Always Been Yours (Tessa and Nicholas)

Chapter 1077 Is He Angry?

Tessa still felt rather drowsy, so Nicholas propped her up and let her lean against his chest. He held the bowl of porridge in one hand and a spoon in the other as he coaxed her into having some food. “I know you’re not feeling well, but you need to eat something before you go back to sleep.” Nicholas wasn’t sure if Tessa heard what he said, but she only ate half a bowl of porridge with her eyes closed before she refused to have any more. Nicholas didn’t force her to eat after that. Instead, he helped her settle back into bed, and she fell asleep just moments later.

Timothy left the house early that morning to do some market surveys, and he only got home late in the afternoon. He had intended to have a meal with Tessa and Gregory, but he was greeted with an empty hall when he got home. “Where’s Tessa and Gregory?” Timothy asked the housekeeper.

The housekeeper didn’t bother to hide the truth. “Madam Tessa is sick, and both Master Nicholas and Young Master Gregory are taking care of her in her room,” he replied.

“Did you say that Tessa’s sick?” Timothy was shocked. He was so worried that he charged up to his sister’s room with his briefcase still in his hand. When he got to the room, he saw Nicholas sitting beside Tessa’s bed and Gregory sitting quietly in a corner. “You’re back, Uncle Tim.” Gregory was the first to notice Timothy, and the young boy tottered over with a frown on his face. “Mommy’s sick. Both Daddy and I are really worried.”

Timothy ruffled the young boy’s hair before he walked over to the bed. He saw Tessa fast asleep with her cheeks looking abnormally red. The sight of her made Timothy feel more worried than before. “Tessa was fine yesterday. How did she fall ill all of a sudden?” Timothy turned to question Nicholas in a rather hostile manner.

However, Nicholas knew that Timothy was just worried about Tessa, so he didn’t feel bothered by the other man’s tone. “I’m not too sure. We’ll only find out after the doctor drops by to check up on her later,” Nicholas explained as he took the towel off of Tessa’s head to dip it in water. Then, he placed it back onto her forehead to lower her temperature.

Timothy had felt rather annoyed at first, but he calmed himself down after seeing how gentle and thoughtful Nicholas was. Nicholas is probably worried about Tessa as well, Timothy thought. “I’m sorry. I was a little too anxious earlier. When is the doctor coming?” Timothy asked.

The moment he finished his sentence, the housekeeper knocked on the door to let their family doctor in. After a brief checkup, the doctor gave them his diagnosis. “Madam Tessa is fine. She’s just a little weak now, probably because she has been overworking herself. She’ll have to consume bland foods for a while after her temperature goes down, and she’ll need to get a lot of rest. She should be fine in no time.”

“What about the child? Is the child affected?” Timothy was still worried.

The doctor calmed him down. “The child is well and healthy.”

Timothy heaved a sigh of relief, and Nicholas felt a little less worried after that. Nicholas told the housekeeper to walk the doctor out while he stayed beside Tessa for the rest of the afternoon. Tessa’s temperature finally went down by nighttime, and she was more alert and awake than before. She even looked less ill than she did in the afternoon. Nicholas finally felt a sense of relief when he saw her getting better.

Tessa felt rather bad when she saw how tired Nicholas looked. “I’m sorry for making you worry,” she muttered.

“Of course I’m worried! But I don’t want this to happen again!” Nicholas shot her a stern glare. “I’ve already spoken to your teacher earlier in the afternoon. From now onward, she’ll lessen your workload, and you won’t have to go to the orchestra for now. You can stay home and focus on caring for yourself and the baby. I’ll let you do whatever you want after the child is born,” he uttered. This was the first time Tessa had heard Nicholas speaking to her in such a serious tone, and she knew that he was really angry this time.

She immediately leaned in to wrap her arms around his arm. “I’ll listen to everything you say. I’m going to stay home and be a good girl, and I won’t go anywhere until the baby’s born,” she uttered in a sweet tone. Nicholas could no longer bring himself to be mad at the woman when he saw how adorable she was. Furthermore, he wasn’t actually angry at her—if anything, he felt more sorry and guilty toward her.

Previously, Nicholas had simply watched while Tessa practiced her pieces furiously. He didn’t try to stop her at all. If I had tried to stop her then, maybe she wouldn’t fall sick at all, he thought.