Chapter 71

Tessa chewed on her lower lip. Of course she didn’t want to stay at Nicholas’ place for the night. After all, that wasn’t her home, but she had nowhere else to go or spend the night as things were.

At last, after a long debate with herself, she nodded and said, “Very well, then. I’m sorry for the trouble.”

That night, she followed Nicholas and Gregory to Dynasty Gardens.

Gregory, in particular, was so happy with how his night had turned out that he did a little dance to celebrate. After his bath, he clung to Tessa like a baby koala and said, “Can I sleep with you tonight, Miss Pretty Lady?”

She gave him a maternal smile and said, “Okay, I’ll sleep in your room tonight then.”

Nicholas did not put a stop to this, which was surprising, but his lips curled unknowingly into a smile as he headed into his study to continue with work.

incident that culminated into Tessa’s injury. She hadn’t said much on this, but Nicholas had a feeling that something had rattled

to work right away. However, he found himself wondering just what Nicholas’ intentions were

dispatched to Pinnacle Residence to trap Tessa returned without success, which irked

went through her. Seized with a sudden ferocity, she knew she could

our noses! All the hard

her reasons, he agreed that time was something they could not afford,

at the old Reinhart Manor, which was

to arrive. They had only just stepped through the door

eyes closed, but when he heard this, he let out

the sight of his defiance, Silas grew incensed and his voice took on a harder edge as he demanded, “Watch your attitude,

soothe him. “Now, now, honey, why are you getting all riled up for? Leave this to me.” Then, she turned to glare at Timothy as she drawled

bristled at this, and his eyes flew open at once. He fixed a cold and baleful look on her

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