His Unveiled Passion

"You rejected him?" Naomi asked.

Sienna nodded. "I did."

Naomi sighed as an expression that screamed "I knew it!" crossed her face. "What am I going to do with you?"

A pregnant silence descended upon them for a moment. It was broken by Naomi when she said earnestly, "You could try dating Torin. Who knows? Maybe the two of you are a good match for each other. Honestly, it's about time for you to forget about Hollis and move on, Sienna."

Sienna lowered her eyes and didn't say a word in response.

Shaking her head helplessly, Naomi continued, "I just don't understand. Hollis is handsome, but what else about him draws you to him? Babe, just because he has a good-looking face doesn't mean that you have to be hung up on him for so many years."

Melancholy flickered in Sienna's eyes before she answered Naomi with all the seriousness she could muster.

"There are a lot of great things about him other than his good looks. His academics were excellent when he was studying, and he was always happy to offer his help to those who needed it. The teachers and other students were very fond of him.

"Although his family background isn't all that impressive, he's very hardworking and always strives to improve himself.

gap between our family backgrounds. He's been

him." Naomi didn't beat around the bush and

to study hard. He's been working hard to build up his business, but no matter how much effort he puts into it, the most he'll ever be is a small-time

of the day, he's still the son of your family's housekeeper while you're the heiress of the Ziegler

"Babe, there's no point in dragging out the inevitable and continuing

for so many years. I've already gotten used

Sienna's face. She sighed. "Forget it.

letting

before she changed the subject. "A long time has passed. What's taking Tessa so

lounge chair. She slipped her feet into her sandals before standing up. "Let's check out what's happening next door." Sienna also rose to her feet. "Alright," she

were still wrapped up in each other. Stephen's hot breath fanned across the back of Tessa's neck. His voice was hoarse and sexy when he asked, "Did you miss

back to Stephen. Although the water in the pool was cool, Tessa felt like

to voice out her true feelings,

"No? Answer me again."

increase in frequency. Stephen abandoned his initial gentleness as he rocked into Tessa

both of them heard a series of knocks on the