His Unveiled Passion

James drawled meaningfully, "She's quite the looker. It's no wonder Stephen's so hung up on her."

Conrad chuckled. "She's also Stephen's Achilles' heel."

James let out a huff before retracting his gaze. An unknown emotion swirled in his eyes as he muttered, "Stephen ruined my plans. I should at least send him a little something in retaliation."

He'd spent a great deal of money and effort on that Arcton project. Yet, Stephen ruined it all at a critical juncture, resulting in severe losses for him.

He was going to make Stephen pay for that. He thought menacingly, "Tessa, huh? Let's see whether you'll be lucky at every single turn."

...

Tessa made a phone call at the precinct, and the officer handling the case received a call from his superiors within five minutes.

After he ended the call, the officer's demeanor toward Tessa changed a great deal. His tone became much more polite. "Ms. Yates, we've officially filed this as a homicide attempt. You're free to leave now. We'll notify you immediately if there are any new developments."

Tessa nodded slightly. "Thank you."

She had just stepped out of the precinct when she received a call from an unknown number.

the line was far from amicable. "I hear you took on Lucas'

Tessa frowned. "That's right."

moment? I think it's time for us to have a chat." The

are you?" Tessa asked

chuckled before replying, "Oh, me? I'm Lucas' ex-boss, Leon

Tessa remembered the name.

law demanded that any and all company owners list their information when registering

do you want

this privately. I'd rather settle

send me your address,"

an address. It was a club located

slender fingers tapped the steering wheel idly after she hung

So, she

might have invited her under the guise of discussing a settlement, but who knew what kind of

she called the

responded in unison, "What are your

two will be coming with me. I'm worried that this

"Understood."