His Unveiled Passion

On the second floor of a certain villa, a man's and a woman's clothes were scattered across the floor. A pair of black stockings-torn and ripped-hung precariously on the couch, leaving an unmistakable air of indulgence and debauchery.

James leaned lazily against the headboard, casually smoking a post-coital cigarette with satisfaction lingering in the sharp lines of his brows and eyes.

Beside him, the woman's cheeks were still flushed, and her expression was soaked in the afterglow of their wild encounter.

His phone vibrated. James took a drag of the cigarette before calmly answering.

"Mr. Fullerton, the Yates family just held a press conference announcing the cancellation of their engagement with the Jacobson family," Liam reported respectfully. "Also, rumors are circulating online that Stephen was spotted entering a hotel with a popular actress. People suspect he cheated."

"Heh." James let out a derisive chuckle. "And here I thought he was some devoted lover. Turns out he's just as much of a womanizer as his father is."

"What should we do about the Yates family then?" Liam asked.

James lowered his eyes in thought. "Keep an eye on them. For all we know, this 'breakup' might just be a trick to throw me off."

"Understood."

"Pay special attention to Tessa's whereabouts and report any movements immediately."

"Yes, Mr. Fullerton."

...

Tessa composed herself and returned to work at

been relatively calm-no strange accidents or unexpected incidents

smile, though a trace of bitterness was ever- present. It seemed that breaking off the engagement and ending the relationship did have its advantages. At least that lunatic,

she walked into the firm, her

with a polite smile, the heels of her black leather pumps clicking lightly against the floor as

neatly at the back of her head. Concealer hid the dark circles beneath her

the haggard woman of the past few days, she looked like a completely different person. No

supervisor, Vivian, had assigned her three

Vivian bore

wasn't one to target her.

of

found her work

Tessa turned off the lights and prepared to leave. Just as she

slightly, then closed her office door and stepped out

seemed to be coming from the assistants'

offices; their desks were arranged in an open space, separated only by

Tessa approached, she quickly spotted the source of the sound-it was none other

Tessa asked gently.

tissues and wiped her tears.

no need to put on a brave face with me.

moment before mumbling, "It's