His Unveiled Passion

Chapter 193

Stephen and Nancy stepped out of the room. As soon as the door closed, he removed her hand from his arm.

Nancy shrugged and was unbothered.

They walked to the elevator.

"So, what's your plan now?" she asked casually. It looks like you really hurt Ms. Yates tonight. How are you going to clean up the mess later?"

Stephen's lips pressed into a hard line. His long fingers clenched into fists at his sides, but he didn't answer.

All he could see in his mind was Tessa's pale face and those wounded eyes.

The harsh words he'd spoken against his will hadn't hurt her any less than they'd hurt him.

"As long as you never ask to break up, I'd never leave you."

When he'd said that, he never imagined there'd come a day when he'd throw it back at her with a mocking smile and call it a childish lie.

presidential suite, the room fell into silence after

that scumbag. He's not worth it. We're

one of the bottles. "The world's full of men!

couch gloomily and couldn't muster much

a few glasses of wine.

and her phone in the other, opened her social media feed. "Listen, Tess, I've got a whole list of good-looking guys in my contacts. Look at this one-six foot two, eight-pack abs, and

to show Tessa the photo. "What do you

quite as handsome as Stephen, he was

student, he had vein

energy-something Stephen@ouldn't compete with.

words died in her throat. She could not mention

was tipsy

show you." Naomi scrolled through her phone. "Check this one out-six foot three, plays sports, great physique. His tanned skin makes

lightheaded from the alcohol, laughed with a carefree

the three women drank

began, they raised their glasses together. "Ten, nine,

voices grew louder as the final seconds approached. "Three, two, one- Happy New

lighting up the night sky with dazzling bursts