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.

him in before closing the

…

late last night, they woke up slightly later than usual the next day.

headed straight to the

knocking on the door and entering. "President Sawyer, Zachary, Calvin, and Felix are here. They say they want to talk to you."

he

after he gave it a thought, agreeing to meet them.

acquiesced with a nod and left.

again, but this time with the trio in

hesitate to beckon the three older men to take

he drawled knowingly, "I wonder what brings the three of

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 a deal with you. Just state your

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,

they know that Nicholas could see through their intentions with just a glance. In fact, this deal was

curled his lips into a cold smirk and asked

any conditions." Zachary nodded resolutely.

languidly, "In that case, I want the management right for the branch office of Sawyer Group in Europe."

facial expressions took a turn for the worst almost as soon as those words escaped Nicholas' lips.

scowl on his face as he snarled through his teeth, "You are simply taking

acquiesced with a nod

men remained mum on the matter, there was no doubt that they also felt the same way. They felt that Nicholas was

trio. "You guys were the ones who permitted me to state my demand

you can't make such a deal!" Zachary attempted to bargain,