Ch. 31..40
Always Been Yours Chapter 31
I Don’t Want to Be Separated From Her
To everyone’s surprise, Nicholas had an icy gaze as he responded in a cold voice, “Miss Reinhart is only there for work, so it has nothing to do with her marital status. What’s wrong with it?”
Yana was speechless the moment she heard those words whereas Roselle clenched her fists, feeling jealousy coursing through her veins.
However, he ignored everyone’s comments and his strong figure abruptly turned around with a powerful aura to leave with Gregory and Tessa.
…
On the way back, Tessa looked at the dark scenery outside the window and said, “Um… Please send me to Pinnacle Community.”
When Gregory heard that, he anxiously asked, “Miss Pretty Lady, are you going back? Aren’t you staying in Dynasty Gardens?”
She gave a slight smile before apologizing, “I’m sorry. Although I have agreed to be your teacher, I can’t live with you all the time. I still have my family to take care of and my own work to do, but I promise you that I will teach you every day. Okay?”
“Oh…”
The little boy sounded sad as he lowered his head, his face filled with disappointment. When she saw this, Tessa felt a little awful but still insisted on leaving. Although she had only attended a simple family dinner in the Sawyer Residence tonight, she clearly felt that there was a huge gap between herself and Gregory.
He was from the top wealthy family in the city while she was an ordinary person with no strong identity or background. Hence, they were completely from two different worlds. Since he liked her and wanted her to stay, the Sawyer Family reluctantly tolerated her appearance so as not to make him sad.
However, she was not stupid! How could a top wealthy family like the Sawyer Family allow an ordinary person to develop a deep relationship with Gregory? On top of that, she didn’t want them to feel that she was someone with bad intentions.
Recalling the attitudes of Roselle and Yana in the Sawyer Residence earlier today, Tessa knew that the two of them clearly had impure intentions toward the Sawyer Family. So, after thinking about it, she decided to keep an appropriate distance from Gregory.
Thinking of this, Tessa no longer wavered and persuaded Gregory, “Greg, you have to be obedient. I am just going back to rest and we can meet again tomorrow, okay?”
Gregory still had his head down and looked depressed without responding.
She couldn’t help but be a little worried, so she turned to Nicholas with the hope that he could persuade the boy. However, Nicholas only glanced at the little boy from the corner of his eye and responded in a frosty voice, “Don’t pay any attention to him. He will come around by himself.”
After he finished, he ordered the assistant in front, “We’ll head to Pinnacle Community.”
The assistant nodded and the car turned around immediately. Their journey there was silent and soon, the car stopped at the entrance of Pinnacle Community. Before Tessa got out of the car, she said goodbye to Gregory. “Sweetheart, I’ve arrived home and will head back first. Be good and I’ll see you tomorrow.”
Gregory was sulking, but he still nodded sullenly. Smiling gently, she then alighted from the vehicle and turned to walk off. The little boy immediately rolled down the car window, then put his two hands on it. Looking at the back of Tessa’s figure with an unhappy face, he was so sad that his heart was about to shatter. I don’t want to be separated from her, not even for a second!
Nicholas glanced at him and reminded lightly, “That’s enough. It’s not like you’ll never see her again. Drive.”
The car engine was restarted and it drove away thereafter. Gregory immediately withdrew his aggrieved expression before he stared at his father sullenly to complain, “It’s all your fault for not persuading Miss Pretty Lady to live with us!”
Nicholas’ expression was leisurely and indifferent. “Why should I? Letting her be your teacher is already my limit. Gregory Sawyer, don’t push your luck.”
Always Been Yours Chapter 32
The Reinhart Group
After he heard that, Gregory became more annoyed and raised his voice. “She is not just my teacher! She is also a pretty lady whom I like! I like her very much!”
Nicholas’ face darkened instantly and his voice was cold as he threatened, “Then, you better stop liking her!”
If he discovered that Tessa was the woman from back then, he would only sever his relationship with her, but might even do something bad to her!
“I won’t! I won’t!” Gregory’s face was red with anger. Then, he added angrily, “You’re a bad daddy. Daddy is the worst, and I hate Daddy the most!”
With that, the little boy turned his head and ignored Nicholas. Nicholas was really troubled for a moment because he still couldn’t figure out what kind of strange magical powers the woman had to make Gregory repeatedly yell that he hated Nicholas. I will definitely learn more about her identity!
…
It was already 9:00PM by the time Tessa arrived home.
The lights in the room were still switched on, which indicated that Timothy hadn’t slept yet. He had been worried about his sister last night and when he saw her returning, he hurried forward and asked, “Why didn’t you come back last night? Did something happen to the orchestra?”
