Always Been Yours

Chapter 1396 Sleep in Separate Rooms

After putting Gregory to sleep, Tessa went back to the room to read.

However, when it was nearly midnight, Nicholas still didn’t enter the bedroom, so she

couldn’t help going to the study to check on him.

“Can I come in, Nicholas?”

She knocked on the door.

Soon, the man’s pleasant baritone voice sounded. “Sure.”

After entering the room, Tessa noticed the stack of documents in front of him and

suddenly felt bad.

“Do you still have a lot to do?”

“Yeah. What’s the matter?”

Nicholas glanced at her and hinted at her to come over with his eyes.

Tessa took the hint and noticed that the stack of papers wasn’t documents but

account books. “Are you doing an audit?”

“It’s almost the end of the year, so the restless shareholders from abroad are coming

back soon. Some of these account books belong to them,” he explained briefly.

Even so, Tessa knew how troublesome this matter was.

She felt sorry looking at the stack of account books that were still untouched.

“Sorry for not being

that, she felt

didn’t seem to mind but pecked her pink lips instead.

to help me. I just want you to take good care of

woman in

two snuggled for a while before he let go of Tessa. “Go to bed. Don’t stay

me.”

“Don’t work too late.” Tessa nodded and reminded

response.

so, he had no choice but to work until

her phone and glanced at the time.

helplessness and distress.

that he would forget about the time

thought, she went downstairs and into the

she told the maid to warm

Then, she carried a cup of warm milk and stood in front of

coming in, he frowned and asked in a voice laced

“Why aren’t you asleep

“How can I sleep when

that, she placed the milk on his

milk, she uttered, “Gordon

noticed you’re still here, so I came

nodded and finished the

Tessa noticed the evident weariness under his eyes,

bad for him.

don’t

though it was a negotiation, Tessa

her into his embrace. “Okay. I’ll listen to

now.”

that, he intended to leave with