His Unveiled Passion

Marissa and Lester were sitting nearby. So, they could see the blush spreading across Tessa's face from their angle.

Naturally, that also meant they could see the look in Stephen's eyes when he looked at her.

They were filled with hope and love.

Marissa felt her heart clench at the sight. She had never seen that look in Stephen's eyes before. It seemed as if there was an unending well of tenderness

in his eyes.

"Tessa, just look at him! Are you seriously not going to kiss him?" Quentin teased. Then, he added with a cackle, "I've never seen Stephen behaving like this before."

Naomi swiftly followed suit with a giggle of her own, chanting, "Kiss him! Kiss him! Kiss him!"

Sienna also started nudging Tessa playfully. "Come on, Tessa. Stephen's waiting for you. Why aren't you kissing him?"

Everyone, except for Lester and Marissa, was cheering them on.

Stephen was seated right next to Tessa.

Tessa looked at her friends' teasing smiles before returning their good-natured ribbing with a bashful smile on her own. She felt her cheeks heat further as she wrapped her arms around Stephen's neck. Then, she closed her eyes, threw caution to the wind, and kissed him.

At the same time, Marissa lowered her gaze to the ground, feeling as though she'd been stabbed. It hurt so bad that she could hardly breathe.

imagined that she would witness someone as aloof as Stephen kiss another woman before

matters worse, he had asked for the

slightly as time passed. She felt

cruise ship was cutting through the waves steadily. Plus, the sea was calm today. Therefore, she shouldn't be feeling

looked away

indifferent, his eyes were dim as he quietly sipped his drink. Tessa had initially planned to

Before she could, Stephen suddenly cupped

whooped even louder because of his

could tell that she was flushing scarlet like

her deeply. Soon, their

struggling to breathe as the

she was still a little awkward and

in front of so many

completely immersed in the kiss. Coupled with his fantastic kissing skills, Tessa found herself swept up by a wave of desire. It didn't take long for her to lose

forgot that they were playing a game. She gave herself, body and

Stephen's embrace anytime soon.

one interrupted their

both of

red,

remarked, "This party was totally worth coming

expect to witness such a