His Unveiled Passion

That night, Tessa returned to the Yates residence after being buried in work the whole day. Marianne came out to greet her after she parked her car.

She had a troubled look on her face as she pulled Tessa to the side and whispered, "Tessa, your father found out about you getting back together with Stephen. He's stewing in anger in the living room at the moment.

"If you don't want to deal with him now, you should go home for today. Come back a few days later after his anger has subsided."

Tessa's heart dropped to her gut. She didn't expect Samuel to find out so quickly. Her eyes lowered as she mulled over her thoughts for a moment. She said, "It's alright, Ms. Connors. I'll go in and face him. This is something that I'll have to deal with sooner or later. I can't keep running forever."

Marianne sighed. "Alright, then. Have a good talk with your father. He loves you a lot. If you explain the situation properly to him, I'm sure he'll come around and support your decision."

"I understand. Thank you, Ms. Connors."

Tessa sucked in a deep breath before she headed into the villa. She made her way up to the first floor, to the hall where she knew she would find Samuel. As Marianne said, Samuel was sitting on the couch with a hardened expression.

"Dad," Tessa called as she entered.

Samuel shot a cold look at her. His tone was unkind when he said, "So, you still acknowledge me as your father, do you?"

her expression neutral. "Why

over to the armchair and sank into

did you get back together with Stephen? Why didn't you tell me?" he

answered, "Well, I was planning to

told me

if you never ask in the first place," Tessa shot back

playing your word games with me." Samuel glared at Tessa. He sounded indignant when he exclaimed, "As your father, why did I have to find out that you're currently

in the outside world. It's not like I can tell all of them to stop looking at what I'm

"You're

I intentionally anger you? I just hadn't thought of the best way to tell

spat out, "Break up with

up. "No," she

to his feet. His voice had risen several pitches when he said, "Haven't the Jacobsons wronged

has dealt with them accordingly," Tessa explained. Why can't

can at least blame the Jacobson family, can't I? I will never

during the engagement party, I would have