Always Been Yours

"Of course. Just go home and leave the rest to me." Kieran waved Nicholas goodbye.

Tessa leaned against Nicholas during their ride back home. At this moment, she felt exceptionally at peace and drowsy as she sniffed the minty fragrance on his body.

Meanwhile, Gregory, who was in her arms, had long fallen asleep.

Tessa abruptly blinked awake when she sensed that the car had come to a stop.

She instinctively swiveled her head and groggily looked out of the window. Then, she muttered softly, "Oh, we're home."

With that, she intended to pick Gregory up and get out of the car. However, Nicholas beat her to it.

"I'll take him back to his room and put him to bed. Go ahead and wash up first if you're feeling tired. You should rest. Don't wait up."

Immediately afterward, Nicholas left the car with Gregory in his arms.

Warmth filled Tessa's heart as she stared at the man's back silhouette.

She followed closely behind. Yet, she quietly tiptoed to the baby's room and checked on Gordon instead of washing up in the master bedroom.

The little guy parted his lips as he slept soundly in the room.

Tessa's heart was overwhelmed with pure, unadulterated love as she stared fondly at the little guy in his crib.

carefully tucked him in before closing the room

…

entire family had retired to bed rather late last night, they

headed straight to the

entering. "President Sawyer, Zachary, Calvin, and Felix are here. They say they want to talk to

when he heard those

thought, agreeing to meet them.

Edward acquiesced with a

but this

three older men to

knowingly, "I wonder what brings the three of you here today."

exchanged glances before biting the bullet. Eventually, they came to an agreement and allowed the calm and composed Zachary to do the talking. "Nicholas, we won't beat around the bush with you. We are here today to make

from the absence of the two elders in the family. It has been decided. We need to be flexible in finding a way out, and the most crucial thing to do now is to bail our fathers out. As long as we can do that, we can retrieve whatever we lost once the

their intentions with just a glance. In fact, this deal was precisely

curled his lips into a cold smirk and asked in a glacial

conditions." Zachary nodded

before he said languidly, "In that case, I want

a turn for the worst almost as soon as those words

scowl on his face as he snarled through his teeth, "You are simply taking advantage of the situation!"

that, Edward acquiesced with

they also felt the same way. They felt that Nicholas was not only taking an inch

the rather displeased-looking trio. "You guys were the ones who permitted me to state my demand as I like," he reminded them

a deal!" Zachary attempted to bargain,