PopularNovelThe housekeeper saw Tessa's red, swollen eyes, and her expression changed. "Ms. Yates, what happened?"
Tessa gently shook her head and said with a choked voice, "I'm fine."
The housekeeper looked worried. "Do you needto contact Mr. Jacobson?"
It was an unintentional slip, but it still stung.
Tessa forced a weak smile-one that looked even worse than crying. She tried to sound composed. "I'm really fine.
| guess | just haven't adjusted to this place yet. And I've been worried about my father's condition. I couldn't hold
back my emotions. You don't need to worry about me."
The housekeeper wasn't aware that Samuel was hospitalized, so she didn't press further. She said, "It's good that
you're all right. You scaredfor a moment. | thought something had happened.
"Mr. Jacobson specifically toldthat if you need anything, you should reach out to him anytime. Even if it's just
about meals or trouble sleeping, he wants to know."
Tessa was stunned. "He really said that?"
The housekeeper smiled and replied, "Of course, Ms. Yates. It's obvious how much Mr. Jacobson cares about you."
Tessa remained silent.
The housekeeper continued, "You should rest. If you get hungry later, just letknow, and I'll prepare
something for you."
"There's no need to trouble yourself. | won't be eating tonight. Once you're done with your work, you should
rest.”
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The housekeeper hesitated. "Mr. Jacobson gave strict instructions to take good care of you. I'm staying in
the room diagonally across from yours. Just knock if you need anything." "Alright."
James lounged on the couch in a secluded villa, arms resting on the backrest, long legs crossed in a casual yet
commanding posture. Though he appeared relaxed, his eyes gleamed with a dangerous light.
Gritting his teeth, he asked, "Are you tellingthat the three of you couldn't handle Stephen, even when he
had a woman with him?"
The injured man trembled slightly while kneeling on the floor. His head and arm were wrapped in bandages
because of the wounds from the afternoon chase. He was the one driving the Aston Martin, hunting Stephen
down.
Stephen fired a bullet that pierced his arm. When his car crashed into the
guardrail, his head struck hard enough to knock him unconscious.
After being rushed to the hospital and barely pulled back from the brink of death, he hadn't even taken tto
recover. Instead, he yanked out his IV and cstraight to James’ villa to report.
His face was deathly pale, but it was uncertain whether it was due to his injuries
or sheer fear. His voice quivered as he answered, "Y-Yes."
James narrowed his eyes and hissed, "And there's still no sign of the two useless fools?"
Just then, Liam leaned down and whispered into James' ear, "We just got a call. The police have found Charles’
and Jack's bodies."
Jack was the mercenary from Arcton who had fired the heavy rifle, while Charles was one of Liam's assassins
from Orkford.
Both had been in the Porsche. After
it veered off the road and
plummeted off the cliff, their
chances of survival had been
Vel
nonexistent. It wasn't surprising that
the police had retrieved their
corpses.
However, Jack had still been holding his gun when he fell. So, the weapon was
now in police custody.
That complicated things.
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James' gaze turned ice-cold and merciless. Without warning, he,
kicked the injured man before net
with brutal force, uncaring of how badly he was already hurt.
"You're not needed anymore. Get out."
That night, Tessa received a call from Naomi.
"New Year's is just a few days away! Got any plans?"
Tessa instinctively glanced at her phone's calendar. It was 28th December already.
"No plans." Her voice was still hoarse after crying for so long that afternoon.
Naomi replied in surprise, "What happened? Why does your voice sound so rough?"
"I'm fine. It's just a slight cold."
Naomi didn't suspect anything was wrong. "Oh, okay. So, how are you spending New Year's Eve? With your dear
Stephen, or withand Sienna?"
Upon hearing Stephen's name, Tessa's chest tightened, and she felt the sting of tears again.
"He and I..."
"Hmm? You and him what?"
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