Chapter 114 TESSA AND MONA'S COMPARISON
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"Three days?" I yell angrily to Mona over the phone, without informing me she has flown to Mexico and I am fuming in anger here.
If she is pregnant then traveling isn't good for her and second, the more she will stay in Mexico the more it gets delayed to visit the hospital.
"I am sorry, it was a sudden offer for a huge brand, I couldn't say no, Andy." She says in her sweet voice and I frown.
"Mona…"
"Please, Andy I'll see you in three days, ok, I need to go now." She ends the call before I am able to scold her and I groan unhappily.
I Hate Mexico.
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With a dull face, I walk to the mansion and see Tessa sitting on the sofa looking at the magazine, this is very uncommon as I have never seen her sitting in the living room before at this time. I greet her and then ask with concern, "Why you're sitting here? Is everything alright?"
"Uhmm… I was waiting for you actually…" She says shyly as she starts to fiddle with her fingers.
"For me? Why?" I ask her surprised. Does she want to talk about something with me? Otherwise, why would she be waiting for me? I wait for her to speak but a cough takes away my attention as I look up at Ann.
"I hope I didn't disturb you both…" Ann grins and her eyes twinkle, Hah, I wish I could tell her that whatever she is thinking or expecting is not going to happen but then again I cannot crush her hopes. I will definitely give her a child but not with Tessa, the only mother of my child would be Mona, not Tessa.
I walk over to her and greet her as we both start talking and then walk away from Tessa's unspoken words.
****
Miss Celine places a huge Turkey on the table. It smells divine and my stomach growls in hunger, but all my appetite got killed by Miss Celine's words.
"Uhmm Actually… Miss Tessa has cooked today's dinner, not me."
"Actually Miss just wants to surprise Sir Andrew by making his favorite dish."
Oh, so this is the reason why she was waiting for me, to show me her skills of being a good cook. Hah… I feel like throwing that Turkey out of the mansion but Nah, it does taste very well.
Eating the delicious food by Tessa, I think about Mona, she never cooks, she doesn't even know how to boil an egg. By doing these sweet tricks she is winning Ann's heart and what if Ann expects this thing from Mona too?
Mona doesn't do the house chores, she hates them, and she never steps into the kitchen.
Tessa is a homemaker, and a sweet wife, while Mona is an ambitious woman who rarely stays at home.
There is no comparison between them but what if Later Ann would start comparing Mona with Tessa?
No… No… No…
I need to stop this girl from creating problems for my Mona in the future but how?
I couldn't find a single flaw in her cooking but I notice that there is no sweet dish on the table, yeah, dessert, I could ask for the dessert and then make her suffer and when she will spoil the food I will get a chance to forbid her from entering the kitchen.
"What about the dessert? You should have prepared dessert too for me, no?" I wipe my face and ask and she looks completely surprised by my question as she didn't expect me to ask about it.
"Oh… Dessert… I completely forget about it…" She replies and my brows furrow in displeasure while my heart gets a victory vibe.
"But I want the dessert too," I demand waiting for Ann to interrupt us or to scold Tessa for forgetting the dessert but Nah she remains quiet and Miss Celine jumps over to her rescue.
"I will prepare it, Sir, what you would like to eat?"
Mind-blowing, why is everyone so generous towards her, Ann, Miss Celine, Ron?
"Why would you prepare, isn't it my wife putting effort for me?" I shut her down as my gaze fall on Tessa.
"I'll prepare the dessert, what would you like to eat?" She asks politely with determination in her voice.
"I want an eggless fruit cake, And I seem to have a good appetite so the cake should be large." I tell her and she gulps, and I add with a smirk, "I want that before I go to bed."
She stands and walks towards the kitchen, I watch her intently as I lean on Ann and then whisper, "Ann, how could she enter the kitchen to cook without your permission. You should punish her."
I complain as a small child and Ann looks at me amused.
"She has cooked the food very well, Andrew," Ann says truthfully and I groan unhappily.
