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.

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

Tessa frowned. "That's right."

it? Are you available at the moment? I think it's time for us to have a chat." The man's tone was

are you?" Tessa asked

"Oh, me? I'm Lucas'

Tessa remembered the name.

demanded that any and all company owners list their information

you want to

do I want to discuss? I'm thinking about settling this privately. I'd rather

send me your address,"

provided her with an address. It was a club located several

tapped the steering wheel idly

definitely not benign. So, she couldn't afford to let her

settlement, but who knew what kind

called the two

unison, "What are your orders,

worried that

"Understood."