His Unveiled Passion novel Chapter 166

The bodyguards proceeded to beat Leon black and blue.

Tessa had her arms crossed against her chest as she stood before Leon. Her eyes were cold as they glinted dangerously. "Did you send someone to push me into traffic earlier?"

Being a lawyer came with certain risks, and it wasn't uncommon for lawyers to find themselves fending against resentful clients seeking revenge. In fact, Tom was a vivid example of that. Not long ago, Tom's client had stabbed him, and Tom had ended up in the hospital for treatment.

Leon fell to his knees as he pleaded, "I'm sorry, Ms. Yates. Please have mercy on me. I won't do it again."

Tessa frowned as she demanded sharply, "I asked you a question. Did you hire someone to push me into oncoming traffic earlier?"

"What? Push you into oncoming traffic?" Leon was genuinely confused. "I didn't hire that guy. This is my first time meeting you."

It wasn't him? Then, who was it?

Tessa's frown deepened as she went through her list of suspects.

Could it be Wendy?

But Tessa quickly rejected that notion.

Wendy might be a two-faced snake who disliked her a great deal, but Wendy didn't seem like someone who'd pull something so malicious. She wouldn't go as far as to have Tessa murdered.

Who else could it be, then?

Tessa racked her mind a little longer.

Suddenly, a name came to mind—James Fullerton.

Stephen had told her everything about James and his ties to the Jacobsons. He had even warned her that James might target her as a means of revenge against him.

When she arrived at that conclusion, she regarded the battered man before her cooly. "Are you one of James' underlings?"

Leon shook his head and blurted, "I don't know who that is. Ms. Yates, please have mercy on me. I swear I won't do this again. I'll even compensate Lucas as soon as you let me go. Please just let me go!"

Tessa inquired coldly, "If you aren't one of James' men, why did you invite me here? Why did you have thugs ambush me? You're just a tiny factory owner, so I know for a fact that you wouldn't be so bold if you didn't have someone backing you. Tell me who it is and I'll let you leave."