His Unveiled Passion

Chapter 239

Marianne grabbed a handful of candy from the box before her and handed them

to Calvin. With a warm smile, she asked, "Calvin, how did your final exam go? Did you make it to the top of your class?"

Calvin Rogers was Mabel's youngest son. He was a sixth grader with a knack for trouble and lousy grades. So, his teachers were always calling his parents in for meetings.

The moment Marianne brought up Calvin's results, Mabel stopped gossiping and suddenly looked uncomfortable.

Calvin wasn't the least bit ashamed of his poor results. Since Marianne asked about it, he just answered honestly, "I got 45% in math, 36% in science, and 51% in language. I—"

Mabel cut him off immediately. "That's enough! You're embarrassing me!"

Calvin frowned. "Why is it embarrassing? I actually improved! My scores are higher than last semester's!"

The relatives burst into laughter. One of them chuckled. "Kids really do have a way with words!"

him a glare. Lowering her voice, she scolded, "Didn't I tell you to go play with Seline? What are you doing here? That's so embarrassing. With grades like that, you should be ashamed to even bring it

quiet. At least now, Mabel had stopped

look. But Tessa simply smiled

walk in the nearby garden. To her surprise,

her skin, as if

just stood there, facing each other

looked away and said,

"Happy New

had said to her in so long. The moment she heard his voice, her

she saw it-the watch on his wrist. Her chest

wanted to ask why he was still wearing it, but

down to his wrist. The sight of the watch sent a dull ache through

ever given him, and it cost over

he still wore it every day. Even after they