His Unveiled Passion

Chapter 293

The answer to Lester's confession seemed like a foregone conclusion.

Stephen held his breath without realizing it, and his fingertips slowly clenched as a dull ache spread through his chest.

However, Tessa's response took everyone by surprise.

"Sorry, but I can't say yes."

The smile at the corner of Lester's lips faded. The night wind tousled his dark hair,

and the dim lights couldn't chase away the disappointment on his face.

"May I know the reason?" His voice trembled slightly as if his emotions had slipped beyond his control.

Tessa pressed her lips together in a calm and distant expression as she answered a tone devoid of any ripple, "Because I'm not interested in dating right now. I don't have time for a relationship, so I'm sorry-I can't accept your confession."

The crowd burst into a new wave of chatter.

an eyebrow, and a faint smile tugged at the corners of his mouth He

Tessa turned and left without ever accepting the bouquet of

had countless admirers during her university days. Confessions like this probably happened a dozen times a year, so it was only natural that

single one-what they looked like

was why a very real sense of crisis crept over Stephen when he saw Lester with Tessa at the restaurant on

"After all these years, you still haven't

chuckled and answered in a calm tone, "I should be

his eyes in warning. "Stay

eyebrow. "And what gives you the right to

scoff. "You don't stand a chance.

gentle and refined as ever.

night, Tessa had

running across a vast, desolate plain with no one in sight.

shifted. The next moment, rough hands gripped her throat, cutting off her air. Suddenly, James face loomed before he eyes. His cold, sinister

was getting harder and harder to breathe. Just when she thought she

Seline, tied to a chair. James stood beside her, grimming as he poured gasoline over