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As Amber shivered in rage and showed her anger, Tessa remained calm and said, “Silas deserved what was coming to him, but you? Who are you to lecture me? My grandmother? Speaking of that, I guess you might have forgotten the fact that you drove my mom away from home and told me and my brother to forget about you as our grandma! So, why are you trying to boss us around here now? You were the reason Silas cheated on his wife. Because of you, he took our only home away and let us go hungry without qualms at all! A few years ago, my brother needed money to treat his legs, but you all turned us away! Now that Timothy has successfully created some revolutionary invention that could possibly bring him a huge fortune, you guys try to kidnap him back home because he seems useful to you all now! Where is your sense of shame?! I’m telling you now! I don’t care whether it’s you or anyone else, but Silas is going to spend his days behind bars, like it or not. If you mess with me again, I’ll be sure to have you locked up in a cell too, and I swear I mean it.”

Tessa angrily refuted the old lady, talking back with words like blades that cut through the skin.

In the meantime, Amber was rendered tongue-tied when she heard Tessa’s words, finding herself on the brink of her sanity. She then pointed at Tessa’s face with her shivering fingers.

“Y-You! You wh*re! You’re an animal! You heartlessly sent your father to jail, and now you have no respect for your grandmother at all!”

After that, Amber turned her attention to the principal. “Do you see that, Sir? Anyone with conscience and manners would show some respect to their grandmother! So, I’m giving you two choices now! You either expel Timothy from your institute, or I will stay here and make sure everyone knows what kind of students your school educates. I’m going to involve the reporters and have them explore the hidden culture in your school!”

When the principal heard that his face darkened. Judging from the conversation he just heard, he could tell that it was the people from the Reinhart Family who had wronged Tessa and Timothy in the first place. Thus, he couldn’t help but disapprove of Amber for her shamelessly mean attitude toward Timothy, who was considered an outstanding student in the school. Nonetheless, when he heard Amber’s threat, his face turned cold shortly before he sternly gave the old lady a stern warning.

“You came to our school and stirred up trouble, and you should be grateful that I’m not holding you responsible for that, old lady! But now, you’re threatening me! If you don’t put a stop to what you’re doing, I’m going to call the cops right away!” Then, he shifted his eyes to Timothy and said, “Besides, Timothy is an outstanding student here, but the Reinharts failed to treasure his potential back then. So what right do you have to treat him like this now?”

Amber didn’t expect to be lectured by the principal, feeling speechlessly exasperated. “I guess I finally understand why the students from your school are so rude and disrespectful. It’s all because they have a principal who sets a bad example for them like you! Good! Aren’t you worried that I’ll bring this up to the minister of education?! Let me tell you something. The Reinhart Family has a wide network of connections, so when this matter escalates, you can kiss your position goodbye as the principal of the…”

Noticing Amber’s unreasonable attitude, Tessa couldn’t help but feel disgusted. After all, she knew that escalating the matter wouldn’t do Timothy any good. It’d only create more trouble for the school instead.

Thus, she clenched her jaw for a moment and said, “Do you really want me to get Silos out of jail? Fine, I can do that, but on one condition-give me back our place at Maple Hill Condominium. Besides, want all my mom’s dowry back when she married into the Reinhart Family. Otherwise, I’ll call the cops and let them be the judge of who’s right and wrong!”

Sophia’s anger surged through when she heard Tessa’s words. She then screeched at the latter, “Forget about your pipe dream, Tessa! That house belongs to the Reinharts, so who are you to demand it? Furthermore, your mother was broke when she married into the Reinhart Family, so what dowry are you talking about? Have some sense of shame, would you?”

Tessa sarcastically chuckled and replied, “Keep telling that yourself! When my mom married into the Reinhart Family, she had a red jewel worth about five to six million, but your mistress mother took it and claimed it as her own, not to mention the Reinhart Group that was rightfully my mom’s. Speaking of that, both of you also took my mother’s shares like they were yours from the start.”

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“Don’t think that I don’t know that both of you changed the legal successor of the shares when my mother went missing! How can you have the audacity to steal my mother’s shares?!” Tessa snapped as she exposed the wrongdoings of the Reinharts.

At this moment, Sophia’s face went pale, but she couldn’t argue against Tessa while Amber got pissed off and reprimanded, “You little b*tch, you’re surprisingly good at running your mouth considering how unsuccessful you are, huh? How can that b*tch of a mother of yours get her hands on jewelry?! Everything in the Reinhart family belongs to the Reinharts. Even you and your brother’s lives are provided by us! When the Reinhart Family is in need, you two are obliged to help the family out! No buts!”

Upon hearing how ridiculous and illogical Amber’s statement was, Julius Chance, the principal, frowned unconsciously.

