His Unveiled Passion

Chapter 127

"Susan?" Tessa continued her line of questioning. "Isn't she locked up in the detention center?"

Stephen finished switching his footwear before replying, "I'm sorry, Tessa. I was worried you would be anxious so I didn't tell you. A month ago, Susan lied that she was pregnant. When she was on the way to the hospital for a check-up, she was kidnapped."

His story checked out with what Zachary had told her the night before. The only difference was that Stephen had used the word "lied".

"Lied? So she wasn't pregnant?"

Stephen nodded. "Yup. We've been searching for her ever since she was kidnapped. We finally found her on the Castellion border, in an area infamous for telecommunications fraud. She admitted herself that she wasn't pregnant."

Tessa followed after Stephen as they headed to the living room. "Who kidnapped her? What were their motivations?"

person who

expression grim, before he continued, "Last night... when I was

widened, her expression turning into

people found her, we had planned to ask her who was manipulating things behind the scenes. However, she

Yet, Tessa believed that the law would punish her adequately since Susan was charged with kidnapping and attempted homicide. Based on how the court operated in this day and age, she wouldn't have

if it was still allowed, it should have been the law punishing Susan in a just and proper manner. To be

had died terribly, having her throat slit open. Her sickly father was also suspected to have been murdered by the mastermind of this scheme. Not only that, but Garret, who had

met their

to count, so he was still able to accept certain things. However, Tessa was different. She was kind and empathetic. If she heard about these things, she would be

and Garret's mother were just

Tessa into

rested his

breathed in deeply, willing himself to calm down. "Tess, so many things have been happening recently. I have to be on guard

her tightly and closing his eyes, he continued, "Tess, you have to be careful too. I'm worried they'll try to hurt you. I'll arrange for two bodyguards