His Unveiled Passion

Chapter 125

When Stephen exited from the base and turned on his phone, he noticed Tessa's missed call. He immediately returned her call.

"Tess, are you asleep?"

Tessa's words were muffled over the phone. She sounded like she was only half awake. "I'm really sleepy. I can't even open my eyes."

Stephen slid into the backseat of his car, gently asking, "Why aren't you sleeping if you're tired?"

Tessa's voice was rough with sleep, making her sound gentle. "I was waiting for you to call."

Stephen's frozen heart melted at her words. "I've just wrapped up the business I had to handle. Do you want me to go over to your place?"

Tessa took a peek at the time. "Let's make it tomorrow. I want to sleep now."

"Alright," Stephen acquiesced warmly. "It's cold at night. Make sure to cover yourself with a blanket."

"I know that. In your eyes, am I still a three-year-old child who doesn't know how to cover herself with a blanket..."

Tessa's voice grew softer and softer until she stopped speaking completely. Stephen could hear her steady breathing coming from across the line. He kept the phone pressed to his ear, quietly listening to her breathing in her sleep.

was still unwilling to cut the call-even after the muscles in his hand started getting

at him, saying, "Mr. Jacobson, Lawrence called earlier saying he had something urgent to tell you but couldn't get in

eyes as he ended the call with Tessa. The moment

asked coldly, "What

called earlier and informed me that Susan's father had committed

makes me suspect that this isn't just pure coincidence... Also, the men I sent to look for

"What did

said that Garret's mother had died of carbon monoxide poisoning. She had been trying to

sharply.

time

what's going to happen to you if you don't get to the bottom of this within the

in Lawrence's voice when he

of knocking on her door the next morning. The

ages. As

the knocking was much

her

her heart was burdened with other matters, she had only fallen asleep in the wee hours. Now that she had been rudely awakened when

cranky.

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