Always Been Yours (Tessa and Nicholas)

Chapter 1071 I’ll Handle the Celebration Party

“This is nothing. This little bit of work on my part is nothing when I see how much you’ve achieved.”

Despite what Sofia had said, she still felt touched by Tessa’s care. After what happened with Eunice, she had even more appreciation for Tessa’s gracious and grateful traits.

While they were chatting, Sofia suddenly changed the topic and advised, “Although everyone outside is singing your praises, for now, I hope you won’t become arrogant and complacent because of this. You still have a long way to go. To put it bluntly, in addition to your superior skills, this special concert is so successful mainly because everyone is showing me some respect.”

From Tessa’s point of view, she didn’t feel belittled as she felt that not a single word from Sofia’s statement was false. At the same time, she wasn’t blinded by the overwhelming praise from outside. In contrast, she knew better than anyone else of her own capability.

Even though it was true that she improved a lot during this period, she couldn’t even begin to surpass her seniors with how she was now.

Those top musicians only complimented her because they could tell that Sofia was prepping her for her future. They didn’t mind being courteous toward Sofia’s student, especially when said student had the talent for it.

“Don’t worry, Miss Sofia. I won’t rest on my laurels. But, on the other hand, I’ll work even harder because of it so I can live up to those compliments.”

As Sofia regarded the young lady’s clear eyes, she knew that Tessa was sincere and wasn’t about to fall into the pitfall of conceit because of her sudden rise in fame, and she nodded in satisfaction.

“I’m assured knowing that’s how you think.”

Then she patted Tessa softly on the shoulder in gratification. Suffice to say, after those words, she held Tessa in higher regard because her other students back then didn’t even come close to displaying such composure when they encountered the same situation as Tessa.

They chatted for a while until the topic of the celebration party came up.

“By right, a celebration party should be held after the special concert, but considering your physical condition, I decided to hold it two days later.” After she laid out her plans, she explained, “Before this, everyone was swamped, trying to ensure that they could carry out the special concert smoothly. So, it’s a good time to make this an opportunity for them to rest well now.”

Tessa strongly agreed with her arrangement. “That’s for sure, especially true for you, Miss Sofia. You deserve a good rest more than anyone else.” Finally, she gave it a thought and held Sofia’s arm intimately. “Miss Sofia, you’re the one who organized the special concert for me this time, and I already made you tired once, so let me take care of the celebration party.”

“You?” Sofia looked her over with knitted brows, focused her gaze on Tessa’s swollen belly, and declined firmly. “You shouldn’t trouble yourself. Your belly is already so huge. This will only make you tired.”

When Tessa heard the concern in Sofia’s voice, she felt warmed by her teacher’s genuine care for her wellbeing. Nevertheless, that only cemented her decision to shoulder that burden, so she swayed Sofia’s arms as she said in a spoiled tone, “No, it won’t. Furthermore, I’m only giving orders during the planning stage because I’ll delegate the heavy lifting to others who will be actually doing the job. If this doesn’t work out, I still have my husband to help me.”

“I almost forgot about your husband if you didn’t mention him.” A chuckle escaped Sofia’s lips, and she stopped arguing with Tessa and agreed to her suggestion, “Okay. I’ll let you take care of the celebration party, then.”

After all, organizing this would be a piece of cake with Nicholas’ position, and Tessa left the place after discussing the details of the party with Sofia.

When she reached home, she was just in time to have dinner with her family.

While enjoying the meal, Nicholas couldn’t help but voice his concern, “Did the interview go well?”

Everyone else turned to Tessa with concern when hearing his inquiry.

“It went quite well, and with Miss Sofia next to me, nobody deliberately made things difficult for me,” she explained vaguely.

Upon hearing that, Nicholas and Timothy were relieved that she wasn’t stressed out.

However, Stefania was a little dissatisfied. “Since the interview is over, don’t go anywhere for the next few days and just rest at home.”

Although her tone was far from friendly, Tessa knew that her mother-in-law was merely worried about her condition. So, she didn’t utter a peep of protest and instead nodded obediently.

For the next few days, she truly stayed home without complaints.