His Unveiled Passion

The bodyguards proceeded to beat Leon black and blue.

Tessa had her arms crossed against her chest as she stood before Leon. Her eyes were cold as they glinted dangerously. "Did you send someone to push me into traffic earlier?"

Being a lawyer came with certain risks, and it wasn't uncommon for lawyers to find themselves fending against resentful clients seeking revenge. In fact, Tom was a vivid example of that. Not long ago, Tom's client had stabbed him, and Tom had ended up in the hospital for treatment.

Leon fell to his knees as he pleaded, "I'm sorry, Ms. Yates. Please have mercy on me. I won't do it again."

Tessa frowned as she demanded sharply, "I asked you a question. Did you hire someone to push me into oncoming traffic earlier?"

"What? Push you into oncoming traffic?" Leon was genuinely confused. "I didn't hire that guy. This is my first time meeting you."

It wasn't him? Then, who was it?

Tessa's frown deepened as she went through her list of suspects.

Could it be Wendy?

But Tessa quickly rejected that notion.

but Wendy didn't seem like someone who'd pull something so

could

mind a little

came to mind-James

about James and his ties to the Jacobsons. He had even warned

arrived at that conclusion, she regarded the battered

and blurted, "I don't know who that is. Ms. Yates, please have mercy on me. I swear I won't do this again. I'll even compensate Lucas as soon as

one of James' men, why did you invite me here? Why did you have thugs ambush me? You're just a tiny factory owner, so I know for a fact that you wouldn't be so bold if you didn't

couldn't help

with a shady

to Leon, but to his boss. Leon was just

his boss. In fact, just thinking about what would be done

nervously and stammered, "I-I don't

wanted to scare you because I

her eyes at him, weighing the truth

as she scrutinized him,