His Unveiled Passion novel Chapter 165

James drawled meaningfully, "She's quite the looker. It's no wonder Stephen's so hung up on her."

Conrad chuckled. "She's also Stephen's Achilles' heel."

James let out a huff before retracting his gaze. An unknown emotion swirled in his eyes as he muttered, "Stephen ruined my plans. I should at least send him a little something in retaliation."

He'd spent a great deal of money and effort on that Arcton project. Yet, Stephen ruined it all at a critical juncture, resulting in severe losses for him.

He was going to make Stephen pay for that. He thought menacingly, "Tessa, huh? Let's see whether you'll be lucky at every single turn."

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Tessa made a phone call at the precinct, and the officer handling the case received a call from his superiors within five minutes.

After he ended the call, the officer's demeanor toward Tessa changed a great deal. His tone became much more polite. "Ms. Yates, we've officially filed this as a homicide attempt. You're free to leave now. We'll notify you immediately if there are any new developments."

Tessa nodded slightly. "Thank you."

She had just stepped out of the precinct when she received a call from an unknown number.

The voice on the other end of the line was far from amicable. "I hear you took on Lucas' case and plan on suing the company?"

Tessa frowned. "That's right."

"Ms. Yates, is it? Are you available at the moment? I think it's time for us to have a chat." The man's tone was rife with disdain and arrogance.

"Who are you?" Tessa asked sharply.

He chuckled before replying, "Oh, me? I'm Lucas' ex-boss, Leon McGraw."

Tessa remembered the name.

The law demanded that any and all company owners list their information when registering their company. Leon McGraw was indeed Lucas' former boss.

"What do you want to discuss?" Tessa inquired.

"What do I want to discuss? I'm thinking about settling this privately. I'd rather settle this privately instead of wasting my time on labor arbitration," Leon answered snidely.