His Unveiled Passion

Chapter 454

There was a hint of mirth painting Stephen's brow. Soon, his magnetic voice seemed to drift above Tessa's head as he teased, "Why did you stop kissing me?"

"You didn't want to be kissed," Tessa replied stonily.

She had felt guilty for forcing him to hide in her bedroom earlier. So, she wanted to make it up to him by showering him with affection. However, he didn't even respond after she had kissed him earlier.

Since he wasn't interested, why should she continue kissing him?

Stephen arched an eyebrow at her. "Did I say I wasn't interested?"

Tessa's cheeks puffed up in frustration as she complained, "Then, why didn't you respond? You didn't even kiss me back."

Stephen chuckled softly and replied, "You rarely ever take the initiative, Tess. I was just enjoying the moment."

Tessa scoffed at him before turning her head away in anger.

Stephen grinned. "Are you mad at me?"

Tessa continued to look away, refusing to give him the satisfaction of responding to him.

She might as well have a neon sign above her head that read, "I'm mad at you."

Stephen wasn't upset at her reaction. Instead, he regarded her dotingly and began to coax her gently, "What should I do? I still haven't had enough of you kissing me. Why don't you kiss me again? I promise I'll kiss you back this time."

"No way," she huffed.

reaching out to carry Tessa in

very next second, he had already knelt before her. It was a clear gesture of

Tessa's mind went blank.

her whilst

was the first time he had ever

it seem as though he was begging

anyone ever reject such a gesture? He was someone with great power and wealth, yet he had lowered himself just to soothe her ruffled

in her chest, barely able to reconcile the distinct contrast between

enough, she soon succumbed to his

such a thing? How

physically submissive, there was no denying that he was definitely

kiss lasted for a long,

was a mess, and her lips were as red as

her elsewhere. Her beautiful eyes, flushed earlobes, fair

to heat with every

rose to his feet and

along her collarbone, moving downward

caressed every inch of

skin eventually turned rosy as the blood coursing through her

he murmured against her skin,

was a vague enough question, but Tessa

bit her lower lip gently, her breath hot and heavy as she

his ministrations with her