His Unveiled Passion

Chapter 453

Stephen was now leisurely exploring Tessa's bedroom.

Her bedroom was homey yet simple. The bed sheets and the duvet were soft blue.

She also had a walk-in closet attached to the room.

There was a faint, barely noticeable fragrance in the air. It was reminiscent of Tessa's preferred brand of perfume. It had a distinctly floral note to it, light yet gentle.

Stephen wandered around Tessa's room with interest, looking over every nook and cranny he could find.

A white tablecloth was spread neatly across the desk without a single crinkle in sight, and a vase was filled with freshly bloomed ice-blue roses.

A blue ceramic Cinnamoroll was placed right next to the vase. Stephen remembered that Tessa had painted it with her mother.

This very Cinnamoroll had once been broken. Stephen was the one who had sought an expert to have it restored for her.

He carefully picked up the Cinnamoroll, turning it around to inspect it.

It had been mended very well, looking as though it had never been broken in the first place.

Once he finished his inspection, he gently placed it back in its original spot.

He looked to the side and saw a wooden cabinet. Several photo frames were placed on it, all containing pictures of Tessa and her mother.

One of them was a picture of Tessa back when she was possibly five or six years old. She had an adorable pink princess dress on and a big bow in her hair. She was sitting on her mother's lap, dimpling sweetly for the camera. Her eyes seemed to be shining with joy. It was clear that she was having the time of her life.

Tessa was celebrating her 8th birthday in another picture. There was a delicate diamond tiara placed on her head, and her eyes were closed as she made a wish in front of her cake. Her mother, Tyla, was sitting right next to her with a soft smile on her face.

a trophy from a piano competition when she was ten. Her parents stood proudly on either side of her. There was a warm smile on Tyla's

moments in Tessa's past that Stephen wasn't there

and gently caressed each picture, looking

no longer miss out on anything in her life

left the premises an hour

departed after whipping up a

weight off her

her bedroom and said, "You can come

wasn't a single person in

in confusion as she walked into her room. The massive bedroom seemed untouched, with no sign of

the walk-in closet

still

go? He couldn't have vanished into thin

you?" Tessa cried

she felt a warm sensation around her wrist

back pressing against a firm chest. Due to the thin fabric of his shirt, she could clearly feel the

here," Stephen murmured

her shoulder. As he spoke, his breath tickled against the curve of her

felt

shot through her

numb

jelly, and

barely remain standing.

Stephen instantly sensed the