It is tragic that these siblings are born into a family like this!

Not being able to stand seeing the siblings get bullied anymore, he wanted to stand up for them. However, a loud bang rang out at this instance before the door to the office was slammed open from the outside.

Following that, an elegant figure entered the office from outside, effectively attracting everyone’s attention.

When Julius saw who came, he was stunned, while Tessa and Timothy were taken aback as the person who entered was Nicholas, and he was followed by Edward and Henry.

Half an hour ago, when Timothy was called to the principal’s office, he had gotten Henry to meet Nicholas instead because he didn’t want their combined effort to be wasted because of his own private matters.

After Henry went to meet Nicholas, Nicholas asked him about Timothy when he noticed Timothy wasn’t there, while Henry explained what happened in an upset manner.

When Nicholas heard what happened, he couldn’t help but frown.

It wouldn’t be surprising if Tessa showed up when something so serious happened to Timothy. Still, Greg will surely worry if anything happens to her when she’s still sick now!

At the thought of that, he decided to come over to see what really happened. Nevertheless, he had already heard Amber’s outrageous comments when he reached the entrance of the office.

I can’t believe that there are people as shameless as this in this world!

Then, Nicholas pushed the door open and entered the office. At this moment, his presence stunned everyone, as they were all taken aback until his cold voice rang out. “Mr. Chance, the university was still doing well before you took over, so how are you planning to explain this chaos?”

Right then, Julius came back to his senses before his face went pale. He hadn’t ever expected Nicholas to be informed about this and come over on his own.

Southend University was established sixty years ago by Nicholas’s maternal great-grandfather, Mason Buchanan, and he was the first principal of the university. His grandfather, on the other hand, was once the head of the Ministry of Education as well as a well-known figure in the literature field with a strong standing.

Although Southend University was now a public school, the Sawyers still held authority over the school. On the other hand, Nicholas was the eldest grandson of the Sawyer Family, and it was a well known fact that he was Remus’s favorite.

Hence, Julius felt his throat constricting the moment he saw Nicholas before he trembled and said, “I’m sorry, President Sawyer. I’ll sort it out immediately.”

However, Nicholas frowned before an upset look flashed past his eyes. “Are you sorting things out by letting these people insult your own students? You’re really a failure of a school principal!”

Upon hearing that, Julius was completely horrified before he quickly explained, “It’s not like that, President Sawyer. Things are a little complicated right now.”

Nevertheless, Nicholas didn’t want to waste his time on Julius any longer and cut him off. “What’s so complicated about this? Timothy Reinhart is an outstanding student that I’ll be collaborating with soon, so it’s obvious that there won’t be anything wrong with his behavior! As for the others… People who try to disturb the order of the school should be taken away by law enforcers, don’t you think so?”

Afraid to go against Nicholas, Julius quickly nodded his head. “Yes! You’re right, President Sawyer. I’ll lodge a police report now. Please hang on.”

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Lodge a police report?

Amber felt something snap within her the moment she heard Julius wanting to lodge a police report. “Who are you? How dare an outsider like you interfere in our matter!”

Right then, Sophia quickly pulled on Amber’s shirt before whispering, “Grandma, this is Tessa’s strong backing that I told you about. Do not lose your cool and cross him.”

Amber was stunned. For someone who had lived more than half of her life, she knew well who she could and couldn’t cross. If they really crossed the Sawyers, the Reinharts would definitely find themselves in serious trouble.

Hence, Amber quickly recomposed herself before saying, “President Sawyer, although you’re an influential person, don’t you think that it’s inappropriate for an outsider like you to interfere in the Reinharts’ family matters? Of course, I get that you want to help Tessa out, but you have to know how to differentiate between good people and bad people. That little liar is just an ungrateful child that leeches on the family! You can’t get cheated by her!”

“Is that so?”

There was a hint of arrogance in Nicholas’s voice while his gaze turned cold. “How dare an unreasonable woman like you, who takes advantage of your seniority to cause a scene, dare to lecture me on how I judge people? I’m more than capable of making my own judgments, and I know Tessa and Timothy’s characters well. I don’t need you to educate me.”

Upon hearing that, Amber became exasperated as her face turned red. If this was Tessa, she would have already reprimanded her. However, she had no guts to talk back to someone from the Sawyer Family, so she could only hold her tongue and sigh.

Still, Nicholas wasn’t done just yet. He was emitting a pressurizing aura before giving Amber a hard look and continued, “Besides, I was the one who got Silas captured. Even if you harm Tessa and Timothy today, the police won’t release him without my permission, so you don’t have to waste your effort.”

Sophia and Amber’s faces ashened when they heard him.

