His Unveiled Passion

Chapter 286

Tessa opened the driver's door, got in, buckled her seatbelt, and took out her phone to make a call. "Pull up the internal files of Gomez Group for me."

Her gaze was cool and steady as she tapped her fingers rhythmically against the steering wheel.

"And find a reliable private investigator. I need an investigation on Zachary."

"Yes, Ms Yates."

Hanging up, Tessa tossed her phone onto the passenger seat, stepped on the accelerator, and drove off.

Dusk had fallen, and the city lights began to flicker on.

During the evening rush hour, traffic clogged the roads, creating an endless line of cars. A black Rolls-Royce Phantom sat buried among the unmoving sea of vehicles.

The gridlock was enough to test anyone's patience.

Just then, her phone rang.

She glanced at the screen to find Stephen calling.

Even after their breakup, she had never deleted his number. Still, it had been a long time since it last appeared in her call log.

Her first instinct was to ignore it, but after a moment's hesitation, she answered. He might be calling about Seline, after all.

"Hello? What is it?" Her voice was distant and indifferent.

in Arcton and

breath quickened. "Do they

pause before Stephen's cool voice returned. "They can't

when Seline's life was at stake, she couldn't stop herself from

heavy between them. Finally, she

His husky voice drifted through the phone.

about to say had nothing to do with

voice. "Tess, I'm sorry. About what my grandmother said to you earlier... I apologize on

lifted her head and stared at the long

words would've been a lie—even she wouldn't

other end of the line, Stephen fell silent too, as if waiting for her

the car felt

window slightly, letting in the cold night air that eased the tightness

herself speak casually as if

bother. It's not like I

hung up before

silent after that. He didn't

...

Tessa arrived at the Yates residence, it

and Seline wasn't home either. The spacious villa felt cold

glided into the

keys and rode the elevator