His Unveiled Passion

Chapter 497

Inside the top-floor presidential suite of a hotel in Sableton, Hazel wore a revealing black lace slip dress paired with black stockings.

Her hair was styled into a bun on the left side of her head, with a loose strand cascading over her chest. She looked every bit the seductress.

But at the moment, this alluring woman was tightly bound with ropes. A cloth gag was stuffed in her mouth, her eyes brimming with tears as she let out muffled sobs. The scene was anything but graceful.

Roughly ten minutes earlier, Hazel had used a room card she had stolen from Samson to sneak into Stephen's suite.

The bathroom lights were on, and the water ran steadily inside as Stephen was taking a shower. His phone was left on the counter outside.

Hazel walked over and saw an incoming call. The caller ID displayed an affectionate nickname. "Tess."

She remembered that when they had run into each other at a restaurant, Stephen had introduced the woman with him as his girlfriend, Tessa. It became clear that the one calling was his girlfriend.

Driven by jealousy, Hazel picked up the phone. Her voice was deliberately provocative, calculated to mislead Tessa into thinking that she and Stephen were alone together in the hotel room.

Afterward, when Tessa kept calling, Hazel refused to answer. She even blocked her number entirely.

because she had already drugged Stephen. The effects should have

the shower and saw her dressed like this, his desire would only heighten. A man and a woman alone, caught in a moment

Stephen would be forced to take responsibility. And if luck was on her side and she

job, even if Stephen became

of the powerful Everhart family in Sableton. Her father owned a large business, and their wealth could sustain her

had joined Jacobson Corporation solely to pursue

bribed a senior executive

as the CEO of a massive corporation, was far too

routine personnel changes. So even though she had transferred

attention. They had met briefly at a banquet months ago, but he'd long

the company

motivated by personal ambition.

Tessa's number, Hazel felt triumphant. Her mind was already replaying the steamy fantasy of

wearing a gray bathrobe, the

she had predicted, the drug had taken effect.

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