Although they knew that Nicholas was the person behind what happened, they went to Tessa and Timothy because they had no choice, but it seemed like Nicholas was hell-bent on protecting those two, which meant they had no other option than to plead with him.

Silas is the only son that I’ve ever had in my entire life, and there’s no way that I’ll let him rot in prison for the rest of his life!

Amber became sorrowful at the thought of that before the arrogant look on her face vanished, and she asked in a humble manner, “What… What do you want us to do to let go of my son?”

Nevertheless, Nicholas only gave her a sharp look and didn’t say anything before he turned toward Tessa and declared in a cold manner, “That depends on Tessa. She’s my woman, and she holds the say to decide how she wants to deal with you guys!”

Upon hearing that, Tessa felt a mixture of feelings she couldn’t pinpoint.

Throughout these years, she and Timothy had been bullied a lot, and all they could do was carry all of the pain and sufferings quietly without anyone standing up to protect them.

However, Nicholas had been protecting her every time and backing her up. Despite her going all out to keep a distance away from him, he’d never fail to reach out to help her out.

I guess I really need a long time to be able to repay him for everything he has done for me.

Tessa sniffed and tried to suppress her urge to cry before she turned to look at Amber and Sophia coldly.

Then, she declared, “I’ve already said this once. If you want me to let Silas go, return the apartment that my mother left me and Timothy, and change the ownership of the house to my brother’s name. Besides that, give me back my mother’s dowry as well. That’s it.”

Although she didn’t want anything from the Sawyers, she must take what belonged to her mother back. When Sophia heard Tessa’s demands, her face darkened before she felt a powerful urge to kill Tessa.

This bitch… How dare she make such outrageous demands just because Nicholas is helping her out?

What made Sophia even more jealous was the fact that Nicholas would make so much effort just to help her.

How dare she? If we are talking about looks, I should be the one who is favored!

She was so jealous that she was about to go crazy.

However, Nicholas suddenly asked, “That’s all? Don’t you want some other things like shares?”

Nevertheless, Tessa sneered disdainfully, “I don’t need it!”

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Nevertheless, Nicholas gave her a look before he commented. Although you don’t need it. I still think that you should at least ask for a compensation of about five million! After all, it’s nothing compared to thern kidnapping and harassing your brother along with causing you to lose so much money throughout these years! Besides that, you should also get them to sign a contract to never harass you or your brother again and failure to comply would result in a fine of another five million.”

When Amber heard that she had her facial expression darkened before a look of disbelief appeared on her face, ‘Are you kidding me? That’s extortion!”

Yet Nicholas’s gaze narrowed before his facial expression turned to one that’d scare anyone. “You. cant do it? If you cant… then leave! From today onward, your son will be in jail for the rest of his life, and he won’t be able to ever see the sunlight ever again!”

He had completely lost his patience as he instructed, “Get these people out of here!”

Then, Edward quickly came in with the bodyguards to escort them out. However, Amber started struggling. “Hang on President Sawyer. Let’s just have a civil conversation. Let me go… Don’t touch mel I’m a senior citizen-”

Yet Nicholas ignored her pleas and watched coldly as Amber and Sophia were dragged out.

The office quickly became quiet after that, and Nicholas turned around to look at Tessa. At the same time, Tessa was staring at him with a conflicted look as well.

Nevertheless, she quickly came back to her senses before saying, “Thank you for helping me out this time.

Timothy gave Nicholas a grateful look as well. “Thank you for helping, President Sawyer.”

Nicholas nodded a little. “It’s just a small matter. It’s impossible to talk sense into people like these, so it’s better if we settle it the hard way, as she only acted like this because she thinks you guys are pushovers,

Then, he turned to Julius and said sternly, “I hope things like this won’t happen again.”

Julius replied respectfully. “Yes. It will never happen again, I’ll clear up Timothy’s name as soon as possible, and it won’t affect his student life.”

“Alright. Nicholas nodded in satisfaction before leaving with Tessa and Timothy.

Following that, they returned to the cafe where they had agreed to meet earlier. After they all ordered their drinks respectively, Nicholas turned to Timothy. “Now that your family matter is resolved let’s get down to business.”

Timothy hadn’t forgotten why he came here today, and immediately, he nodded and looked at Henry. “Laptop.”

Henry quickly logged into the laptop before opening the document that contained contents of artificial intelligence before he handed the laptop to Timothy.

Then, Timothy gave a brief introduction regarding the idea behind their software and its features.

Finally, he ended his pitch with a strong conclusion. “Since no one has developed a software like this, I think that our project has high potential, and we will be able to profit a lot from it!”

After that, Timothy gave Nicholas an anxious look. “What do you think, President Sawyer?”

Although Nicholas didn’t say anything, he was really satisfied with the artificial intelligence program

that Timothy had developed.

