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.

holding 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 face. Tessa was beaming at the camera radiantly, her

all moments in Tessa's past that Stephen

and gently caressed each picture, looking at them

would no longer miss out on anything in her life from

left the premises

whipping up a meal for

felt a weight off her shoulders once

the door to her bedroom

single person in sight in

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

the door to the walk-in

she still received no

was odd. Where did he go? He couldn't

Tessa cried out in

a warm sensation around her wrist before she was

firm chest. Due to the thin fabric of his shirt, she

Stephen

As he spoke, his breath tickled against the curve

felt as though

shot through her

numb and

felt like jelly, and she

barely remain standing.

Stephen instantly sensed the