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.

from amicable. "I hear you took on Lucas' case

Tessa frowned. "That's right."

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

are you?"

replying, "Oh, me? I'm Lucas'

Tessa remembered the name.

all company owners list their information when registering their company. Leon McGraw

want to discuss?" Tessa

I'd rather settle this privately instead of wasting my time on

send me your address," Tessa

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

steering wheel idly after

not benign. So, she couldn't afford

guise of discussing a settlement, but who

called the two bodyguards

responded in unison, "What are your

I'm worried that this Leon person is out

"Understood."