Tessa didn’t want to worry her younger brother, so she smiled lightly and said, “It’s nothing. It’s just that the orchestra’s rehearsal took too long.”
“That’s good then.” He breathed a sigh of relief.
Then, she entered through the door and commented, “By the way, I found a job as a tutor today. I’ll be teaching a child to play the violin and the income is not bad. I was thinking that you should quit your job as a tutor first. After all, you will graduate next year, so you should focus on your studies!”
Her younger brother’s academic performance was excellent. It was something that his lecturers had informed her about, saying that they wanted to assist him in obtaining a place overseas. Of course, Tessa didn’t want her brother’s quest for a meager income to negatively affect his studies.
Hearing this, Timothy was silent for a moment before he agreed. “Okay, I’ll listen to you.”
As his major in college was computer software programing, he and a friend jointly developed a software 6 months ago. The software was sure to earn a lot of money once it was successfully sold to a multinational corporation. Timothy only tutored in the past to help his sister to lower their family’s financial burdens, but now, he decided to make a change so that she could fulfill her musical dream and perform dazzlingly on the international stage!
After Timothy made breakfast early the next morning, he headed off for class. As Southend University was a first-class institution in the country, those who were admitted into the university were excellent students from all over the country. The university culture was excellent with the annual enrollment rate increasing each year. Thus, it could be said that the university was full of talents.
Carrying his bag, he walked slowly into the campus with his feeble legs. Along the way, many people greeted him.
“Timothy, good morning.”
“Timothy, have you eaten breakfast? I bought some for you…”
He responded to them with a warm smile and people instantly ignored his physical flaws thanks to his handsomeness. Soon after arriving at the lecture hall and taking his seat, he heard an excited shout from behind. “Timothy, Timothy!”
When he heard the voice, he turned around and saw his friend, Henry, rushing over. He smiled slightly and asked, “What are you so excited about early in the morning?”
An enthusiastic Henry answered, “I have good news! A company has taken interest in the software that we have developed before! Although it’s not a big company, I think the price that they are offering is excellent!”
When Timothy heard those words, his eyes brightened as he asked curiously, “Which company?”
Henry immediately replied, “Reinhart Group! Although the company has been going downhill over the years, they’re looking for a breakthrough now. They coincidentally learned about the software we developed 2 days ago and think it is very creative. They also think that the possibilities of a future market expansion are good, so they are extremely eager to spend 2 million to purchase the software we designed! Timothy, the efforts we have spent more than half a year researching and developing have finally come to fruition!”
He was overjoyed and spoke without stopping for breath while happiness filled his face.
Yet, when Timothy heard this, his face darkened. Reinhart Group? Isn’t that my father’s company?
Always Been Yours Chapter 33
Not Enough
As soon as Timothy heard the name, he felt sick in the pit of his stomach. He would never forget how callously the ruthless man had abandoned him and his sister without caring about their survival. Timothy would also never forget that his sister disappeared for an entire year in order to raise funds for his medical expenses. In that year, he had no loved ones close to him, and along with his leg injury, he almost lost his will to live!
At that time, he even gritted his teeth and went to the Reinhart Residence to desperately ask for help. All he wanted was to ask them to help him find his sister!
Sadly, in the end, they had cursed him and even brutally drove him out. Fortunately, his sister returned a year later, but that didn’t erase the hatred toward his father in his heart at all. He deeply hated that vicious family along with Reinhart Group.
“I won’t sell!” he blurted out with a cold gaze.
Henry was stunned. “You won’t sell? Are you for real, Timothy? T-This is two million! We will never see so much money in our lives as ordinary people!”
Timothy took a deep breath, barely suppressing the surging hatred in his heart. Half of the credit of this software’s development had belonged to Henry, so he knew he couldn’t refuse the offer so decisively. Thus, he calmed down and replied, “I’m serious! Henry, this is the product from half a year of research by us. They want to buy our technical expertise for only 2 million? Do you think we are worth so little? Reinhart Group is looking down on us! I’m thinking of 20 million.”
When Henry heard this, his eyes widened and he was extremely shocked. “20 million? How is that possible?”
“Why is it impossible?” Timothy analyzed carefully. “Our software is unique in the current market. It is novel and highly marketable. Reinhart Group is a shitty company that is about to go bankrupt and has no funds to operate further. If this software falls into their hands, it will only fail. Expecting them to succeed is simply nonsensical! The company’s roots are already rotten. Even if you give them more nutrients, they won’t be able to absorb it. Do you understand?”
