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Chapter 977 Nicholas Gets Emotional
Gregory nattered on happily to the healthy baby growing within Tessa’s belly.
Meanwhile, Tessa didn’t interrupt Gregory’s evident enthusiasm as she gazed at him
fondly, wholly enraptured by his curiosity toward the new life she was nurturing.
Suddenly, the phone she had placed aside rang loudly, somewhat shattering the peaceful
atmosphere between mother and son. However, when she checked the notification, her
eyes lit up with delight when she saw that it was a video call request from Nicholas.
”What are you two doing?”
Nicholas’ gentle voice came from the phone.
When Tessa was about to tell Nicholas the good news, she was preempted by the excited
Gregory.
”Daddy! My baby sister moved just now. She even knew that I was her brother and said
hello to me!”
Nicholas was momentarily stunned when he heard Gregory’s words. But, then, his
astonishment was instantly followed by slight envy and disappointment when he realized
that he couldn’t be there with his family and experience that joy with them.
As for Gregory, he didn’t notice the strange look on Nicholas’ face at all and was still
happily bragging about it, ”Daddy, my baby sister must like me!”
Nicholas’ mood took a turn for the worse when he heard that.
So, he decided to ignore Gregory as he looked toward his wife and pretty much demanded
impatiently, ”Let me see your belly.”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtJudging by the tone of his voice, it was only natural for her to sense his jealousy toward his
own son, no less. Therefore, she shifted the camera to her belly as she giggled in
amusement.
Any tinge of displeasure or envy instantly vanished from Nicholas’ eyes as a soft, adoring
look replaced them while he looked at Tessa’s bulging belly.
”Baby, it’s me, Daddy,” said Nicholas in a highly gentle voice.
Perhaps, as they say, ‘blood is thicker than water’, Tessa felt the baby in her belly move
slightly after his words.
At this moment, a great sense of tenderness and contentment flowed in her heart.
Alas, before she could fully immerse herself in the joy of having a wonderful family,
Nicholas’ slightly anxious voice rang in her ears. ”Honey, do you feel any movement from
the baby?”
”Yes. She heard you when you called her just now.”
Tessa stroked her belly while beaming, all the while exuding a maternal aura due to her
pregnancy.
He could barely hold onto his composure due to his apparent joy. Yet he still thought that
she might just be coaxing him as he inquired, ”Did the baby really move? Why didn’t I see
it?”
Earlier, to avoid missing the chance to witness such a momentous occasion, he had been
staring at the video screen unblinkingly. Not only that, he even slowed down the pace of
his breathing.
Even so, he didn’t see any apparent changes.
As she regarded the man, who was a little blunder, she snorted and said, ”Since the baby
is still small now, the fetal movement won’t be so obvious. That’s why it’s hard to tell just
by looking at it with naked eyes. You can ask Greg if you don’t believe it. He should’ve felt
it too just now.”
”Daddy, baby sister really moved just now.” Gregory hurriedly spoke up and testified to
Tessa’s statement with a firm nod.
When Nicholas heard that, he was thrilled. ”It seems that the baby also knows that I’m her
Daddy. That was why she greeted me.”
Sure enough, as someone who knew Nicholas well, how could Tessa have no idea that he
was bragging after she heard the arrogant tone in his voice?
Therefore, she chuckled with amusement as she turned the camera back to show her face.
”Yeah. You’ve been gone for so many days, so she must be missing you.”
”I miss her as well as the both of you too.”
Nicholas expressed his longing, revealing his rare emotional side.
The smile on Tessa’s face became more tender after she heard his words. ”I miss you too.”
”Daddy, although you always snatch Mommy away from me, I still miss you. Daddy, when
will you return home?” Gregory moved closer to the phone and squeezed near Tessa while
doing so.
His direct yet earnest remarks were so honest that it made the couple huff in amusement
at one point.
Just like that, although they weren’t together in person, the three still managed to have a
great time together.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmLater in the evening, Nicholas urged Tessa and Gregory to rest when he saw that it was far
past their bedtime, ”Rest early. If I’m not mistaken, both of you have musical training
bright and early tomorrow.”
With that said, Tessa and Gregory reluctantly bid goodbye to Nicholas. When that was
done, the mother and son retired for the night.
…
Meanwhile, in Xerthania, Nicholas sat in Sawyer Group’s president’s office.
Although Nicholas had hung up the phone, deep down, he couldn’t wait to return to his
family.
Thus, with that in mind, he called Edward into his office and asked, ”What else do I need
to attend to personally?”
Despite not knowing why Nicholas asked him such a question, he still picked up the file
and reported accordingly.
After he listened intently to Edward’s account of which affairs needed a few personal
touches here and there, he coldly instructed, ”Inform the employees that we’ll be working
overtime for a few days. I want all these affairs completed within a week.”
Edward nodded affirmatively and hastily darted out to make the appropriate arrangements
once he received such an order.
At this moment, Edward already had a vague guess in his heart. Considering President
Sawyer is behaving so impatiently, he’s most definitely in a rush to return to his lovely
wife.
The reality was not far from Edward’s guess. Nicholas had indeed begun to work like the
hellhounds were chasing after him because he desperately wanted to be rid of any
obstacle that would prevent him from reuniting with his family as soon as possible.
As a result, his high efficiency with close to no regard for his personal health also caused
his employees to get into gear as they rushed their respective deadlines.
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