"If she brings me a tasteless cake, you will not let her enter the kitchen," I demand and Ann looks at me again in amusement.
"What is wrong with you? Is Lillian giving you loads of work these days?" She asks, looking at me in concern.
F**k, I am not crazy Ann, You are not understanding, Mona could never become anything like Tessa Will so she has to stop her little sweet housewife drama.
I sigh, irritated and Ann just laughs.
"It's going to be fine, Andrew." She pats my shoulder and leaves with a smile. While I stay in a daze thinking about Mona.
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My mood brightens as I receive a call from Mona and didn't even notice when an hour was gone. Bidding her goodbye, I look at the watch and smirk, "Tessa, you aren't going to complete my challenge."
I walk into the washroom to take a shower and am in a happy mood, I walk out of the washroom and get stunned when I see Tessa pushing a trolley that has a huge cake on it.
F**k, this woman.
"Keep it there," I instruct her while pointing at the corner.
I turn to enter my wardrobe and wear my clothes, and when I return Tessa is still standing in my room. Ignoring her I sit on the bed and switch on my laptop to work on the designs for which Lillian had been eating my brains for a few days.
These women are going to kill me.
Just then I feel Tessa's closeness to me and I grip her wrist in a crushing grip and growl, "What the hell are you doing?"
"I… I am just drying your hair." She looks at me scared and I look at her in a daze thinking if she is trying to put her right over me of being my wife, but she didn't know that this marriage is based on a few conditions, we are not a normal legal coupe at all where she would cook for me and look after my things.
She can't be dreaming of me falling in love with her, Never…
"I am not asking for any right on you, I just want to help," she explains and I let go of her wrist.
She then starts drying my hair which is very unusual for me as no one has ever done this for me except my mother. Her memory gives me goosebumps but I try to focus on my work, I don't want any nightmares tonight, please God.
Tessa moves away and I sigh with relief as I look at the colors I have selected, they are not doing anything good at all, I stretch my neck tiredly, It's been so long I am working on these designs but just can't get the perfect shade for them.
Just then Tessa comes over and I stiffen from her touch, "I can see you are in pain, I'll just massage your neck and then leave," She offers politely and I am in desperate need of a massage as I nod my head.
She starts massaging my neck, and F**k, it feels very good My muscles get relaxed against her touch.
I was on the verge of shutting my laptop from frustration when Tessa bends and advises, "This center jewel is too big, if we make it a little small and then fill the chain with Dresden green diamonds, it would make the center jewel shine immensely."
"But those Dresden Green Diamonds, where am I gonna find them?" I ask her, Dresden Green Diamonds how did she know about them?
"These green diamonds originated in the mines of India, we can import them from there." She replies and I nod in relief, "We can think about this… You were majoring in jewel designs right?" I ask her, tilting my head.
I look at her face which has flour on it, such a messy woman. I stretch my hand and clear the flour from her hair and then from her cheek and then she did something that makes me chuckle in amusement.
She leans on my palm, Does she think I will kiss her because she has helped me with designs, Hell, No…
"Haha… You don't act stupidly actually… You are very stupid, Tessy." I laugh and she immediately opens her eyes looking offended by my words.
What? I just said the truth.
"I…. I just helped you in improvising your design…" She points out and I agree with her. Standing up, she starts to cut a piece for me but I stop her, "I am not in the mood to eat it now, kindly keep it back. I'll eat it later."
She nods in and leaves my room obediently.
I continue doing my work and then after completing it the way Tessa had advised I feel satisfied, shutting the laptop I lean back on the headboard, and my muscles are relaxed because of Tessa's massage Thankfully.
My eyes fall on the cake that Tessa had prepared and feeling curious, I walk towards it to taste it, as I put the first spoon in my mouth, I realize the misery of Mona of not being able to cook like Tessa and defeating her.
I swallow the first bite with difficulty and then angrily throw away all her cake.
Tessa has to stop being so sweet and efficient, but how?
