Always Been Yours (Tessa and Nicholas)

Chapter 1172 The Training Center

He smiled at Tessa. “Ah, Madam Tessa. Here to welcome your brother, I see.” Timothy entered the living room.

Tessa was surprised to see him. “Timothy? What brings you here?” He should be in Vienna. Why did he come back all of a sudden? Tessa had a bad feeling about it. “Did something happen in Vienna?”

“No. Don’t think too much about it, Tessa,” Timothy denied. He didn’t want her to worry about him. But Tessa didn’t buy it. “Are you sure you’re fine?”

“I’m fine. The Vienna branch is already established, and Nicholas is helping me out with the management. I’m not needed at the moment. I just so happen to have something important to settle back home, so I came,” he explained patiently.

Tessa heaved a sigh of relief. “When did you come back? You should’ve called me.” She shot him a look of a complaint. “I landed this morning. I didn’t call because I wanted to give you a surprise,” he quickly explained.

A frown creased Tessa’s forehead. “So, you’ve been up the whole night?” Before Timothy could say anything, she turned around. “Andrew, tell the chef to make something light.”

Andrew nodded and left.

Timothy was touched that his sister cared about him so much. “You’re the best, sis.” He hugged his sister and rested his chin on her shoulder, just like how he did when they were kids.

A smile formed on Tessa’s lips. He’s still so reliant on me. She said, “You’re all grown up now. Stop acting like a kid and finish your breakfast, then get some sleep.”

“You’re still my big sis no matter what my age is. I can always act like a kid around you.”

Timothy let go of her. Tessa smiled. “Go get your breakfast.” “Man, I am famished. I didn’t get a bite of anything on my way here.” Timothy nodded and rubbed his belly, his lips pursed.

Worried, Tessa asked, “Why didn’t you eat anything? Are you down with something?”

“Nope. Airplane meals are disgusting,” Timothy complained. I can’t believe him. Just when she was about to lecture him, Alice called her. “I’m outside your house, Tess. You done?”

“Yep. Coming right now.” She hung up and looked at Timothy. “I need to settle something. You finish your breakfast and catch some rest.”

She left the house and went to the temporary training center Sofia rented for them.

They got out of the car, and Alice introduced, “Not too much traffic around, so you don’t have to worry about the noise. There’s a park nearby. If you feel burned out from practice, you can always take a stroll there. There’s a street further ahead. You can shop around if you want.”

Tessa looked around. Not bad. The ladies then entered the training center. The decor was fairly new, and there was ample space for the orchestra. Lots of instruments were lying around as well, much to Tessa’s surprise. “This place used to be a training center as well?”

“The owner didn’t say, but it was probably used for music-related events. Training centers, classrooms, you get the idea. My men have checked the gear. They’re good, and you can find almost every instrument here. Once the orchestra is here, you guys can hop into practice right away.” Alice looked satisfied with the place.

Tessa nodded. “This is a good place. Saves us a lot of time.”