Upon hearing this, Henry nodded solemnly. “What you said makes sense, but Timothy… Why do you seem to know this company very well?”
Timothy’s eyes were dark. Of course he knew it well! However, he wouldn’t tell Henry the reason and instead answered in a calm tone, “It’s nothing. I just did some homework beforehand. Let’s wait and see; I’m sure there will definitely be better choices!”
“Alright then, I’ll listen to you.”
Henry had a lot of trust in Timothy, so he didn’t say much more. Although Timothy was someone with physical defects, his mind was much more mature and calmer than his peers. On top of that, he had clear judgment and good decision-making ability. In fact, the success of the software’s development was mostly due to him.
Thinking about it carefully, Henry felt that he had indeed been blinded by the 2 million. This software had cost them countless hours of hard work day and night. 2 million is certainly not enough…
…
Naturally, Tessa knew nothing about all this. In the morning, after she cleaned up at home, Gregory had eagerly called her. “Miss Pretty Lady, when are you coming over? Do you want me to pick you up?”
When Tessa heard the little boy’s cute voice, her heart softened and she quickly smiled. “I will be there soon.”
By the time she arrived at Dynasty Gardens, Nicholas had already gone to the company and it was only Gregory at home with the servants.
“Miss Pretty Lady!”
When Gregory saw Tessa, he rushed over with his short legs and gave her a big hug.
Always Been Yours Chapter 34
In Conflict
It seems that the little boy was no longer angry about what had happened last night and was rather elated now.
Tessa breathed a sigh of relief as she thought that Gregory would ignore her today. Then, she started the violin lesson.
In the second lesson, she mainly taught him how to hold the violin and bow as well as the posture of carrying the instrument. The little boy was intelligent and a quick learner; he had almost completely mastered these basic skills in the span of one morning. Seeing that his learning progress was fast, she then began to teach him the most basic tunes.
Surprisingly, the little boy was quite accurate and learned very well when he repeated the tunes.
At the same time, in the Sawyer Residence, Roselle thought about going to Nicholas’ private villa early in the morning. She had been thinking about Tessa’s stay there last night and was so jealous that she hardly slept.
Slightly after breakfast, Stefania asked both Roselle and her mother, “You guys just came back, so do you want to go out? Southend has changed a lot over the years.”
Roselle thought about it and smiled elegantly. “Let’s go to Dynasty Gardens. Greg didn’t take the gift that I gave to him last night. Why don’t we give it to him there?”
Stefania thought that she could also head over to see how Gregory behaved in class, so she agreed.
Soon, the three of them went to Dynasty Gardens together. It was already 12:00PM and Nicholas had finished the work at hand by this time. Therefore, he drove back to the villa. He had an extremely distant relationship with Gregory a few years ago because he had been away from home working. In a later attempt to be closer to Gregory, Nicholas had returned home almost every day to have lunch with the boy. Even if he was swarmed with work and could not find time to do so, he would also inform Gregory in advance.
When Tessa learned about what Nicholas did, she felt that he was a good father. Nonetheless, the little boy seemed to still be angry at his father.
“Are you still angry?” Nicholas saw that the little boy was still upset when he returned.
However, Gregory ignored Nicholas with a sullen face. “Hmph!”
A puzzled Tessa couldn’t help asking, “What’s wrong? Are you two having a conflict?”
Nicholas helplessly replied, “You didn’t stay over last night, so he blames me for not persuading you to stay.”
Tessa was startled when she heard this. When she came over in the morning, Gregory was ecstatic, so she thought the little boy was already fine with it. Unexpectedly, he had actually vented all his anger on his father.
She hurriedly handed some vegetables to Gregory and gently comforted, “Sweetheart, don’t be angry. Since I’ll be here every day, you can still see me. Isn’t it the same?”
Gregory puffed out his cheeks and responded, “It’s different. I want to see you every moment. When I grow up, I will marry you and let you accompany me every day.”
At this, she almost choked and couldn’t help laughing before saying, “Greg, I’m elated. It’s just that when you’re finally an adult, I would already be an old hag.”
He shook his head and said firmly, “No way; you’re the most beautiful in the world and will remain as the prettiest!”
Tessa pursed her lips slightly and smiled even more. “You are good at compliments! However, it’s really unlikely that I can live here. Do you understand that?”
