His Unveiled Passion

Chapter 272

The sound of gunfire pierced the air.

However, the surrounding residents had grown accustomed to such noises and merely assumed that a film crew was shooting yet another scene in the

abandoned building nearby.

Little did they know that the events unfolding within said building were far more thrilling than any movie.

Stephen had arrived at the location right on time ten minutes ago.

Immediately after, he went up to the 26th floor.

The scene before him made his eyes widen with rage.

Tessa was absolutely drenched with blood. Her face was bruised and battered as James held her by the neck. Her feet were dangling off the ground while her entire body was suspended in the air. Her face had turned a violent shade of crimson as she struggled to drag oxygen into her lungs.

There was no safety net beneath her feet as James held her at the edge of the abandoned building.

All it would take was for James to falter, and Tessa would fall to her doom from the 26th floor.

Even the ever-composed Stephen couldn't maintain his cool when faced with such a sight. His heart clenched as his breath caught in his throat.

James tightened his grip, all the while maintaining his hold on Tessa's neck. Then,

he turned to look at Stephen with a raised brow. "Oh, you're here?"

at the sight, and a metallic tang of iron filled his

best to keep his voice steady so as to not

go."

feeling sorry for her?" James' eyes glinted with malicious amusement,

the brink of suffocating to her death. Stephen felt as though his heart was being

vaguely hear his hoarse voice saying,

chuckled, glancing at the

puce. It was clear that she

and turned them both away from the edge

veins of Stephen's forehead bulged at James' actions as he instinctively took

rang out

need to be so hasty." James fiddled

a shot near Stephen's feet, warning him not to take another

my men check whether or not you truly came here alone." Then, he continued, "If I find out you tried to pull a fast

his ground as a chilly air emanated

taunts. Instead, he just

James' subordinates returned and reported, "He came

to look at Stephen derisively. "My,

you let her go now?" Stephen's tone was

a brow.

had already

down to check her injuries. "Why involve her in

did