Always Been Yours (Tessa and Nicholas)

Chapter 1104 A Protective Nicholas

Amber immediately stopped wailing as though someone was choking her throat. Was she stunned by Nicholas’ atrocious words or the ferocious aura seeping from him? No one knew.

Her glazing eyes fixated on him as horror swallowed her whole—she recognized who Nicholas was! My son went belly-up because of this very man!

He watched every nuance in her expression and snorted. A typical cowardly old haggard.

“Since you don’t have the guts to jump off the building, stay and receive the treatment as you’re told. Can’t you appreciate Tessa’s willingness to look after you? Know your place and stop the antics.”

His words tampered with Amber’s ego, hence her instinctive retort. “I am her grandmother!”

“Grandmother?” He sneered. “Says who?”

Amber was going to retort to that, but the moment she met Nicholas’ steely eyes, she dared not utter a word.

Ignoring her scrunched-up face, he continued, “Think about your ‘filial’ son. All because of money, he abandoned the family. He didn’t even look after you. In the end, the two kids—whom you guys have forsaken—are taking care of you. Someone like you should live obediently and wait for death to come. Your existence now is only harming them. If you can’t stay low-profile and shut up about Tessa, don’t blame me for what’s about to come.”

At that, Nicholas wheeled around and left, after which the doctor in charge quickly followed suit. “President Sawyer, I don’t think you should be doing that to her.”

He looked back at the patient room, worried that Amber might really jump off the building as Nicholas had instructed.

Noticing the agony in the doctor’s voice, Nicholas mocked, “Why would a selfish person kill herself? If she had the heart to do so, she wouldn’t have asked you to contact my wife.”

In the evening, Tessa heard the engine sound coming from the yard. Knowing that it was Nicholas, she rose to her feet to welcome him home.

He gazed at his wife standing by the door. As his cold expression softened, he strode over toward her. “What are you doing out here?” he questioned while holding her arms sweetly.

The corner of her lips curled upward to reveal a bright smile on her face. “I heard the car, so I figured that it was you. I just wanna welcome you back.”

His heart melted at that. The couple walked to the living room and sat on the couch before Tessa inquired about what had happened at the hospital. “So, how’s Grandma doing?”

“I’ve settled it. She won’t cause a ruckus anymore in the future.” Nicholas briefed Tessa on the incident that happened at the hospital.

She nodded, but at the thought of the injured maid, she asked, “Is Mia alright?”

“They bandaged her wounds by the time I got there, so I asked her to get some rest at home and compensated her,” he told her honestly.

Tessa’s heart sank, and a smidgen of guilt surged in her. Then, she stared at Nicholas apologetically. “Sorry for making you worried with such a matter.”

He was displeased by that. “Why are you apologizing to me?”

“I—” She barely uttered a word, yet Nicholas interrupted her. With a solemn countenance, he pulled her hand. “No matter what it is, don’t be such a stranger in front of me. We are husband and wife. Isn’t it normal for us to bear everything together?”

What else could Tessa say to that? Feeling the warmth that was as sweet as honey embosoming her heart, she could only nod to his statement.

Back then, she had to face everything on her own, hence the habit to deal with everything single-handedly; however, things were different now. There would always be someone whom she could rely and share the burden with.

“Darling, you’re the best.” She could not help the urge to link onto his arms.

After the short wholesome conversation, Nicholas scanned the silent living room in doubt. “Where’s Greg?”

“Oh, I almost forgot. Dad and Mom invited us for dinner at Sawyer Residence. I wanted to wait for you, so they brought Greg along earlier.”