His Unveiled Passion

A crew member followed right after, hauling the luggage.

Marissa held Tessa's arm and led her all the way to the room where she would be

staying for the next two days.

"Tessa, this is your room," Marissa murmured, sounding somewhat guilty.

Tessa nodded. "Thank you."

Then, Marissa turned to Stephen, pointed at the door diagonally across from

Tessa's, and said, "Stevie, your room is over there."

Tessa froze slightly when she heard that. Marissa had arranged for them to stay

separately.

Tessa lowered her gaze but said nothing.

Stephen's eyes were cold as he shot a look at Marissa before saying, "Don't

bother. I'll be staying with Tess."

Marissa's lashes fluttered slightly before hastily adding, "Tessa's room is single.

It'll be too cramped if you stay with her."

The cruise ship had over a hundred guest rooms available, all fully equipped and

luxuriously decorated. There was even a helipad on the deck.

They had passed by several entertainment facilities earlier. The ship had a movie

theater, a bar, a ballroom, a game room, a billiard room, and so forth. There was

even a massive swimming pool at the stern.

This was a large cruise ship, so there was no way Marissa was facing a room

Marissa's true intentions were as

say anything about it, but Stephen wasn't

play along.

he was going to

concern about

gaze across the

at all. Besides, a smaller space only makes

do you think, Tessa?"

she could say anything in response, Stephen instructed the crew

can leave the

referring to Tessa's luggage, as even

inside the room.

was more than obvious he was determined to stay in this

was far from small. It was actually a

for two. It wasn't at all cramped. However, Stephen

he had no desire to be

smiled. This time, she didn't

she said, "Marissa, he'll be

A flicker of disappointment

appeared in Marissa's eyes.

she pursed

muttered reluctantly, "Fine."

thank you for escorting us to our rooms,"

the door right

amusement. "Don't you think you're

discourteous?"

he chase Marissa out like that? Even worse, he was doing it to

host herself.

into a smirk and drawled, "I even thanked

being rude?"

courtesy," she snarked,

said, dragging Tessa

murmured, "I want to kiss

Tessa's response before lowering his

and tongue soon intertwined in a

in