This project was way better than what he imagined, as everything was designed well instead of empty talks.

Just like what Timothy said, this software was an all-rounder.

Nicholas didn’t expect a sophomore like Timothy to be able to come out with an excellent project without any first-hand experience.

Even though Timothy’s project had exceeded Nicholas’s expectations, Nicholas remained calm and unwavering. There wasn’t an ounce of expression on his perfect features as he remained quiet.

“I can buy this software. However, you’ll have to come out with a complete business and action plan for me if you want to sell it at a higher price. Besides that, you’ll also need to come to the company to personally brief the executives. Can you do that?”

At the same time, Tessa was listening to their conversation attentively. Although she had no knowledge of programming, she knew how outstanding her little brother was.

Even though she didn’t know how Timothy developed his software, she was blown away after hearing his explanations.

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Tessa was observant, and she could tell the importance of this project to her brother from his body language. If not, the leader of the Sawyer Group would never waste his time listening to a babbling student that hadn’t even graduated. Therefore, the project was probably already set.

Right then, Timothy hesitated before his once confident hands slowly lowered themselves under the table before intertwining them together, expressing his uncertainty.

“Can I send someone else to go? Henry is one of the creators of the software, and he knows everything that I know as well.”

Although Timothy usually looked fine and could talk smoothly, he tended to feel uneasy when he was with strangers. His emotions were mainly due to an inferiority complex from his slight disability.

Although Timothy got better now, he was still wary of other people’s gazes as well as their quiet chatters.

Nevertheless, Tessa had been hoping that Timothy would take a step forward all along, so she grabbed his hands that were under the table. “Since President Sawyer really values you, why don’t you try to do it? You can just do it like how you did just now.”

After the reason behind Timothy’s hesitation, Henry tried to persuade him as well. “Timothy, I believe that you can do it. Although the two of us developed this software, you know way more about it than 1 do. Besides, you know that I’ll have stage fright when I’m in front of many people. I really can’t do this, so you’ll have to do it.”

Since everyone tried to persuade him, Timothy had no choice but to nod his head. “I… I’ll go, then. I’ll do my best.”

After everything was settled, Nicholas reached out for a handshake. “I hope that we can have a pleasant cooperation.”

Slightly stunned, Timothy quickly came back to his senses to shake Nicholas’s hand. “Same goes.”

He looked high-spirited, and the upset look he had previously when he was in trouble had disappeared. Right then, Timothy looked even more confident than before.

After they finished their meeting, Nicholas nodded at Timothy and Henry. He was planning to leave, so the two young university students sent him off to the entrance. “Have a safe drive, President Sawyer.”

However, Nicholas turned around and gave Tessa a look after taking a few steps forward. “Are you staying with your brother or going back with me?”

At the moment, Tessa was slightly taken aback before she asked curiously, “Aren’t you going back to your company?”

Nonetheless, Nicholas tapped at his expensive wristwatch before saying, “I don’t have to go back since my working hour is almost over.”

Since she’d still have to return, she would have to take a cab if she wasn’t planning to leave with Nicholas. As that would be more of a hassle, so it’d be better if she took the free ride with Nicholas, so she nodded. “Let’s head back together.”

However, Timothy was shocked when he saw Tessa leaving with Nicholas willingly. “T-Tessa, why are you leaving with President Sawyer? How well do you know each other?”

He had been wanting to ask this question ever since Nicholas showed up to help them out previously, and he couldn’t contain his curiosity when he witnessed it again today.

At this moment, Tessa finally thought of explaining herself. “Didn’t I tell you that I’ve gotten myself a freelancing job to teach a kid violin? That kid is President Sawyer’s son, so he’s my superior now.”

“I see!” Timothy looked enlightened before he turned toward Nicholas and exclaimed, “Please take care of my sister, President Sawyer! Have a safe journey!”

Tessa nodded and reminded him of the things he needed to take note of before leaving. On the way back, she sat at the back of the car together with Nicholas.

As the space at the back of the car was narrow, the two of them sat really close to each other, and they could feel each other’s breath if they turned around.

Right then, Tessa felt uneasy before scooting closer to the window so that she could distance herself from Nicholas.

Nevertheless, Nicholas didn’t notice her action as he was leaning back on his seat lazily and had already lost his strong and calm facade during the meeting just now.

He also lost the intimidating aura that he had when he was facing Amber and Sophia.

At this moment, Nicholas looked casual and free.

After hesitating for a moment, Tessa spoke up. “Nicholas, thank you for helping us out today. Also, thank you for guiding Timothy.”

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While Nicholas was removing his coat and rolling up his sleeves nonchalantly, his hands paused slightly when he heard Tessa thanking him.

