Always Been Yours

Chapter 944 I Know What I’m Doing

“Surely this will ruin you for good!” Susan growled through gnashed teeth as she clenched the manuscript, her eyes laced with villainy.

I’d like to see how you can continue mentoring a discredited student, Sofia! Susan was confident that her scheme was perfectly devised.

Alas, Tessa was oblivious to all of it, but what she did know was that she was somewhat anxious. Nicholas’ birthday was literally around the corner, but she still had yet to complete her piece.

In fact, to save time and perfect the piece swiftly, she even brought the draft home to work on. Thus, she would compose until late at night these days.

Nicholas didn’t find her behavior suspicious, though, for he knew she had always been very dedicated to music. However, that didn’t mean he wasn’t worried about Tessa’s condition.

On this night, Nicholas went to the study again, seeing that Tessa still hadn’t come to bed when it was already past midnight.

Inside, Tessa was focused on looking through materials as she sat at the desk with her hair hung loosely while her drafts were scattered all over the place—on the table, the floor, everywhere.

Nicholas sighed at the scene and helped her pick up the papers on the floor. “Time for bed. It’s already past midnight.”

without looking up. “You go ahead and rest.

that, Nicholas locked his brows into a tight furrow and bent over the next second, forcefully carrying her

neck instinctively and exclaimed,

“Taking you to bed.”

he took her out

chuckle as she struggled. “Put me down, Nicholas. I’m still researching. I’ll

to collect you, then you always end up working until late at night. You even fell asleep at the desk in

an apology, “I didn’t mean to. I just lost track

only looked silently at

promised, “I’ll go to bed at once the next time you come and collect

could Nicholas continue to pull a straight face when his beloved wife was

“Honestly, you…”

of course, Tessa could tell. At that, she stuck her tongue out playfully and said, “I know

gently on the bed before

eyes and answered with a smile, “I heard from Miss Sofia a while ago that there’s a composing competition, and I thought I should give it a