The little boy’s face suddenly sank as he was extremely disappointed, but thinking that Tessa also had her own things to attend to, he nodded. “I know that you’re very busy and I don’t want to be annoying either, but…”
He trailed off before expectantly adding, “Miss Pretty Lady, can you live here occasionally? It’s just for some of the days. I don’t have a mommy, and my friends in kindergarten say that when they head to bed at night, their mommies will tell them bedtime stories… I’m the only one who doesn’t get to experience that, which makes me so envious of them.”
The little boy’s expression was miserable as his eyes reddened.
Always Been Yours Chapter 35
Will You Stay?
Hearing this, Tessa felt her heart constrict with distress. Nicholas stood on the side and his heart was moved as well. At the moment, Gregory’s tearful eyes were full of longing, which made people ache for him and with the desire of giving him everything.
Nicholas couldn’t say no, so he simply looked at Tessa and asked softly, “Miss Reinhart, if you don’t mind the trouble, will you stay here occasionally and accompany Greg?”
She was surprised that he would actually allow her to stay. Seeing Gregory’s face full of expectations, she couldn’t bear to refuse the boy, so she immediately nodded in agreement. The sadness on Gregory’s face instantly dissipated and his eyes brightened with joy.
Seeing that he was finally happy, she had visibly relaxed a lot.
Looking at this, Nicholas felt helpless, but his face was still serious. “Since the circumstance calls for it, I can agree to your request, but only for this time. You are not allowed to push your luck in the future.”
Gregory nodded quickly. “Okay, I won’t! I will listen to you obediently in the future!” Then, he asked Tessa, “Miss Pretty Lady, you will sleep in the room next to mine, okay?”
Tessa smiled gracefully. “As long as your daddy has no opinion, I’m fine with that.”
He grinned from ear to ear and commented, “Don’t worry, Miss Pretty Lady. Daddy won’t have an opinion. Absolutely not!” As long as I am here, Daddy will follow what I say!
Then, Nicholas’ gaze softened as he asked, “Can you properly have your meal now?”
“Yes.” Gregory immediately gulped his food in a well-behaved manner. When they were about to finish eating, a voice suddenly came in from outside. “My dearest Greg, I’m here to see you!”
He looked over and was overjoyed. “Grandma!”
After placing his bowl down, he ran over quickly and threw himself into Stefania’s arms. “Why are you here, Grandma?”
Stefania carried him with a doting smile. “Of course I came to see you; have you eaten yet?”
“I’ve eaten. I’m full now,” Gregory answered obediently and just after he finished speaking, he caught a glimpse of Yana and Roselle behind Stefania from the corner of his eye. The mother and daughter actually came!
When he saw this, the little boy suddenly stopped smiling and frowned, as if he did not welcome them. However, he still maintained a polite look on his face and greeted, “Hello, Miss Gingham. Hello, Mrs. Gingham.”
Roselle maintained a smile on her face, but her eyes held a sharp glare. When she entered moments ago, she saw the three of them sitting at the dining table talking and laughing like a family. That harmonious scene made her feel uncomfortable, but she didn’t dare to show it and could only hold back as a result.
Nicholas was slightly unhappy when he saw that so many people had suddenly arrived at the villa. After all, he was a private person and preferred serenity. However, he hid it well, but his tone was a little flat as he asked, “Mom, why didn’t you let me know before you came?”
“I came to see my grandson, so why should I let you know?” Stefania responded crudely. At the same time, she nodded to Tessa. “Miss Reinhart.”
Tessa got up and greeted, “Mrs. Sawyer.”
Then, she also nodded to Yana and Roselle. When they saw that, they felt indescribable disgust, but had to wear fake smiles. As Stefania’s attention was entirely on her precious grandson, she didn’t realize the duo’s reaction. “How was your violin class, Greg?”
When Gregory heard this, he said happily, “I learned a tune today. Do you want to listen to it, Grandma?”
A surprised Stefania responded, “Really? Play it.”
“Okay.” Gregory immediately went to get the violin and after striking a pose, he began to play the tune that he had just learned in the morning.
After the tune was over, she was elated and repeatedly praised while holding him, “Greg, you’re really good! You already learned a tune in just one morning. I like it a lot.”
Gregory’s little face was bright after hearing the praises, but then he turned toward Tessa. “Grandma, this is all taught by Miss Pretty Lady. She’s amazing!”
As soon as these words came out, the few people looked at Tessa with mixed feelings.
Always Been Yours Chapter 36
What Is So Good About This Woman?
Nicholas was the calmest since he had already known of Gregory’s musical talent and the boy’s ability to learn a piece of music in a short period of time. So, it didn’t come as something completely unexpected to him.
However, he was pleased to know that Tessa had taught Gregory with all her heart and soul!
