His Unveiled Passion

The nanny had cooked a light and nutritional meal for Caleb.

Unfortunately, Caleb didn't have an appetite anymore. He knew his body best, so

he knew he was dying.

Stephen had his back to Caleb as he stood by the window, taking a call.

The police were keeping him afloat with recent updates.noveldrama

James had confessed to ordering Jacqueline to poison Caleb, and they had Stephen's support in handling the case. So, they soon wrapped up the poisoning case. They had all the evidence they needed and would be handing the case over to the prosecutor.

The poisoning case was clear-cut. They had conclusive and clear evidence against James and Jacqueline, who were the instigator and perpetrator, respectively. The prosecutor would be filing charges against them for attempted murder.

Stephen had also submitted the evidence he had on James participating in various crimes. Therefore, the prosecutors would be filing charges for the crimes James had committed in Orkford as well.

The prosecution had said that it was likely that James would be facing the death penalty.

Presently, Stephen hung up the phone and turned to look at his father.

Caleb hadn't touched a single dish on his table.

"Is it about James and Jacqueline?" Caleb asked feebly.

Stephen nodded dispassionately.

"What did the cops say?" Caleb pressed.

"Poisoning is considered attempted murder," Stephen began calmly. Then, he continued, "James was also involved in abduction, organized crime, illegal possession of firearms, and several other charges. The prosecutor has said he'll be given the death penalty while Jacqueline would be serving for life."

Caleb lowered his gaze, falling silent.

Stephen glanced at him but said nothing.

After a while, Caleb hesitantly made a request, saying, "I want to see James."

Stephen's heart clenched, and his expression turned stony upon hearing those words.

He thought self-deprecatingly, "He's already on his deathbed because of James. Yet, he still wants to see that bastard son of his? He must really love James."

Stephen's face turned colder as a flicker of contempt appeared in his eyes.

At that moment, he really wanted to give in to the temptation to finally ask Caleb the questions that had been bothering him ever since he could think for himself. "Have you ever thought of me as your son? Do you even love me?"

However, Stephen stilled his tongue and didn't breathe a word about it.

"You can't," he said coldly before turning to leave.

Caleb stared at Stephen's retreating back before suddenly shouting desperately, "Stephen, I'm begging you! Please let me see James!"

Stephen froze in his steps. His hands curled into fists at his sides.

"I've been a terrible father to you and a terrible husband to your mother." Caleb's eyes were red-rimmed, and his voice was thick with barely restrained sobs. That voice that Caleb was using made Stephen's heart tighten painfully.

"I don't have many days left in this world. This is my retribution," Caleb choked out. "I have some things 1 want to say to James befored die. Please, just let me see him.

Stephen stood facing the door, his back to Caleb. His dark eyes glinted dangerously as he stared into nothing at all.

Finally, he parted his lips and answered grimly, "You can do that in your next life."

...

Tessa was chatting with Sienna and Naomi in the ward after having her lunch.

Suddenly, there was a commotion outside her ward. She could hear screams coming from the hallway.

"What's going on out there?" Naomi asked with a frown.

Tessa looked at the door curiously. "They're being so loud. It must be bad."

"I'll go check things out." Then, Naomi rose to her feet and said, "Sienna, you

should stay here with Tessa."

Sienna nodded. "Of course."

Naomi left soon after.

However, Tessa couldn't help but feel uneasy.

She had a strange premonition that something awful had happened.

Before she could dwell on it, the door to her ward slid open with a loud bang. Naomi was gasping for breath. It was obvious that she had run back to them.

Her face was pale white as she stood by the entrance. Her eyes were wide with fear, and her lips were trembling. It seemed that her

voice had been scared right out of her too.

Sienna and Tessa exchanged a worried glance when they noticed her odd behavior.

Tessa finally bit the bullet and asked, "What happened?"