Always Been Yours

"Has there been any news of Kieran?" Tessa asked with concern. "No," Nicholas replied while shaking his head. Tessa couldn't help but feel her heart sink when she heard his words. She figured that there wasn't much of a chance for Kieran to survive at that point.

Nicholas could sense her change in mood, so he reached over and wrapped his arms around her before changing the topic. "Thank you for your hard work today. Mom seems a little calmer now," he uttered before planting a kiss on Tessa's forehead. He knew how hard it was for Tessa to care for both her kids and his mother all at once.

Tessa felt a warm sensation in her chest when she felt the man's kiss on her forehead. "It wasn't hard at all. It's my duty as your wife to take care of household matters," she replied. Then, she leaned in and hugged his waist before rubbing her face against his firm chest. Nicholas no longer said anything after that—he simply held her in his arms while sitting in silence. The housekeeper noticed that they were having a moment, so he chased the rest of the maids out of the living room.

Later that night, the housekeeper rushed over just before Nicholas and Tessa were about to head upstairs to bed. "Master Nicholas, Young Madam, Mr. Reinhart is here with Miss Gulliver," the housekeeper announced.

here at this hour?" Tessa was rather shocked, but she told the housekeeper to let them in. "Tessa,

from the office? Are you hungry? I can get the kitchen to prepare some supper," Tessa offered. "It's fine. We had something to eat while we stayed back at work earlier," Timothy replied as he held his hand up

in that case, what brings you two here at this hour? Is anything the matter?" she asked.

in? I'd like to bid my

go in? I'd like to

standing at the entrance.'

these comments. The news that he had released was just a smokescreen, after all. Later that night, Edward returned to Nicholas' office again. "We just received some news, President Sawyer. We've found the security guard who previously

put his work down to look at

up in the hills. Fortunately, our men were cautious enough to track this security guard's whereabouts