Nevertheless, Yana didn’t share the same sentiments and didn’t know how to appreciate the violin, so she felt that it was all the same to her.
Stepping forward, Roselle agreed and softly congratulated, “It’s really good, Gregory. You are really amazing!”
“Thank you,” Gregory responded indifferently, but he didn’t look exceptionally happy; he still acted distant and polite. Although when he turned to look at Tessa, he had a different expression as if he wanted to be praised by her. “Miss Pretty Lady, how did I do? Did I do well?”
A smiling Tessa approached and patiently taught, “You did a great job, Sweetheart, but there is one part that was wrong. In the treble rhythm, it should have been half a beat faster.”
“Oh! I’ll remember it!” A serious Gregory then obediently nodded.
While everyone was chatting, Nicholas retrieved his jacket and was about to return to the company. “Mom, I have something else to do, so I’ll head off first.”
Roselle’s gaze landed on him. Then, she quickly asked, “Nicholas, are you leaving so soon? Can’t you go a bit later? We rarely come and want to chat with you.”
There was a bit of reluctance and intimacy in her tone.
Hearing that, he frowned imperceptibly and replied coldly, “I have an appointment with a client at noon.”
Roselle lowered her head slightly, feeling a little disappointed. However, she did not persuade him any further. As for Stefania, she didn’t say anything and merely reminded Nicholas to be careful while driving.
Then, Gregory also waved his little hand, saying obediently, “Bye bye, Daddy.”
Nicholas nodded slightly at Gregory. Soon after, his gaze hesitantly fell on Tessa before he said in a low voice, “If you’ll be busy in the afternoon, you can leave first and leave Greg with my mother.”
Since there were other people here, Tessa might not be able to adapt to staying here. It would also be bad if something unpleasant had happened. Hence, she nodded slightly and answered, “Okay, see you then, President Sawyer.”
Roselle watched their interaction from the side and felt extremely jealous. She felt that Nicholas was becoming interested in that woman. What is so good about this woman?
Her gaze couldn’t help but darken a little before she looked at Yana, trying to signal to her that they had to drive this woman away!
Tessa didn’t know what they were thinking at this moment. Instead, she focused on pointing out the mistakes in Gregory’s performance.
Watching her, Stefania looked a little more appreciative. As she was delighted that Gregory had performed so well, she acknowledged Tessa’s expertise a little more.
After nearly half an hour, Andrew, the butler, stepped forward and said respectfully, “Mrs. Sawyer, before he left, Master Nicholas had instructed the kitchen to make lunch again. If you will, please move to the dining room for lunch.”
Roselle turned to look at Tessa before politely asking, “Miss Reinhart, do you want to have lunch together with us?”
However, Tessa shook her head and replied with a smile, “No, we have already eaten just now. Please carry on. I will take Greg upstairs and then teach him more.”
Stefania readily agreed. “Thank you for teaching Greg.”
The corners of Tessa’s lips rose slightly before she lowered her head. “You’re welcome. This is what I should be doing.”
Without saying anything more, she took Gregory upstairs. Then, Stefania and the others took their seats and had lunch together.
Halfway through the meal, Andrew emerged with two glasses of juice and was ready to head upstairs to give them to Gregory and Tessa.
When she saw it, Roselle developed a plan in her heart and called out to Andrew, “Andrew, I’m full now. Give me the juice, and I’ll send it to Greg and Miss Reinhart.”
A hesitant Andrew replied, “Um… I shouldn’t like to bother you with this, Miss Gingham.”
Nevertheless, Stefania said with a smile, “It’s okay. Roselle wants to help out, so let her deliver the drinks.”
Always Been Yours Chapter 37
We Will Become a Family Soon
Since Stefania had already spoken, Andrew naturally couldn’t refuse, so he had to give the tray to Roselle.
Roselle soon came upstairs with the juice and knocked on the door.
When Tessa saw it was Roselle, she was slightly surprised, but still politely greeted, “Miss Gingham.”
Roselle walked in with a smile. “Thanks for your hard work; here, have a glass of juice.”
Upon saying that, she handed a glass to Tessa.
“Thanks.” Tessa reached out and took it.
A smiling Roselle turned to look for Gregory, but she didn’t see the little boy. “Where’s Greg?” she asked in confusion.
Tessa responded, “He is in the bathroom.”
“Is that so?” When Roselle heard Tessa’s reply, her gaze slightly darkened before she smiled and said, “Greg is really troublesome, isn’t he? He has had an introverted personality since young and he doesn’t like to have too much contact with outsiders. Since he likes you so much, I’m quite happy to be honest.”
