As Lawrence entered the villa, he brought the cold with him.
Stephen poured a glass of water before sitting on the couch. With a chilly gaze, he instructed, "Spill it."
Lowering his head, Lawrence carefully glanced at Stephen and responded, "James was involved in Susan's kidnapping."
After hearing that name, Stephen's eyes narrowed. "You mean James Fullerton?"
Lawrence thought that his heart was about to leap out of his chest when he nodded.
James Fullerton was Caleb's illegitimate son.
Stephen's eyes were as dark as ink. "I heard that he's in Arcton. I see that his influence has a far reach."
Lawrence stood nervously to the side, not daring to breathe loudly.
"Since he's made the first move, I have no reason to hold back. I heard he secured a big project in Arcton?"
"Yes, the discussions were wrapped up recently. James hasn't only been gathering power in Arcton, but he's been gathering followers in the smaller areas around there. He even built a personal base…"
Stephen's lips curled into a smirk as he instructed, "Send him a welcome gift. Don't allow that project of his to run smoothly."
"Yes!" came Lawrence's response.
"Who is James' contact in the country?"
At this, he became hesitant, as reflected in his odd expression. He wasn't quite sure how to deliver the news.
"Spit it out!" Stephen barked.
Lawrence closed his eyes and steeled his nerves. "From the information we have gathered so far, it could be… it could be Ms. Sanders…"
"James… Your phone's been going off for a long time. You're not going to pick up?"
Her face was flushed red and her words were interspersed with heavy breaths.
James didn't reply. Both amusement and desire danced in his passionate gaze as tiny droplets of sweat beaded across his forehead. He was already a roguishly handsome man, and now that he was caught in the throes of want, he looked even more attractive.
The woman was ensnared in his endless eyes, causing her breathing to turn ragged. The air in the room turned unbearably hot with their breaths mingling as they surrendered themselves to their passions.
…
Meanwhile, at the airport, Jacqueline's calls had gone unanswered. As she watched the seconds ticking by, her anxiety spiked just as her heart became more hollow.
"Ms. Sanders, Mr. Fullerton isn't answering his phone?" her bodyguard asked her.
With a pale complexion, Jacqueline answered in a shaky voice, "He might have given up on me. I'm nothing but a discarded pawn now."
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: His Unveiled Passion
I know this isn’t Stephen’s fault but I still hated how he was so careless around this bitch even after Tessa already told him it’s obvious that this bitch likes him and she looked at Tessa with hostility. If Tessa breaks up with him again, I’ll even support her. Ugh. Good luck on winning Tessa back again, Stephen. Tss. I so hate these updates....
Nooooo! Not again! We don't need a twist like this. Is it too hard for the writer to conclude with..."and they live happily ever after"?...
Finally getting Stephen and Tess back together then to tear them apart with foolishness. This is craziness...
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....