Always Been Yours (Tessa and Nicholas)

Chapter 1184 A Storm Is Brewing

Meanwhile, Tessa had been held up by Gregory the moment she returned home. “Mommy, play with me, please.” “Sure.” Tessa naturally wouldn’t say no to the little one. However, her mind was on Reinhart Group’s issue the whole time, for she found Timothy and Sabrina’s behavior suspicious.

Later that night, Nicholas returned home to find Tessa spacing out on the couch alone. With that, he sat next to her, pulled her into his arms, and asked, “A penny for your thought?”

“You’re back.” Tessa smiled lovingly at Nicholas after coming to herself. At that, Nicholas tapped her nose dotingly and reiterated, “What’s distracting you so much that you didn’t even realize I’ve come back?”

“I was just thinking about how you compete for a project and if someone can steal it from you at any time.” The young woman thought out loud as she looked at her beloved, who gladly explained it to her when he met her expecting gaze. “It’s usually a fair competition for all. But because the market is ever-changing, it’s very normal for any company to lose their advantage.”

At that, he paused and gazed quizzically at Tessa. “Why would it suddenly come to your mind?”

“I visited Timothy at his company in the afternoon, and I happened to hear one of their managers say another one of their projects had been intercepted again. But after hearing what you have just said, let’s hope I’m just worrying for nothing.” Tessa recounted her afternoon briefly to him.

To that, Nicholas nodded before reassuring his wife. “Since Timothy said it’s nothing, then it should be fine. No need to worry.”

Despite saying so, he, too, thought something wasn’t right. Thus, after dinner, he gave Edward a call while dealing with work in the study.

“Look into the recent situation with Reinhart Group’s projects.”

“Yes, sir.” Edward obliged, then investigated the situation at once, only to find something amiss.

Feeling things might be complicated after reading the results, he immediately drove to Dynasty Gardens.

After knocking on the study door, he entered and reported deferentially, “Reinhart Group’s projects have indeed been maliciously targeted, President.”

Nicholas frowned grimly in response. By right, the entire Southend business circle knew how close Reinhart Group and Sawyer Group were, and under normal circumstances, no one would be dumb enough to mess with them. But now, there was actually someone who wasn’t afraid of death.

“Who’s behind it?” he demanded icily, leading Edward to feel a wave of nervousness. “It’ll require further investigation, President.”

At that, Nicholas narrowed his gaze threateningly. “In that case, I want you to deal with it. See that it’s dealt with before it gets out of control. Tessa’s busy with her recital lately, and her due date is soon. I don’t want her to worry and get upset over issues like this, understand?”

“Yes, sir.” Edward obliged while marveling at how well his boss treated Tessa.

But, of course, Nicholas wouldn’t know what Edward was thinking. Seeing that there was nothing else, he dismissed the assistant.

Sometime later, he retired after sorting out his work only to find Tessa still awake, looking troubled.

Of course, he knew at once what she was worrying about.

“What’s wrong? Still worrying about your brother?” He approached her out of concern.

To that, Tessa nodded and didn’t hide her thoughts from him. “I know I said I’m fine in the evening, but I just can’t shake off the feeling that a storm is brewing.”

“Don’t scare yourself for nothing. Besides, Timothy is no longer the kid that needs your protection. He’s a force to be reckoned with now.” Nicholas tried to ease her mind, not wanting the issue to affect her mood. “Also, that’s how it is with a company. You can’t expect things to go smoothly all the time.”

Tessa thought he was right, and at that, she let the worry go.