Always Been Yours (Tessa and Nicholas)

Chapter 1066 Getting Acknowledged by the Sawyers

When Kieran saw the siblings’ toast, he glanced at his parents and Remus, who sat across from him. In that split second, an idea formed in his mind, and he wasted no time in raising his wine glass and echoed, “That’s right! We haven’t congratulated Tessa on her success in this evening’s special concert. So raise a glass to toast to her success!”

When Kieran’s proclamation ended, Nicholas expressed his support by raising his wine glass. Gregory, too, held up his glass of milk and said adorably, “Congratulations, Mommy!”

Sure enough, having known Kieran for their lifetime, how would Stefania, Tobias, and Remus not be able to discern his little tricks? However, they had no intention to expose him. Instead, they followed suit and raised their respective glasses in support.

The smile on Tessa’s face became increasingly brighter after receiving their congratulatory toast.

Deep down, she could feel that Nicholas’ family seemed to have finally accepted her.

Nicholas caught sight of Tessa’s happy grin, but he didn’t bring any attention to it. Instead, he merely took a piece of the deshelled shrimp and placed it onto her plate. “Here. Eat more.”

Tessa nodded with a smile.

At first, Stefania, who sat on the opposite side, still felt a little jealous. Yet, before she could wallow in her jealousy, someone suddenly placed a piece of the deboned fish onto her plate. That action was followed by Tobias’ gentle voice ringing in her ears. “Here. Have some. I’ve deboned it for you.”

When Kieran saw this scene, he instantly had a hurt expression on his face. Then, he said in a quirky manner, “Are you guys sure what we’re doing now is enjoying our supper? It looks to me that I’m clearly witnessing a scene straight out of a romance drama. Oh, this is too much! Timothy, how about you put some dishes onto my plate too? I want someone to care about me too.”

As he spoke, he even handed over his plate to Timothy.

Unfortunately for Kieran, Timothy utterly ignored him. There was no way he was going to do something like that.

The others, on the other hand, were greatly amused by their interaction.

Tessa glanced at Remus for a moment, then scooped a dish that suited an elder’s taste buds and served it to him. “Grandpa, please have some more. You must have been tired from moving around for the whole day today.”

It was quite late by the time they finished enjoying their supper.

When Nicholas saw the unconcealed exhaustion on Tessa’s face, he worriedly suggested, “Let me help you into the room so you can have your rest.”

After looking at Stefania, Tobias, and Remus, who were yet to feel sleepy, Tessa shook her head and declined, “It’s alright. I’m not that tired.”

After all, she felt it was rather inappropriate for her to retire before the elders turned in.

Of course, Nicholas knew very well what was in Tessa’s mind. So, at once, he persuaded her, “Stop forcing yourself. Mom and Dad won’t mind if you rest earlier than them.”

Stefania and Tobias, too, somewhat figured out the reason behind Tessa’s reluctance and urged, “Please rest, Miss Reinhart. We have Nicholas and Kieran here looking after us. We’ll be just fine.”

Even Remus chimed in, “Even if you’re not tired, what about the baby? I’m pretty sure the baby is feeling tired. So, hurry up and rest.”

Hence, Tessa could only return to the room and rest.

As Tessa’s loving husband, Nicholas naturally followed after her. However, he only left when Tessa fell into a deep sleep.

After he quietly left the room, he wanted to have a chat with his grandfather. So, after he learned that Remus had turned in for the night, he headed toward Remus’ bedroom.

In the room, Remus snorted as soon as he saw Nicholas entering. Then, he asked in displeasure, “What are you doing here? Why aren’t you guarding that girl?”

“I’m here to check on you,” replied Nicholas.

As he spoke, he made his way toward Remus and sat across from him.

“Checking on me? What’s there for you to check?” Remus asked stubbornly, still refusing to have a proper conversation with his pigheaded grandson.

Nicholas didn’t mind his attitude. Rather, he had a genuine smile on his face as he said, “Since you can make it tonight, this simply means that you have started to accept Tessa as my partner now.”

Remus side-eyed him as he retorted with a forked tongue, “I’m exactly here to see what sort of capability she has that makes you want no other girls but her.”

Sure enough, Nicholas sensed the duplicity in Remus’ words. Instead of exposing him, Nicholas chuckled, “Well then, now that you have witnessed it, she isn’t as bad as you think, is she?”

“It’s just so-so.”

Once again, Remus refused to give in and say what he really thought of her. Mainly because he simply couldn’t stand Nicholas’ cheek when he admitted that Tessa was a good person.

As Nicholas regarded his stubborn yet prideful grandfather, who resumed his arrogant stance, he burst into laughter and shook his head as he said, “Grandpa. Stop trying so hard, will you? Your actions have sold you out.”

Remus was rendered speechless, for he couldn’t find a reason to refute Nicholas’ statement as his eyes flashed in frustration.

There was no doubt that Nicholas saw this as well.

Regardless, he didn’t bother waiting for Remus to salvage the remaining tatters of his pride as he took the initiative and explained, “Actually, Tessa is no less than those ‘noble’ heiresses. In fact, she works very hard. She has gone above and beyond in order to feel qualified enough to stand by my side. All she wants is to be acknowledged by you, Mom, and Dad.”