Always Been Yours

Chapter 309

A few moments passed before she calmed down, then she said in a light but bitter voice, “Do you know how much effort it took me to leave the country? To make up my mind to get away from everything back home?!”

Nicholas frowned, not understanding what this had to do with him staying.

Tessa understood the confusion on his face, and she couldn’t help but feel aggrieved, her eyes turning red-rimmed.

“Do you understand the feeling of someone who was forced to leave their family behind and live in a foreign country far from their familiar homeland? Not only do I have to familiarize myself with a new environment all over again, but I also have to find a new job.”

As Tessa spoke, her voice became choked. Tears flowed from her eyes and streamed down her cheeks before landing on the back of her hand.

When Nicholas saw this, his heart felt as though those tears pierced it.

“You—” Initially, he wanted to comfort her, but he was interrupted before he could finish speaking

to avoid you,

got up, looking calm as he approached Tessa. Then, he gritted

Tessa stared into Nicholas’ cold eyes, her heart shuddered, and her hand on the

think. Because of you, because I was close to you, I lost my job.

she had suffered all this while as her emotions had finally shattered that jar she had kept them locked in. Looking at him with desperation, she begged, “This is me begging you. Please leave me alone. Let’s not contact

livid, but Tessa pretended not

I won’t see

he narrowed his eyes. Based on what Tessa had just said, it was clear

line with his attitude. But… Why did Remus go to such lengths just to force

something. It seemed that Remus knew about Tessa’s identity, which was

his eyes was gloomy and terrifying. He hated it when others made decisions for him without his permission, even if that person was his most respected

Tessa crying in front of him just