“How many times do you want to thank me? Are you really just going to say thank you and not do anything else? You should at least do something to repay me.” He looked at her with a deep frown.

Tessa was taken aback before she thought to herself, How would he want me to repay him when he already has everything?

“What would you like me to do to thank you? I’ll do it if it is within my capabilities.”

When Nicholas heard her, he raised his eyebrows and stared at her in a teasing manner. “It’s not like you can afford anything expensive for me. What do you have currently?”

Although his words sounded offensive, it was the truth.

Currently, Tessa was indeed poor and powerless. After contemplating to herself, Tessa trailed off,”1 have nothing with me but myself…”

Then, she realized that something wasn’t right.

Why does it sound like I’m telling him that I can only offer him my body because I have nothing else to me?

Disgusted by her thoughts, Tessa quickly explained so that Nicholas wouldn’t misunderstand, saying, “I’m a violinist as well. If you don’t mind, I can play you a few tunes.”

However, Nicholas snorted before scanning her up and down a few times. “Are you planning to dismiss all of the favors that you owe me with just one tune?”

“I’ll play you ten tunes if one is not enough. If I really become a renowned violinist in the future, my appearance fee will surely be expensive, so you’re not losing out since I’m not asking you to pay.”

Staring at Tessa, who was amusing herself by thinking of her future, Nicholas curled his lips with a hint of a smile on his face. “That’s the future, though. You’re not worth the price and don’t have that kind of talent now. Besides, it might not even happen in the future.”

After getting hit by a cold bucket of water, Tessa got annoyed and glared at Nicholas.

Does this man not know how to speak properly? Why does he have to be so rude? He doesn’t even need the money, anyway. Can’t he just say that it’s alright? Besides, it’s not like I’m not able to get famous… It’s just not the right time yet. He’s really getting on my nerves.

Upon seeing Tessa getting pissed off, Nicholas suddenly felt pleased.

At the same time, Edward, who was driving in front, was surprised when he saw their interaction through the rearview mirror and overheard their conversation.

President Sawyer, who couldn’t even be bothered to talk to women in the past, actually knows how to tease them now?

He couldn’t help but feel odd as he could sense that something was different with Nicholas now, but he couldn’t seem to figure out what was out of the ordinary other than the fact that something was different.

On the other hand, Tessa didn’t argue with Nicholas and chose to be quiet as she huffed her cheeks.

Right then, she kept telling herself to remain cool-headed and be the bigger person.

After all, Nicholas just bought the copyright for Timothy’s project, and they are now business partners. Hence, it was better not to cross him at this moment.

Taking a deep breath, Tessa calmed herself down before she asked, “By the way… I have a substantive question for you. Do you think Timothy is capable? Is his software really that good? Will your company really buy it?”

She bombarded Nicholas with a series of questions while looking worried. However, Nicholas gave her a look before he remarked, “He’s way more capable compared to you.”

Nevertheless, Tessa was pleased instead of upset. “That’s true! Timothy is indeed an outstanding person. Still, thank you for acknowledging him! He really needed that!”

Right then, there was a look of gratitude on her face. Yet, the car suddenly took a sharp turn after she thanked Nicholas.

Not anticipating the turn, Tessa immediately rammed into Nicholas due to the sudden movement of the car.

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At this moment, cold sweat started forming on Edward’s forehead as he focused completely on swerving the car to avoid other cars. He did not even dare to look back.

“I’m sorry, President Sawyer. Someone ran the red light, and I was trying to avoid them, but I accidentally pressed on the pedal too hard. Are you and Miss Reinhart alright?”.

Yet no one answered Edward’s question.

At this moment, Tessa and Nicholas were in an intimate position.

Nicholas lay on the seat while Tessa had her hands against his chest, as if she was trying to listen to his heartbeat. It was a peculiar situation, and they were breathing really close to each other.

In fact, Tessa could smell the subtle cologne on his body.

It was a seductive woodsy scent with a hint of musk.

Immediately, Tessa felt the tip of her ears heating up before she got embarrassed and quickly apologized. “I’m so sorry. I’ll get up now.”

Then, her hands pressed against the ground as she tried to support herself to get up.

However, Edward suddenly slammed on the brake pedal of the car.

Before Tessa could stabilize herself, she fell toward Nicholas, who was in front of her, again. This time, the situation got more outrageous as her lips landed on his!

Right then, Tessa was stunned as she stared at the enlarged handsome face in front of her with wide eyes and didn’t know what to do.

At the same time, Nicholas was also taken aback by the sudden kiss and couldn’t come back to his senses.

When Edward checked on them from the rearview mirror, he was instantly struck before he gulped and stuttered, “P-President Sawyer, I’m so sorry. I really didn’t do it on purpose. There was a person trying to cross the road, so … Are you guys alright?”

