Always Been Yours

Chapter 402

wanted to grab a chance for him. And besides, he knew where Nicholas would go. Remus was still furious over the next few days. After all, he truly didn’t expect Nicholas to actually quit his job as he had said. On the other hand, Hayley and the Stones were stupefied. Never did they expect Nicholas to be so blunt; he’d rather resign as president of his family’s company than marry Hayley. “This Nicholas guy has gone too far! He’s humiliating our Hayley!” Sonia swore in exasperation. Nero and Maxwell looked as black as thunder, too. Her eyes lowered, Hayley sat on the sofa as her hands clenched into fists on her lap with so much strength that her knuckles turned white. I’ve never been humiliated like this before in my whole life! she thought. … Meanwhile, Tessa was completely unaware of what was happening in the country. Her daily life in Vienna was basically spent between the orchestra and her apartment. Today, she returned to her apartment with her violin on her back as usual. To her surprise, however, as soon as she reached the entrance of her neighborhood, she saw someone she didn’t expect. Gregory’s joyful voice rang. “Miss Tessa!” Shaking off Nicholas’ hand, he merrily ran toward Tessa as fast as his little legs could carry him before flinging his arms around her legs. “Miss Tessa, I’m here to see you. Are you surprised?” Upon hearing this, Tessa finally recovered from surprise. She bent down and picked Gregory up before walking toward the extraordinarily handsome man nearby with a bright smile. Nicholas watched with unconcealed tenderness in his eyes as the lady leisurely walked toward him. “Welcome home,” he said. Tessa was stunned for a moment. She didn’t understand why, but these simple words made her feel at home. In the end, unable to figure out the reason, she gave up thinking about it. Her eyes crinkled in a smile as she nodded, saying, “Yeah, I’m back.” Nicholas curled his lips into a faint smile. Then, he took Tessa’s violin from her and held her hand, taking her home. After they returned to the apartment, Tessa poured Nicholas and Gregory a glass of water each and sat down on the sofa with them. “How long are you two gonna stay this time?” she asked. Nicholas said with a mischievous