That Can Be Arranged

Chapter 309

A few moments passed before she calmed down, then she said in a light but bitter voice, “Do you know how much effort it took me to leave the country? To make up my mind to get away from everything back home?!”

Nicholas frowned, not understanding what this had to do with him staying.

Tessa understood the confusion on his face, and she couldn’t help but feel aggrieved, her eyes turning red-rimmed.

“Do you understand the feeling of someone who was forced to leave their family behind and live in a foreign country far from their familiar homeland? Not only do I have to familiarize myself with a new environment all over again, but I also have to find a new job.”

As Tessa spoke, her voice became choked. Tears flowed from her eyes and streamed down her cheeks before landing on the back of her hand.

When Nicholas saw this, his heart felt as though those tears pierced it.

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She was having an emotional breakdown as she shouted with distress, “Obviously, I’ve already come all the way here to avoid you, so why do you still refuse to let me go? Do you know how much trouble you’ve caused me?!”

Unsurprisingly, the look on Nicholas’ face turned nasty. All of a sudden, he got up, looking calm as he approached Tessa. Then, he gritted his teeth and asked, “In your eyes, I’m just trouble? Is that what you think of me?”

As Tessa stared into Nicholas’ cold eyes, her heart shuddered, and her hand on the dining table was tightly clenched into a fist

“Yes, that’s what I think. Because of you, because I was close to you, I lost my job. I have nothing, and I can’t even stay in the country. What else do you want from me?!”

She vented all the frustration she had suffered all this while as her emotions had finally shattered that jar she had kept them locked in. Looking at him with desperation, she begged, “This is me begging you. Please leave me alone. Let’s not contact each other in the future.”

Nicholas was livid, but Tessa pretended not to notice as she turned and left.

“I hope I won’t see you when I return tonight.”

He stood still, staring at the closed door emotionlessly. After a while, he narrowed his eyes. Based on what Tessa had just said, it was clear that she was forced to leave the country. But who forced her to do so?

Almost instantly, Nicholas thought of Remus. After all, this domineering and unreasonable behavior was very much in line with his attitude. But… Why did Remus go to such lengths just to force him to get married?

All of a sudden, he figured out something. It seemed that Remus knew about Tessa’s identity, which was why he tried so hard to force her to leave.

When Nicholas came to an understanding, the look in his eyes was gloomy and terrifying. He hated it when others made decisions for him without his permission, even if that person was his most respected elder!

He suddenly scoffed in anger as he thought of Tessa crying in front of him just now. “You left just because someone asked you to? Since when did you become so obedient?”

Tessa, who had left the apartment, was in a complete mess. She wandered aimlessly along the road, not knowing where she should go.

Subconsciously, she had walked to the downtown area and decided to just roam around the area. She just hoped that during this period of time, Nicholas would leave. From then on, they would be strangers, and he wouldn’t be a disturbance in her life.

But…

When she thought about cutting off all relations with Nicholas and Gregory, Tessa felt suffocated and miserable, as if something was crushing her heart. She shook her head as if trying to get rid of the discomfort in her heart. “Don’t think about it. We’re not from the same world, so it’s good for us to be separated.”

After a while, Tessa’s chaotic emotions finally calmed down, and it was then that she received a call from Scott.

“Miss Reinhart, are you up yet?”

“I woke up a long time ago. Is something the matter, Mr. Brooks?”

“Do you have any plans for today? Would you like to go to the most famous conservatory in Vienna with me?”