Always Been Yours

Chapter 68

The car screeched to an abrupt halt.

Nicholas immediately led Gregory out of the car and they headed toward Tessa, who seemed oblivious to their arrival as she focused on tending to her injuries.

The cotton bud in her hand had been dipped in antiseptic solution. As she brushed it over her abrasion, . a low hiss of pain escaped her and she frowned to brace through the sting.

Nicholas happened to see this as he drew nearer to her and a worried frown etched itself on his chiseled face as he asked grimly, “What’s going on?”

Gregory, on the other hand, was a little bundle of panic. He ran to Tessa and pressed urgently, “Miss Pretty Lady, why are you hurt?”

Upon hearing their approaching voices, she looked up in a daze and finally noticed that, at some point, both father and son had materialized next to her. “What are you two doing here?” she asked in disbelief.

to your place. We waited and waited, but you never came home. We were on our way back when we ran into you here!” Then, his elation was quickly replaced

a brief look of askance at Nicholas. Didn’t I make myself clear the

a gentle voice as she told the little one, “I’m fine. These wounds won’t hurt me. Thank you

and his eyes darkened as

get to the bottom of her injuries. Sparing him the details, she said vaguely, “No one. I accidentally fell from the second floor, that’s all. It’s nothing

pools. How is it not a big deal that she fell from the second floor? That said, he could tell she wasn’t in the mood to divulge more on this, so he allowed the matter to slide and coldly ask, “There’s a hospital

an abrasion; nothing’s going to happen to me,” Tessa

You of all people should know how important your hands are. If you’re just going to decide that your wounds

at me? Then, the thought of all the things she had endured tonight, and coupled with her frustration of not having saved her brother from captivity, she couldn’t very well

enough to sense the tension brewing. He immediately rushed to mediate, saying, “Miss Pretty Lady, Daddy’s just