SWNOVELS Chapter 19
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Aaron narrowed his eyes at Harry. The air around him turned icy cold as their auras crashed.
The temperature in the room became frosty as the two men glared at each other.
Aaron had been curious about who Harry was but he didn’t expect it to be Serena’s brother.
‘Has he known that I have kids all along?”
Aaron was shocked, to say the least. Harry was someone he would meet at business gatherings throughout the past five years. Surely, it was not a coincidence that he knew Tessa. He must have known about their relationship as well.
“What are you doing here?” Aaron questioned with a hard edge to his tone.
Harry was stunned after coming face to face with Aaron. He didn’t expect to meet him at Tessa’s place since he knew Tessa didn’t want anything to do with him.
He had decided to continue trying his luck with Tessa, so he bought a bouquet of roses and came to see her. After being questioned by Aaron, he too narrowed his eyes dangerously and responded, “I’m here to see Tessa. I’m pursuing her as you can see.”
A flare of jealousy rushed through Aaron. He clenched his fists as he stopped himself from saying more since the kids were present.
Reagan suddenly looked at Harry, “Uncle Harry, have you seen our daddy?”
Harry forced a smile at Reagan but his jaw was clenching. He fought the urge to snap at Reagan and replied, ” Oh, the same daddy who was never there for you? Yes, I’ve seen him.”
He hoped to sow discord between Aaron and the kids. However, the kids didn’t care about such matters. To them, they had found their daddy and they were happy.
Of course, Aaron picked up on what Harry was trying to do. He gritted his teeth and glared at him coldly, his jaw clenching.
“How about we talk outside?” Aaron suggested.
Harry had something to say too so he nodded his head before agreeing. “Sure.”
As the two imposing men walked out of the house, Willa’s voice reached their ears.
“Daddy, don’t go! You have to read me a bedtime story!”
Aaron stopped by the door and whipped his head around to look at his children. Smiling warmly, he promised, I’m not going anywhere until I read you a story.”
“Yes! I can’t wait!” Willa chirped.
Meanwhile, Harry’s eyes turned cold. He had been wasting his energy on trying to please the kids and even then, they were still reserved around him. Aaron came from nowhere and easily won their hearts.
Blood is thicker than water indeed. No matter what Harry did, he could never be the same as Aaron who didn’t
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even have to break his back to make the kids like him.
‘Ungrateful brats!’
When they were in the hallway, the two men dropped their act and looked at each other as if they were lifetime enemies.
“What the fuck are you doing here? How do you know Tessa?” Aaron questioned angrily.
The thought that Harry was the prospect that Tessa might consider as a partner made him feel like someone was slashing at his heart with a blunt saw.
Aaron oozed power and dominance. He was often described as an intimidating person. More so when he was angry.
However, Harry was not a pushover either. He too was from a wealthy background and an elite CEO. Their auras were almost at par.
Harry suddenly chuckled darkly at Aaron’s words. He shoved his hands into his pockets and glanced at Aaron with a smug look on his face.
“Should you even be asking me that question? Is Tessa your wife? The last time I checked, she had no ring on her finger. What I’m doing here is none of your fucking business, Aaron. Just focus on my sister. You signed a contract to form an alliance between our companies through marriage and you know the price to pay if you breach the contract.”
Harry smirked cockily when flames of fury danced through Aaron’s eyes.
Clenching his fists, Aaron internally cursed himself. Back then, he was so obsessed with Serena that he asked his father to make a contract with her parents. Since the Winstons were capitalists, they made sure they wouldn’t lose out in case there was a breach of contract.
If Aaron didn’t fulfil his promise to marry Serena, she would be given 15% of the shares of the Wentworth group. Getting 10% from Edmund Wentworth’s 30% and 5% from Aaron’s 20%, making her the third largest shareholder with the same shares as Aaron.
The Wentworths wouldn’t want their company to fall into the hands of others so Aaron would be forced to marry Serena whether he wanted to or not. At least, that’s what Harry thought.
“Why should I focus on your sister when I have a family? Harry, I don’t know what you’re up to but you don’t stand a chance. Tessa is my woman and the mother of my three children,” it was Aaron’s turn to smirk this time while Harry’s jaws clenched.
Aaron took a step forward, leaning close to his ear and added in a dangerously low voice, “There will always be a connection between Tessa and I. We have kids together. That’s a lifetime connection. You on the other hand, you’re just an outsider who will be forgotten sooner or later.”
Harry gritted his teeth. Anger crept into him but he tried his best to remain calm, not wanting Tessa to hear them. He sneered as he glanced at Aaron. “Funny you said that. To Tessa, you’re just her sperm donor. While
me on the other hand, I was there when she was pregnant. I tended to all her cravings. I took her to the hospital and stood by her side when she gave birth and practically raised her kids with her. You may have
fathered her kids, but you’re nothing to her.”
