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?"

with a somber expression. "The person who kidnapped her is someone considerably powerful. After

for a moment, expression grim, before he continued, "Last night... when I was on the way to pick you up, I received a call informing me that

eyes widened, her expression turning into

who was manipulating things behind the scenes.

gripped Tessa. Susan had been guilty, and she had also hated Susan. Yet, Tessa believed that the law would punish her adequately since Susan was charged

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

the worst parts of the entire situation. Susan 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,

had also met their untimely

times 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 so upset that she

mother were just

Tessa

his chin

her neck. He breathed in deeply, willing himself to calm down. "Tess, so many things have been happening recently. I

to hurt you. I'll arrange for two bodyguards to protect you. You