His Unveiled Passion

Samuel let out a heavy sigh. "Seline's been traumatized due to the kidnapping incident. I took her to visit a psychiatrist, and she's barely made any progress. The doctor says she needs a lot of love and support from her family right now.

"She still asks for you even though her mother's been accompanying her. Can't you come to visit her?"

Tessa felt a twinge of sadness and longing upon hearing Samuel's words.

Seline was her beloved little sister. Tessa had suffered from nightmares for days and could barely eat anything after Seline's kidnapping.

"I..." Tessa's resolve wavered.

Seline was still traumatized, and her paying Seline a visit would definitely help her condition.

Yet, Tessa steeled her heart as soon as her mind reminded her about the madman, James. "I'm sorry, Dad. I really can't make it this Saturday."

"Oh, alright." Samuel hung up in disappointment.

Tessa stood before the floor-to-ceiling window, looking desolate and gloomy.

Why was James targeting her?

She had no grievances with him.

Could it really be as Stephen had claimed? Was it because she was Stephen's Achilles' heel?

long was she going to be stuck in

incessant noise of her

left on the bedside table, vibrating rhythmically against the surface. The ringing continued for a long time. The call would end, but it would

way across the bedside table. When she felt the cool surface against her grip, she groggily picked it up and answered it. "Hello, who

hurt!" It was the voice

Evans?" Tessa jerked awake.

...

the open-air parking lot at the

off

his footing and fell down the stairs during Seline's birthday party. He was currently at the ER receiving treatment. Tessa's vision turned spotty, and she nearly fainted when she heard the news. They always said love tended to

father. At this point, she could no longer give a rat's ass about James. Instead

sobbing into her palms in the hospital

were bloodshot from all the

to my father?"

kept crying as she choked out, "Your

stairwell

didn't return after a while, I went to check on

a wail and started blubbering, "W-When I opened the stairwell door, I found him lying on

Tessa

for a smoke. How could he have lost his footing?

old that his vision