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He didn’t give Aaron a chance to recover and entered the house. At the same time, several emotions swirled within Aaron. Guilt, regret and jealousy.
Unfortunately, he only had himself to blame. If he had realised how much he loved Tessa earlier, all this wouldn’t have happened.
He stood in the hallway for a while. Simply beating himself up for the way he had treated Tessa in the past.
After what felt like hours but was only a few minutes, Willa came out of the house to look for him.
“Dinner is ready, Daddy. Come eat with us,” she said, looking up at him.
Aaron’s gloominess instantly disappeared when he heard his daughter’s voice. He held her hand and led her
into the house, only for him to frown as he glared at Harry who was helping Tessa set the table.
Reagan’s eyes lit up the moment he saw his father walk back into the house. He quickly rushed towards him
and tugged at his pants.
“Daddy, go and help Mommy set the table. Hurry, Uncle Harry is winning.” he whispered and then raised his voice. “Mommy, Daddy is coming to help you set the table! Don’t work too hard!”
However, Tessa was not willing. “No need. How can we make the mighty CEO set the table?”
Aaron’s lips twitched. His heart clenched with jealousy when he saw how friendly she was towards Harry
while she was hostile towards him.
“I love setting up the table for dinner,” Aaron announced and immediately rushed to Tessa’s aid, getting the dinner plates from her hands.
His hands brushed against Tessa’s when he was taking the plates from her and they shared a look when a
spark shot through them.
They all sat around the table a few minutes later and this was when Tessa properly introduced Aaron. She looked at her mother and stated, “Mom, this is Mr Aaron Wentworth. He is the triplets” father.”
Aaron’s heart was in his throat. He had met Elena when she opened the door for him but there wasn’t much interaction between them because the children had suddenly jumped on him. He knew she wouldn’t like him but he was taken aback when she smiled at him.
“Nice to meet you, Aaron. My only wish is for my grandchildren to be happy. Please take care of them and
protect them.”
Aaron smiled politely while internally letting out a sigh of relief.
“I will protect them with my life,” he declared.
The rest of the dinner went on peacefully. Aaron felt kind of left out when Harry picked out the kid’s favorite food while he could only watch since he didn’t know what they liked.
He felt like an intruder and this left a bitter taste in his mouth. ‘I don’t even know what my children love to eat.”
He felt like a thousand ants were crawling in and out of his heart. It was true what they said. Time wasted is never regained.
Suddenly, Willa pushed her plate away and pouted her lips.
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Tessa saw this and asked, “What is it, sweetheart?”
“I want Daddy to feed me.”
This brought a frown to Tessa’s face. When did her daughter become so spoilt?
“Don’t you always eat by yourself?”
“I do. But daddy has never fed me before.”
Aaron’s heart soared and he quickly carried Willa and put her on his lap.
“It’s ok. I’ll feed her. She just wants to spend time with her father,” as he said this, he cast a smug look in Harry’s direction.
When Nia saw that her sister was being fed by their father, she wanted to be fed too but she wasn’t as vocal as Willa.
Aaron noticed this and carried her over. Now both girls were seated on each of his thighs as he fed them one after the other.
Tessa glanced at this scene and felt strange. She had noticed how Aaron was trying really hard to make the kids happy and she couldn’t lie. She was somewhat touched.
Reagan kept glancing at his siblings and wanted to know how it felt to be fed by his father too but he saw that there was no space for him.
Harry quickly offered, “Come here, Reagan. I’ll feed you.”
Regardless, Reagan rejected outright. “It’s fine. I’m a big boy.”
“You can never be too big for Daddy.” Aaron took a scoop of some fried rice and stretched his hand toward Reagan’s mouth. “I’ll feed you too.”
That was how Aaron long forgot about his own food and alternately fed the three children.
Suddenly, Willa glanced at her mother and sought, “Mommy, can daddy put us to bed? He’s never told us bedtime stories before.”
Nia’s eyes lit up and this time, she let out her thoughts too. “I would love that too.”
Reagan nodded seriously, his mouth was a little messy and oily due to the angle his father was feeding him from.
“Mommy is always the one to put us to sleep. It’s daddy’s turn.”
Tessa pursed her lips. Her green eyes briefly met Aaron’s cerulean blue ones and her heart skipped a beat from nowhere.
She averted her gaze and looked at her daughter, saying, “Sure. But he will leave the moment you fall asleep.”
“Yes! Daddy is putting us to s-l-e-e-p! Daddy is putting us to s-l-e-e-p!” Willa chirped in a singsong voice.
Aaron’s heart soared when Tessa agreed to allow him to stay longer. ‘Wow! I didn’t know the kids would help make things between us progress so fast.’
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He was in a happy mood thinking he would have a chance to set things straight tonight but Tessa’s next
words made him distraught.
“Your father will put you to sleep since your Uncle Harry and I are going out for the night.”