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.

fell into silence

on that scumbag. He's not worth it. We're drinking until we drop tonight!

of the bottles. "The world's full of men! Next time, I'll order

the couch gloomily and

started to spin after a few glasses of wine.

her glass in one hand and her phone in the other, opened her social media feed. "Listen, Tess, I've got a whole list of

show Tessa the photo. "What do you think? Not

quite as handsome as Stephen,

he had vein

energy-something Stephen@ouldn't compete with.

in her

swept over the photo. She was tipsy

sports, great physique. His tanned skin makes him seem kinda wild, you

laughed with

by as the three women drank and

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

final seconds approached. "Three, two, one- Happy

the night sky with dazzling bursts of