His Unveiled Passion

In the underground parking lot, Quentin rushed over to open the passenger door of the Cullinan and plopped into the seat. "Dude, everything you asked for is done. Tess accepted the bags and the car."

Stephen rested his slender fingers on the steering wheel, his Adam's apple bobbing slightly. "Did she get suspicious?"

Quentin replied honestly, "Yeah, she asked me if you bought the car. I coordinated with Naomi, and we managed to fool her. Tess trusts Naomi a lot, so she probably won't think twice about it."

Stephen let out a hum in contemplation.

For a moment, Quentin didn't know what else to say. Stephen sat motionless, staring blankly at some point in the distance. The air inside the car was so quiet that the faint hum of the heater was the only audible sound.

Quentin knew Stephen was thinking about Tessa again and wisely kept silent.

After a while, Stephen finally spoke. "I really want to see her."

Quentin was speechless for a while before saying, "Hold on." He pulled out his phone. "I'll think of something for you."

He dialed Naomi's number.

"Hey, Naomi. When I dropped the car off for Tess earlier, she didn't seem to be in a good mood. She looked like a withered eggplant, all droopy and downcast. She's probably still upset.

get sick from bottling everything up. Tomorrow's Saturday, and she's off work. Why don't you take her out tonight to cheer her

Of course she can't just move on like that. Why does she have

glanced at

Stephen had visibly

which was a

years, and never had he seen Stephen care for a woman this much. The usually composed and self-controlled man looked like he was on

"scumbag". Even Quentin, as a bystander, couldn't help but

words with Naomi, she agreed to take Tessa

are you guys heading to? I'll come pick you

second thought, Naomi spilled

then, have fun with Tess tonight. Don't drink too much, though. Otherwise, you'll be dealing with headaches and

yeah, I got it.

Quentin shrugged. "All set. 20 minutes from now, we'll head to Phantom

to curl up at home, binge-watch a few episodes of a

finishing her meal, she got a call from Naomi, inviting her

work, keeping busy so she wouldn't have time to