However, Nicholas didn’t say anything as he stared at the woman in front of him while enjoying the moisture and softness of her lips.

Although he had already kissed Tessa once at Dynasty Gardens last night, it wasn’t strictly a kiss.

Back then, he only performed CPR on Tessa as he thought that she had drowned and wanted to save her. Hence, he didn’t think much about it and didn’t feel anything.

However, it was a real kiss this time.

Normally, Nicholas would kick her out of the car and sanitize all parts of his body that were touched. Yet, he didn’t do anything like that this time. Instead, his gaze darkened.

Nicholas didn’t hate Tessa’s scent or her touch, and this wasn’t his first time getting this weird feeling from Tessa.

He didn’t feel disgusted every time she touched him. In fact, he’d even crave for more.

Instinctively, Nicholas tightened his grip on her slender waist, as if he wanted to be closer and more intimate with her.

However, Tessa came back to her senses when Nicholas’s hand touched her waist, immediately jumping from fear.

At this moment, her rosy cheeks flushed red as if it was burning.

“I-I’m so sorry. I-I wasn’t trying to take advantage of you on purpose! All of it was an accident! I’m really sorry.”

As Tessa was still in a buzz, she got too anxious and ended up hitting her head on the ceiling of the car.

Because she was still sick, the hit on her head felt as if she had been struck by a blunt weapon. Soon, her tears started welling up because of the pain.

Right then, Tessa held her head with teary eyes and had the urge to dig a hole before hiding in it, as she was too embarrassed.

Nevertheless, Nicholas looked pleased after watching Tessa’s series of flurry movements before he straightened his posture and tidied his outfit before saying, “Why are you being so anxious when I didn’t even say anything?”

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Still, Tessa was embarrassed. “I-I’m just afraid that you might misunderstand.”

Nicholas snorted. “Don’t worry. I won’t.”

Then, his gaze shifted toward Edward coldly.

Immediately, Edward flinched when he met Nicholas’s gaze. “I’m sorry. I’m sorry. It’s all my fault. President Sawyer and Miss Reinhart… Are you guys alright?”

Although he saw everything that had happened just now, he was afraid to mention it, as he was scared that Nicholas might command him to remove his eyes.

Still, did President Sawyer really just lose his kiss just like that?! If those young ladies after President Sawyer knew about this, they’ll surely go crazy and cause chaos.

However, Tessa was still in distress over how embarrassing she was instead of getting mad at his reply.

At this moment, she could still sense the temperature of the man’s lips on her own, and it was a really odd feeling.

Tessa’s heart skipped a beat before her face became even redder. At that moment, even the tips of her toes were starting to flush red as her heart continued racing as if it was about to lose her heart.

Upon seeing Tessa like that, Nicholas didn’t know why, but his mood somehow got better as the corners of his lips curled up. In no time, they reached Dynasty Gardens.

Staring at the woman next to him, who still had her head buried between her arms and was afraid to look up, Nicholas couldn’t help himself but ask, “How much longer do you want to act like an ostrich? We are already here. Are you not planning to get out of the car?”

“Huh?”

Tessa stared at Nicholas for a while before realizing that they had reached their destination. Then, she quickly came back to her senses and jumped down from the car before the two of them entered the house, one after another.

When Gregory noticed they had returned, he quickly ran into Tessa’s arms. “Miss Pretty Lady, you’re back!”

Tessa had a grin as she carried Gregory up. “Yep! I’m back! And please, you’re making me blush with your constant ‘Miss Pretty Lady’. It’s Miss Tessa from now on.”

“Hehe, alright. Have you settled everything yet?” Gregory nuzzled against Tessa’s neck before asking in a worried tone.”

“Yes, Sweetheart. I did. Thanks for asking.”

Right then, Tessa felt a warm feeling coursing through her body before she asked in a sweet tone, “What about you? What did you do at home after I left?”

“I went to my secret base! Would you like to visit my secret base, Miss Tessa?”

Gregory looked at Tessa expectantly with his bright eyes while Tessa asked curiously, “What secret base?”

“It’s a place where only me and Daddy can enter. Let me show you my secret base, Miss Tessa.”

Gregory brightened up visibly at the mention of his secret base, as it was his favorite place to hang out.

At this moment, Tessa was taken aback. “Wouldn’t it be bad if you brought me to you and your father’s secret base?”

“Of course not! You can go because you’re my favorite person! Miss Tessa, I bet you’ll like that place too!”

Gregory jumped down from Tessa’s arms before he grabbed her hand and pulled her toward the basement. On the other hand, Nicholas gave them a conflicted look before trailing after them.

Then, the three of them reached the basement, one after another.