While taking a sip of the juice, Tessa didn’t seem to understand why Roselle was talking about this.
Roselle then continued, “Nicholas is busy with work and isn’t able to care for Greg all the time. I have been abroad for my studies in the past and have been busy lately with my company’s affairs too, so I couldn’t take care of Greg either. Thus, I rarely have the chance to hang out with the boy and feel apologetic about it. I will strive to cultivate a good relationship with him this time, though. After all, we will become a family soon. So, during this time, I have to trouble you for your help, Miss Reinhart.”
She had a gentle expression when she said this. However, throughout her speech, she continuously hinted that she would become the future mistress of this villa.
Tessa was not stupid, so she naturally understood what was being insinuated. Looking indifferent, she said with a light smile, “Miss Gingham, I’m only responsible for teaching Gregory the violin. Apart from this, I’m afraid I won’t be able to help you much. If you’re really sincere, I think he should also be able to feel your sincerity too. Don’t put too much of your hopes on me.”
Upon hearing this, Roselle blinked as viciousness flashed past her eyes. She felt that Tessa was unwilling to help her. What a shameless woman! If that’s the case, then I’ll drive you out!
At this time, Gregory happened to come out of the bathroom. Hence, Roselle quickly withdrew her sinister look and said softly, “Greg, this is the juice that Andrew has just made for you. Here you go.”
“Thanks.” He gave her a cursory glance before taking the glass of juice from her hands. He was indeed thirsty, so he drank half the juice in one go. When she saw this, she secretly felt triumphant.
Soon, Tessa glanced at the time, then looked at Roselle politely and apologized, “I’m sorry, Miss Gingham, but Greg and I still have half a lesson to go. May I trouble you to head out first? Greg doesn’t like being interrupted.”
Roselle’s expression froze for a moment before it returned to normal. She smiled softly and replied, “Of course. Greg, you must behave in class.”
After she finished speaking, she immediately backed out of the room. She couldn’t maintain the smile on her face any longer and her gaze instantly became icy the moment the door was closed.
…
Later, Tessa finally finished her lesson and said goodbye to Gregory, who sent her downstairs, his face full of reluctance to see her leaving. However, he still restrained himself and didn’t lose his cool as he obediently waved his hand. “Goodbye, Miss Pretty Lady.”
She smiled at him and turned to leave.
He stood in the same place, watching Tessa leave without moving for a long time.
Seeing Gregory like this, Roselle immediately stepped forward with a smile and suggested, “Greg, it’s okay even if your teacher is gone. Why don’t I play the piano with you?”
“Yeah, don’t be sad, Greg. Miss Gingham can play the piano with you too.” Yana stepped forward to help. My daughter’s piano skills are good too, so she will not disappoint!
Nonetheless, he was in a bad mood. He immediately lost his cool when he saw that Roselle approached him on her own. With a hardened expression, he refused ruthlessly, “No, I don’t like playing the piano with others!”
Hearing that, Roselle was startled and felt utterly awkward.
Always Been Yours Chapter 38
Food Poisoning
As for Yana, her expression was also terrible. Seeing that the atmosphere was awkward, Stefania quickly comforted Roselle warmly, “Roselle, don’t take offense. Greg is unfamiliar with you at the moment. It will be much better when he becomes more acquainted with you in the future.”
When Roselle heard these words, she pretended to give a benevolent smile. “I understand; it doesn’t matter.”
Yet, her heart was already boiling with rage. This little b*stard without a mother, you will suffer sooner or later!
At this moment, Gregory’s face suddenly contorted with agony. As his small features distorted, he covered his stomach with his hands in an attempt to resist the pain. He initially remained silent, but the pain gradually spread and became worse!
He couldn’t bear it any longer, so he suddenly screamed, “Ahhh!”
Upon seeing his chubby face completely pale, Stefania was so frightened that she froze on the spot. A moment later, she quickly asked with concern, “What’s the matter, Greg? What’s wrong? Tell me!”
Gregory pursed his mouth, his little face distorted with pain. He merely tightly held his stomach in response and moaned in a babyish voice.
Her heart leaped to her throat at that sight and she immediately shouted, “Andrew! Andrew!”
Andrew immediately ran in. “Mrs. Sawyer?”
An impatient Stefania urged loudly, “Greg is not feeling well. Hurry up and take him to the hospital!”
“Yes!” He did not dare to delay for a moment longer. At once, he rushed off to prepare the car.
Roselle and Yana were also nervous at this time. Then, a worried Roselle said, “Mrs. Sawyer, let me go with you!”
Yana hurriedly added, “I’ll come along as well!”
