Meanwhile, James was the first suspect Stephen had in mind upon receiving Naomi's call and learning that Tessa was missing.
James' whereabouts had been erratic ever since he returned to Orkford. The identity he used had been fabricated in advance, and the number he was using was registered under someone else's name.
Stephen couldn't get his hands on James' number, so he could only wait for James to reach out to him first.
However, he couldn't wait, not even for a second.
The thought of Tessa being in danger sent Stephen reeling, leaving him with black spots in his vision. His heart clenched with anxiety, and even breathing became difficult at the thought.
Stephen forced himself to keep his cool and took out his phone to make a call. "I want to see Cayden."
He had just ended the call when he received a call from an unknown number.
He had a hunch that it was James calling, so he immediately answered the phone.
"Why, good evening, dearest brother," James drawled teasingly, clearly in a mirthful mood.
Stephen's heart tightened at his tone. "You were behind Tess' abduction?"
James laughed and repeated, "Tess, huh?"
Stephen fell silent, caught in the trap. On the other hand, James continued in a languid tone, "It seems I got the right girl. You still love her."
Stephen barked sharply, "Come after me if you wish, but don't you dare hurt Tess!"
James chuckled lightly. "Now, now. Let's not be hasty. Capturing her was always about you."
"Where are you?" Stephen demanded.
James gave him an address and added, "Be here at 8:00 am tomorrow. Oh, and come alone. If you dare call the cops, I'll ensure that she disappears from this world forever."
…
The following day, Tessa was brought to an abandoned building near the border of a province.
The car raced down the road for a while before coming to an abrupt halt.
As soon as it did, the door swung open.
Tessa was roughly manhandled off the car, and the hood on her head didn't budge even the slightest. Her vision was filled with pitch black, and she couldn't make heads or tails of anything. It was so bad that she nearly fell.
"James, here she is." Tessa remembered that voice. It was the highly skilled goon who had gotten out of the car yesterday.
Nevertheless, the name "James" was enough to send chills down Tessa's spine.
That was the name of the man who had nearly gotten her killed.
Stephen called him a lunatic, an inhuman beast.
So, James didn't even need to say a word before Tessa's heart started to tighten in fear as terror began to consume her.
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: His Unveiled Passion
Yuhohoooo!!! Finally!!!...
Aaand~ Tessa and Stephen are finally back together! Yaaaaay!...
Why make an uninteresting, irrelevant twist when readers are waiting for Tess and Stephen to be together?...
Gosh just let Tessa and Stephen get back together already! Ugh...
Oh my god, when is this book finishing... they're not even back together yet and more nonsense side plots.....
Whoa! Hahahahahaha! Go, Sophia! Burn, stupid Rowena! Lol...
Sooo~ Chapters 310-318 were just a repeat of Jacqueline’s punishment, official expulsion from the Jacobson family, and arrest. With few changes since Tessa and Stephen are not together this time. So Tessa didn’t witness how Jacqueline was tortured at Stephen’s base, though at least Tessa was still called over and witnessed how Stephen officially expelled Jacqueline from the Jacobson family and how Stephen’s subordinate made Jacqueline grovel in front of Tessa. Lol. I hope Jacqueline’s really out of the story now....
Also a lot of chapters were missing here. I went back to the application where it was originally published that’s why i know that this site is not reliable...
Fucked up book! Seems like the authors were not talking to each other. LOL. Yes authors, because of the inconsistencies....
The story went downhill after pg200 1. Why is Jacqueline back… she was expelled from the family already 2. There was no reason for Rowena to be mad at Tessa 3. The Jacobson already knows that Stephen wants to get back witb Tessa after they deal with James, so why is Rowena pushing hard? LOL 4. The family also knows that Stephen and Nancy have some sort of deal. The story was okay from page 1-199, but clearly it’s a thumbs down. I can deal with grammatical errors, but story errors is just different now....