This was Tessa’s first time entering the basement, and she had always thought that the basement was a wine cellar, so she never expected to see something completely different down here.

The first thing that came into view when she entered the basement was a high-tech space with all sorts of advanced electronics. This is indeed a secret base!

There was an electronic display right in front of Tessa that took up about half of the room. It had access to the security system of Dynasty Gardens, and she could see the footage from all of the surveillance cameras clearly.

At the same time, there were also all sorts of robots in the basement. When the three of them had just entered the basement, one of the robots actually came over to greet them. “Young Master, you’re finally here! Do you need any help?”

Right then, Tessa ogled at the robot in shock, and it was obvious that she didn’t expect the robot to act so human-like.

Meanwhile, Gregory introduced the robot to Tessa chirpily. “Miss Tessa, this is my robot, Shadow. Daddy got her for me on my birthday previously, and she would launch attacks if any outsiders trespassed this place! However, I’ll change the commands of this robot to recognize you as her owner the next time you enter my secret base because you’re my favorite person!”

Then, he took a remote control out and started entering a series of codes onto it.

A few seconds later, Tessa heard the robot speaking again. “Hello, my lady. My name is Shadow. May ! know if you have any orders?”

At that instance, Tessa didn’t know how to react.

My lady? That doesn’t sound right!

Still, she was more surprised than anything. “That’s so cool! Where is this robot from?”

Gregory grinned before replying, “Daddy got someone to customize it for me overseas!”

Upon hearing that, Tessa was amazed before she exclaimed again, “That’s really cool!”

Usually, Gregory was indifferent to compliments. However, it was different when it came from Tessa because anything she said made him happy.

Immediately, Gregory’s eyes brightened up as he dragged Tessa along and continued introducing her to other robots. “I still have many other robots. Come with me, Miss Tessa.”

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“Daddy gave me this six months ago. It’s different from Shadow because it can’t talk. However, if you key in commands for it, it can even dance for you. Let me show you how it works.”

Then, Gregory entered a series of codes into the robot. Although the robot looked big and clumsy, it actually started dancing like popular modern-day robots. In fact, it looked even better than those robots.

“This is from Grandpa..” Gregory introduced all of the robots that he had as if they were his treasures while Tessa listened attentively.

Meanwhile, Nicholas trailed behind them and watched Tessa and Gregory interact with his dark gaze. Gregory normally wouldn’t allow anyone to enter this place, and not even Kieran was allowed to enter.

However, Tessa was the only person who was able to enter the basement besides Gregory and Nicholas. For Gregory, who had a strong sense of territorial awareness, revealing his secret base to Tessa without any hesitation indicated that he trusted her with all his heart.

Right then, Nicholas narrowed his gaze before he stared at Tessa with a hint of curiosity. Nevertheless, Tessa didn’t notice his gaze at all, as she was exploring the basement with a smile, along with Gregory.

About an hour had already passed by when they had finally finished exploring the basement. After the tour, all Tessa felt was astonishment, as the Sawyers were way more extravagant than what she had imagined

When they got back to the mansion, Gregory asked, “Miss Tessa, did you like my secret base?”

“I love it.” Upon hearing what Tessa said, Gregory pursed his lips and smiled before his cheeks flushed. It was as if he was delighted with Tessa’s answer.

“Master Nicholas, dinner is ready.” Right then, Andrew came over and said to Nicholas respectfully.

“Alright.” Nicholas nodded before he brought Tessa and Gregory to the dining room to have dinner. After they were done with their meals, Edward came to Dynasty Gardens with a document in his hands. “President Sawyer, this is a document from Roselle Gingham.”

Yet Nicholas frowned without even scanning through the document. “Return it.”

Nevertheless, Edward had a hesitant look on his face before he said again, “But, President Sawyer, this is the overseas project that we had always wanted to get our hands on.”

Sawyer Group had always been trying to get in contact with this overseas company for a long time now, but that company had taken advantage of them and gouged them, causing them to reach a stalemate.

Therefore, Roselle had been a great help for them by scoring a deal with that overseas company.

Despite that, Nicholas remained quiet. Although he really wanted this project, that didn’t mean that he wanted to owe Roselle any favors.

Even though Edward could notice the look of refusal on Nicholas’s face, he still had to convey what he had to convey. “Miss Gingham wants me to convey to you that she’s very sorry for what her mother had done to Greg, and she hopes that she can make up for it with this deal. She also hopes that you can forgive her mother.”

Upon hearing that, Tessa thought to herself, Roselle is really clever enough to exchange forgiveness with a deal like this.

Yet, Gregory looked away arrogantly when he heard Edward’s words before he harrumphed to show

that he was upset, as he really disliked Roselle.

Who wants her project?!