Stefania was so anxious that she didn’t care and only nodded. Then, the three hurriedly took the child to the hospital. When they arrived at the hospital, the doctor was already waiting outside as Andrew had informed him in advance.
After that, a group of nurses and doctors rushed the boy to the emergency room at the fastest speed.
Stefania was so concerned that she quickly called Nicholas, who was in a meeting with a client. However, when he heard that something bad had happened to Gregory, he immediately left the meeting and hurried over. When he arrived at the hospital, the door to the emergency room had just opened to reveal the doctor coming out while removing his mask.
Stefania hurried forward and asked urgently, “Doctor, how is Greg?”
A frowning Nicholas followed her. Although he didn’t ask anything, he was equally worried.
The doctor was fortunately calm as he comforted, “Mrs. Sawyer, don’t worry. Young Master Gregory only has mild food poisoning. We have just pumped his stomach and he’s now out of danger!”
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief on hearing that. However, in the next second, Stefania’s voice rose uncontrollably out of anger. “Well, how could Gregory be down with food poisoning? What did he eat? Andrew, what the hell is going on?”
Andrew was shocked and felt a chill run down his spine. He was usually in charge of housework, procurement of food ingredients, and so on; all of which were under his full control. Now that Gregory had a health issue, he was equally anxious.
He hurriedly lowered his head and although he was afraid, he still responded politely, “Mrs. Sawyer, all the ingredients at home are bought at the market on the same day and they are all the freshest of the bunch. Furthermore, all the dishes at home are prepared with the nutritionist’s advice. Leftovers would be thrown away when the meal is finished! Thus, there should be no problem with the food!”
As soon as he said this, everyone was doubtful. Since it was not the food that contained the problem, what or where was the source of the problem?
Nicholas frowned again and coldly asked the doctor, “There is a source in every case of food poisoning. Didn’t you find out anything about it?”
The doctor thought about it and replied, “If the food is fine, the problem lies in what Young Master Gregory has drunk. All the juice and water that he consumed are possible sources of contamination!”
At that, Roselle and Yana’s expressions changed drastically.
Always Been Yours Chapter 39
She Has Bad Intentions
The doctor continued, “Some leftover food was flushed out of Young Master Gregory’s stomach earlier and we found that it was mixed with some drugs. That kind of drug is extremely unique. There is no problem in taking it alone, but if it is mixed with liquids such as juice, milk, or soup, it will secrete toxic substances.
Of course, as the amount of the drug ingested by the young master is not very large combined with the quick treatment, there will be no major damage. However, a heavy dosage of this drug will most probably damage his intestines, leading to dire consequences.”
Hearing this, Stefania was at once furious. “Drug? How did he even ingest the drug?”
Nicholas’ expression was even darker to the point where it was terrifying. His gaze was so icy that it froze on the spot and his voice sounded like it was coming from the depths of hell as he asked, “Andrew, who brought the juice to Greg this afternoon?”
Andrew was trembling while his heart threatened to leap out of his throat. That juice was squeezed from fruits by himself, so there was naturally no problem with it. As for the person who sent it… His timid gaze turned toward Roselle.
Roselle felt terrified; if she waited for Andrew to point her out, it would be the same as an accusation. Hence, she immediately stood up and said indifferently, “Nicholas, I sent Greg the juice, but I swear I didn’t do anything to him.”
Yana quickly spoke up to help her daughter. “Nicholas, Roselle likes children and you know that. She has brought so many gifts to Greg, so how could she have drugged him?”
Then, her eyes eagerly turned to Stefania. “Stefania, you know Roselle’s character well. No matter who it was who harmed Greg, it can never be Roselle.”
Stefania didn’t say anything. Since this matter had concerned her precious grandson, she would not jump to conclusions.
Nicholas ignored Yana but instead turned to Roselle. “Miss Gingham, why did you bring Greg juice?”
Roselle’s face changed slightly, but she tried to keep her voice as calm as possible as she answered, “Nicholas, please don’t think too much. Miss Reinhart was teaching Gregory again at that time, so I just helped Andrew to bring them the juice. This way, I could check out Greg’s learning progress. However, when I entered the room, there was only Miss Reinhart in it. At that time, I had a few words with her and asked her to concentrate on teaching Gregory. After that, because the class had to continue, I left the room.”
After Roselle coolly said this, it was clear what she meant. These words clearly hinted that the suspect who had drugged Gregory was Tessa!
