he asked. His dark eyes were deep and unfathomable like a bottomless abyss.

Jacqueline stared at Stephen, watching as he curled his lips in a mocking smile, his expression cold and his gaze icy.

"You think you're worthy?"

In an instant, all the color drained from Jacqueline's face. She bit down

Stephen to respond this way. She thought he would lecture Jacqueline in the tone of

you be so cruel?" Jacqueline cried, her

looking down at Jacqueline,

are no longer

lifeless as she

you did." "Lawrence, take her outside," Stephen called out, his tone

are you taking

turned away indifferently and walked out with

planned to do next. She sat on the couch, waiting for

short while later, Stephen

"Tess, let's go outside."

he was about

"Alright."

pulled a thick, long, dark gray coat out of a cabinet. "It's cold

still as Stephen draped the coat over her shoulders. With his height close to six feet three inches, the coat