His Unveiled Passion

Chapter 241

The room slowly faded into darkness.

After what felt like forever, Stephen lowered his head and stared blankly at the watch on his wrist.

After a long pause, he took it off and placed it carefully into the watch box.

The moment he shut the lid, his eyes brimmed with tears.

Crying was unfamiliar to him. The feeling hit him so suddenly that he had no idea how to handle it.

Tears rolled down his face, landing softly on the box.

The darkness hid the redness in his eyes, while the moonlight cast a glow over his lonely figure.

On Saturday, the Webb family visited the Jacobson residence.

As one of the most prestigious families in Rivertown, the Webbs had a rich history in education and literature.

Thomas Webb was a professor of literature at Rivertown University. His wife, Aria Clark, was a well-known contemporary essayist.

the government. He was married to Ella Lewis, a respected novelist and a member of the

and Ella had a daughter together, named Jocelyn Webb. She graduated from Jordanville University, the nation's top institution, with both a

On top of that, the Webb family and the Jacobson family often crossed paths because of Owen's

to a banquet to enjoy the blooming of spring blossoms. That was when Rowena

she couldn't stop thinking about setting

preferred intellectual families like the Webbs over the wealthy Yates

Aria, they were on the

Owen, who worked in the government. If Jocelyn married into the Jacobson family, that connection could

Webb residence, Rowena decided to invite the Webbs over

that the Webbs would be visiting them. Instead, she just said the

and resume

dinner to mark the end of the holidays. So, when Rowena told Stephen to come home on Saturday, he didn't

the Jacobson residence, he heard the sound of laughter

his coat to a maid, he asked, "Do we have guests

Jacobson. The Webb family is

Webb family? Which Webb

maid replied, "The one Mrs. Jacobson Senior asked you and

They also brought