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.

room fell into silence

of top-shelf red wine from the minibar. "Tess, don't waste your tears on that scumbag. He's not worth it. We're drinking until we drop tonight! You're gorgeous and

cork off one of the bottles. "The world's full of

on the couch gloomily and couldn't muster much

few glasses of wine. It was

in the other, opened her social media feed. "Listen, Tess, I've got a

photo. "What

as handsome as Stephen, he was still

student, he had vein

energy-something Stephen@ouldn't compete with.

her throat. She could

was tipsy

scrolled through her phone. "Check this one out-six foot three, plays sports, great physique. His

the alcohol, laughed with a carefree tilt

flew by as the three

countdown to the new year began, they raised their glasses together. "Ten,

voices grew louder as the final seconds approached.

outside the window, lighting up the night sky with