Always Been Yours

"I can't go back to sleep right now. There are a lot of things at the office that I need to take care of." Nicholas shook his head and rejected the idea, but he pulled Tessa into a tight hug. "Don't worry. I won't take my health for granted."

Tessa couldn't press further, so she changed the subject. "A lot of the family relatives came over while you were asleep. Granduncles Adam and Joseph came over too. They're downstairs right now."

"They got here this quickly, huh?" He narrowed his eyes.

She didn't quite catch what he said so she eyed him curiously. "What did you say?"

"It's nothing. Since we have guests here, let's go down." Nicholas released Tessa from his hug before taking her hand to walk down with her.

Quite a few people were sitting in the living room. Adam and Joseph were making a whole show out of their attempts to comfort Stefania and Tobias.

"I never thought something like this would happen. Thankfully, you still have Nicholas. You two have got long lives ahead of you still so you must take good care of yourselves."

"My condolences."

need to come to terms with it."

Their moods were somber as they listened to the barrage of words that

others didn't mind the lack of response.

and mutually thought that they had done enough now,

company has been in a crisis for three days now and nothing's been done to resolve it. It's just as

soon as those words were said, Nicholas' icy

Adam and Granduncle Joseph, but I can still handle things at the

"I'm heading into the office now. If there's anything that needs

glanced at

ahead. I'll keep an eye

nodded and left.

motives, so he instructed Edward to send

and invited all of the company's worried clients to the company headquarters.

anything else, but I'll say this. Even though Kieran isn't here anymore, I'm still here!" Nicholas made this declaration with a firm, determined stance that settled all

was over, most of them stayed in their seats

his younger brother just died, he's still able to be this calm and clear-headed."