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?"

constricted at the sight, and a

voice steady so as to not betray his nerves.

go."

for her?" James' eyes glinted with malicious

face growing more ashen by the second. It was as if she was on the brink of suffocating to her death. Stephen

could vaguely hear his hoarse voice saying, "I've done as you asked. Let her

at the girl he

already bloodied, looked a shade away from turning puce.

edge of the

at James' actions as he instinctively took a step toward

out

so hasty." James fiddled with his gun, a cold look in

had fired a shot near Stephen's feet, warning

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

stood his ground as a chilly

bother responding to James' taunts. Instead, he just

subordinates returned and

out a hum of acknowledgment before turning to look at Stephen derisively. "My, my. What

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

brow.

already fallen

crouched down to check her injuries. "Why involve

did you