His Unveiled Passion

Chapter 285

Zachary's eyes darkened, filled with pain. "It's my fault I didn't satisfy James, that I didn't break you two up... If I had, and James got what he wanted, he wouldn't have come after you. He wouldn't have gone after Mr. Yates and Seline..."

Tessa was confused and thought he was being absolutely ridiculous.

She let out a bitter laugh. "So you're apologizing because you didn't break me and Stephen up?"

"I..." Zachary's eyes flickered. "That's not what I meant, Tess..."

Tessa's face flushed with emotion, and her eyes turned red. Her voice rose in anger as she said, "Zachary, Seline was taken hostage by James' people! She could've been rescued, but because you called the police, the officers showed up and ruined everything. Now she's been taken to Arcton!"

Zachary's eyes shot wide open in shock. "What? Was Seline kidnapped too?"

"It really wasn't Jacqueline who told you to call the police?" Tessa's fury boiled over. "Do you know what James said to Stephen over the phone? He said if the cops showed up, he'd kill us on the spot!

to kill me! She used you. Don't you get it?" She glared at him as her chest heaved

pale, his eyes clouded with anguish. Realizing he had almost caused Tessa's death, the pain in his chest grew

didn't know... If I

Tessa snapped and cut him off. "Tell me the truth. Did calling the cops really have nothing to do with

into a tight line, and

accusations, he nearly blurted out the truth.

though Cayden had been arrested, Gomez Group's official controlling

Gomez

in James' hands. Even though James had returned to Arcton, all it would take was a single word from him, and Gomez Group would be

still bore the same name, but in

it wasn't truly theirs anymore, having a part of it was still better than

couldn't expose

her." His voice was