Hearing that, Yana narrowed her eyes. In a sharp voice, she commented, “I knew it. How could Miss Reinhart, an outsider, treat Gregory so well for no reason? It turns out that she has bad intentions! Stefania, this matter is about Greg, so you can’t just let it go! That woman is so cruel that she could bear to harm a child. It really shows how dark her heart is. You can’t let such a person stay by Greg’s side anymore!”
Stefania’s face darkened and her expression became extremely ugly. She only had just one precious grandson and she already felt agonized at the little boy’s minor discomfort from time to time. This time, something terrible almost happened to Gregory, so she felt even more heartache and anger. No matter who the culprit was, she would make them pay the price when she discovered who the mastermind was.
Then, Stefania looked anxiously at Nicholas and asked in a cold voice, “Nicholas, what’s up with that teacher? Before you brought her over, didn’t you check her information? Is this woman’s background bad?”
Always Been Yours Chapter 40
Greg Is in the Hospital
Nicholas’ expression was dark as he replied, “I had sent someone to check her background before and there was no problem. If there was a problem, I would not have allowed her to be Greg’s teacher.”
Stefania frowned as her heart seemed to be tightly clenched. “There’s no problem with her? Then, why has something like this happened?” She couldn’t calm down, so her tone was still irritated. “I don’t care. Anyway, my grandson can’t suffer this in vain. Since Miss Reinhart is definitely involved in this matter, she must give me an explanation today. Otherwise, I will call the police. There’s no negotiation allowed!”
His expression was still the same, but he frowned slightly and responded coldly, “Mom, this matter has not been investigated yet and we are only speculating. It may not be her. Don’t rush to conclusions.”
However, to Roselle, Nicholas seemed to be covering up for that b*tch!
Biting her lip, Roselle secretly looked at her mother. A hint of cunning flashed in Yana’s eyes before she stepped forward to add, “Nicholas, you have to figure it out properly. Earlier, Andrew and Roselle said that this glass of juice has passed through their hands, as well as Miss Reinhart’s. Andrew has watched Greg growing up, so naturally it is impossible for him to drug the boy. As for Roselle, you know that she has a meek temperament and the friendship between our two families is so deep. Moreover, she loves Greg, so how could she have done such a thing?”
Then, Yana said in an odd manner, “Miss Reinhart is different, though. She has only known Greg for a few days…”
She was obviously fanning the flames with her words and instigating everyone to suspect Tessa. Stefania’s face darkened instantly and she obviously became more suspicious of Tessa.
At this time, Roselle also proposed, “Mrs. Sawyer, since we don’t know the truth of the matter, why don’t we call Miss Reinhart over to ask about it? If we ask her in person, maybe we will have an answer.”
“Yeah, we can’t just stand here and speculate. It’s better to call her over, and we’ll know the truth then!” Yana echoed.
Hence, Stefania nodded, feeling that this was a good solution and thereafter ordered coldly, “Nicholas, you should call Miss Reinhart over now. I have to ask her clearly in person!”
Nicholas’ expression darkened once again, but he still took out his phone and called Tessa. At this time, Tessa was conducting intensive training for the orchestra members as the orchestra would hold a large-scale performance at the Southend Opera House next month. Besides, she had been promoted to the position of assistant concertmaster by the orchestra. Thus, she was an important part of the performance and naturally, she was careful not to make any mistakes.
In order to avoid interruptions during the training, she did not bring her phone, so Nicholas could not get in touch with her despite calling several times. Due to that, his brows tightened even more, and finally, he had to try to contact Trevor, the head of the orchestra. In the past two days, the Sawyer Group had acquired the Heavenly Chorus Orchestra. As Trevor was the only one who knew that the orchestra had changed hands, he suspected that it was all Tessa’s credit, so he quickly promoted her to assistant concertmaster.
At this moment, when Trevor received a call from Nicholas asking for Tessa, he was so shocked that he quickly went to look for her. He strode into the training room to pause the training, and then walked to Tessa’s side to hand her the phone with both hands. “Tessa, your call.”
She was a little puzzled, but she took the phone from Trevor’s hands. When she was about to speak, the other party spoke first. “Tessa?”
Tessa naturally recognized the voice, but because Nicholas had a very bleak tone, she couldn’t help being a little startled. Then, she asked in a low voice, “President Sawyer, what’s the matter?”
Nicholas’ tone was cold and domineering as he replied, “Greg is in the hospital. You should come immediately.”
A shocked Tessa’s voice rose several octaves higher. “He’s in the hospital? Why? What’s wrong with him? When I left today, he was still at home and doing fine!”
Her heart leaped to her throat instantly and she suddenly became anxious. “Wait for me. I’ll be right over!”