When Nicholas noticed Gregory’s reaction, he returned the document to Edward without any hesitation. “Sawyer Group doesn’t need this! There’s nothing in this world that can be more important than Greg’s safety to me, and I don’t need a mere project like this. Return it.”

Still, Edward looked reluctant. Is he really going to reject a deal that came delivered up to his doorsteps?

Nonetheless, he knew that Nicholas wouldn’t change his mind after making his decision. Although he thought that it was a pity to let go of a deal like this, he didn’t try to convince Nicholas otherwise and quickly left with the document.

Not long after Edward left, Gregory dashed toward Nicholas before climbing up his legs and sitting down on Nicholas’s thighs. Then, he declared in a childish voice, “Daddy, you’re the best! You’re the best daddy ever!”

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Right then, Nicholas grinned before he reached out to ruffle Gregory’s hair. “Good boy.”

When Tessa saw that, she smiled as well. In fact, Nicholas’s actions made her change her impression of him, as she used to think that Nicholas was a cold-hearted entrepreneur that wasn’t affectionate at all.

However, it seemed like he was a father, after all.

Greg is really fortunate to have a father like this.

On the other hand, Edward went to the Gingham Residence to look for Roselle along with the document. When Roselle saw the document that she had sent out being returned without even getting opened, her face went pale.

“Is… Is Nicholas unwilling to forgive me?”

She was really hurt as her eyes turned red, and she felt pity for herself.

“There are things you can’t just resolve with just some deals. Even if Sawyer Group really wanted this project, Young Master Gregory’s presence is irreplaceable to President Sawyer.”

After saying that, Edward left without looking back. When Yana noticed the document in Roselle’s hands, she immediately got pissed off. “Why is Nicholas acting like an ungrateful brat? How dare he scoffed at the deal that you managed to get after you pleaded for it?”

ned to Gregory, Yana had gotten slapped. However, that was not enough to get Nicholas to forgive them, and Roselle had to lower herself to plead for the overseas company to get a deal with them, but that was still not enough.

Isn’t it obvious that Nicholas is just trying to screw with us?

At the same time, Roselle was irritated as well. Right then, her grip on the document tightened before she tore the document into pieces angrily.

Nevertheless, that wasn’t enough for Roselle to vent her anger as she turned around to push everything on her desk to the ground.

This time, she had really regretted her actions. I shouldn’t have made my move on Gregory when it wasn’t the time to do so yet.

“Why can’t I be more patient?”

Roselle pulled at her hair harshly before Yana stopped her. “We will still have chances in the future. Even if we don’t, we can still create our own chances. Don’t worry. I’ll make sure that Nicholas will be able to see you for your good.”

“What should we do?”

Roselle had already lost hope. However, Yana smirked. “It’s easy. We can hire some people to kidnap Gregory, and you can show up to save him at a critical and sustain some light injuries. That would be enough for him to forgive you.”

Upon hearing that, Roselle looked shocked. Isn’t that a little too…

“This is the only chance for Nicholas to forgive you because you’ll be his son’s lifesaver!” Yana exclaimed.

At this moment, Roselle looked taken aback.

It seems like this is the only way now.

Biting her lip, she nodded. “Anything you say.”

The next morning, Tessa woke up early and started packing her stuff as she was planning to return to her orchestra practice because she had been busy dealing with her family issues and hadn’t been going to her practices.

Although Trevor never said anything about her absence, Tessa knew she was running on limited time as the performance was due next month.

Although she had worked hard to be able to become the assistant concertmaster, she knew that it was possible for her to be replaced if she made any mistakes, and she would not allow herself to be stagnant

Right then, Gregory gave Tessa a sad look. “Miss Tessa, can you stay?”

“I can’t, since I need to go to work. However, I promise to visit you for lunch if I’m free at noon, alright?” Tessa ruffled Gregory’s hair before she suggested gently.

With Tessa’s promise, Gregory nodded. “It’s a promise, then.”

Then, Tessa nodded and quickly left while Gregory stood there and watched with reluctance in his eyes. At that moment, he really wanted to dash toward her and cling onto her leg so that she couldn’t leave.

When Nicholas saw that, he asked, “Do you want to go with her?”

Immediately, Gregory’s eyes brightened, and he nodded. “Can I?”

“You can’t. She’s going for practice, and you’ll distract her if you go along.” Nicholas took him back to the living.

“I promise I won’t disturb Miss Tessa. I’ll just observe her from outside, and she won’t know about it.”

Gregory clung to Nicholas’s leg before he pleaded, “Daddy, I promise that I’ll be obedient, and I’ll listen to what you say. I won’t disturb her from her job. Can you send me there? Please?”

“No. It’s time for you to start going to kindergarten, and you can’t slack off like this anymore.”