Always Been Yours

Chapter 54

A shudder went through Edward when he heard those words and he couldn’t help bristling as he felt the ait around him freezing lowering his head, he asked in a hughed and frantic tone, “Then, what are you planning to do next, President Sawyer? How will your expose Yana?”

Nicholas’ gaze was icy and dark. He gritted his teeth and in a voice so frigid and deep that it sent chills running down one’s spine, he replied, “If everything goes well, Greg should be discharged from the hospital tomorrow I want you to drop by the main house and inform them that I’ll be bringing Greg over for lunch tomorrow.”

“Yes, sir!” Edward nodded solemnly before he retreated out of sight without another word.

Presently, Nicholas returned to the hospital room and gently closed the door behind him before sitting on the couch with a vigilant look.

It was nightfall before anyone realized it.

Bang!

A loud crack of thunder tore through the sky and thereafter followed by a purplish-white streak of lightning. It didn’t take long before the rain relentlessly poured down outside the window while being accompanied by the violent symphony of thunder.

At that moment, Tessa bolted upright when she heard the angry rumble of thunder and she very nearly toppled off her chair.

have transported her, as it always did, to that particular moment six years ago when she swore that she had been

while for her to come back to her senses, although

restless Gregory sleeping on the bed as the storm raged on. At

to have reassured the little boy, for with a purse of his lips, he fell

about to pour herself a glass of water when she saw Nicholas

could tell that he was uncomfortable, and before she could stop herself, she asked

shook his head before explaining indifferently, “It’s nothing. Whenever the weather is unpredictable and becomes humid, the old wounds in my legs tend to resurface. It takes some time, but rubbing tends to help

nodded sympathetically when she heard this as she

with heavy downpours. Since Timothy had in the past shared the same affliction as Nicholas, his

moment

recollection of this, she hesitated for a while and finally crossed over to where Nicholas was, then asked tentatively, “If you don’t mind, President Sawyer, perhaps I could give your legs a massage and see whether

eyed her with a little skepticism. “Do you know how to go about

explained frankly, “Since childhood, my brother has had a medical condition that affects his legs and he was enrolled in post-surgery physiotherapy. I had to massage his legs everyday to encourage

a moment after hearing words. Then, he finally nodded,

walked over to him

on top of her knees as if it was the most natural thing in the