His Unveiled Passion

Tessa continued to sing the rest of the song.

"Later on, I finally learned how to love. But you had already gone far away, disappearing into the crowd."

"Later on, as the tears streamed down my face, I finally understood that some people will be gone forever the moment they walk out of your life—"

There was a small night light in the room, casting a warm, golden glow on Tessa's gentle features. Her eyes were crinkled as she gazed at Stephen. He could see the light reflected in her crystal clear eyes.

The last time she sang was when she had gotten drunk at the bar. She had stormed up the stage and snatched the microphone from the singer's hand. Her singing was more akin to wailing at the time. Every note that she belted out had been out of tune.

Surprisingly, the short part she had sung tonight had been perfectly in tune. It was music to Stephen's ears. He slowly fell asleep to the sound of Tessa's singing, his breathing evening out to a steady rhythm.

Stephen had fallen asleep by the time Tessa was done singing. The air

conditioner had been set to a rather low temperature, so Tessa adjusted it back to a higher one, making sleep more comfortable for them. She then tucked the blanket securely around Stephen.

Tessa quietly studied Stephen's image under the warm glow of the night light for a moment before pressing a fleeting kiss to his cheek. "Good night, Stephen," she murmured.

The next morning, the sunlight filtered in through the curtains and cast its rays on the couple.

he would disturb Tessa's sleep, Stephen hadn't set an alarm. He had a habit of waking up

just peeled his eyes open and was about to sneak out of bed when Tessa began to groan quietly next

slightly hoarse, his

voice was soft and

his phone. "7:30 am. You

close again. "I'm going back to sleep since it's still early. Wake

"Okay."

a fresh set of

already 7:58 am when he made it to Jacobson Corporation's meeting room. The company executives were already sitting. their assigned seats

Bnet

for the meeting to begin

8:00 am.

only clock in for work at

meetings typically started

conducted via a video conference. The other party

it was 8:00 am for Stephen and the executives, it was 4:00 pm

work at 5:00 pm on the dot. The video conference was predicted to