Chapter 123 HER STUPID BEHAVIOR
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"And I have apologized…" I make a fair point and she snaps, "But you are not forgiven yet…"
Taking a deep sigh, I walk toward her and lean. I ask, "What do you want, Tessy?"
She looks down and starts fiddling with her fingers unsure of her answer and feelings, while I keep my gaze at her waiting patiently for her to respond.
"I… I want nothing…" She stutters and I feel displeased.
"Fine…" I walk back feeling annoyed and then folding my arms over my chest I think of something, "Tessy… That's my shirt," She stands up to leave and I remind her firmly.
You want to play Tessa, pretending to be hard for me, Fine, let's play.
"You want nothing, so hand me over my shirt," I explain when she looks at me with a confused face.
"You must be joking…" She thinks I am joking, well, at this moment, no.
"No, I am not." Her jaw opens wide in shock and it piqued my interest.
"I… can't…" She stutters, wrapping her arm around her chest.
You should have thought about the consequences before blurting out the nonsense, Tessa.
"I don't care. I want it back…"
Furiously, she takes off her shirt and gives me an alluring view of herself. I smirk as I look at her well-defined body and realizing her stupidity, she picks up the towel, covers herself, and runs out at full speed.
While I couldn't help but laugh out loud at her stupid behavior.
Such a stupid woman…
When I walk down for breakfast, I find Tessa sitting at the table with a cup of coffee, she drinks coffee daily which I have noticed recently.
She looks up at me and I couldn't help but smirk as I see her all dressed, now.
"You had a fever last night." Tessa informs me, "Yeah… I still feel weak and warm.." I told her.
"You should drink juice instead of hot tea," She takes away my cup of tea and then hands me a glass of juice, another thing that resembles my mother.
I pass her a confusing smile as my mind starts to go on my mother's memories.
Coming out of the past, I noticed her drinking coffee, and then remembering her warmth, like a caring husband, I pulled away the mug of coffee from her, "Your body was quite warm too last night. You should also have a juice first."
I hand her the glass of fresh juice and she gulps it down quickly making me amused, "My coffee…" I return her coffee and she then stands up to leave and that irritates me for no reason.
"Where are you going?" I ask.
"I am done," She replies and starts walking toward the elevator. This woman has not even touched her food and neither did I see her eating her dinner last night.
I tilt my head to stop her and scold her but she very calmly enters the elevator and then presses the button, separating both of us.
After my breakfast, I decided to work from home as I am still feeling a little low.
I send emails to Lillian informing her about my absence for today and then I start working on the designs and after a while, my mind goes to Tessa, she hasn't worked on designs for a while.
And her designs have provided us with good sales and profit.
She stays locked in her room all the time and I think of bringing her out of the cage, but how?
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After thinking for hours I came up with the idea to ask her to help me with some work that would be not designing for now.
"Are you busy?" I ask as I enter her room and notice the book on the table.
So, she has been reading.
"No," She shakes her head and I walk over to sit beside her but disappointedly she moves away from me. I don't understand her distant behavior towards me and somehow her distant behavior has started to irritate me now.
I don't remember any women being cold with me or keeping a distance from me, women seem to throw themselves on me and Tessa's distant behavior is opposite to what I had experienced in my life.
But fairly speaking, you have not forced yourself on those women, Andrew.
My subconsciousness snaps at me and I frown embarrassed.
"Why have you not left for your office yet?" She questions, is she unhappy with my presence around her?
"Do you want me to leave?" I asked and her reply was quick, "Uhmm… No, not at all."
I feel satisfied with her response as I smile and then ask her politely, "I need your help with work. Can you help?"
"Sure." She volunteers happily and stands up, ready to go. Woah… I didn't expect her to be that fast.
I lead her to my study and then hand her a file and a laptop, "This, you need to fill in the exact numbers and calculate the total. This is the expenses bill from the last month. I need to give it to Ann."
She sits on the sofa and starts typing on my laptop while I sit on my chair and start focusing on my work.
"Andrew, there is one bill for a ring... Don't you think it's strange?" Tessa points out, and after thinking for a moment, I realize which ring she is talking about, "Oh, that.."
"Kindly send an email to that store for the return, I won't be needing that ring anymore," I tell her emotionlessly and then continue working.
"You bought this for Mona?" Tessa asks in a low voice, I look up and meet her gaze, I nod my head in approval, "Yes."
I see many emotions appear on her face in that instant, she looks shocked, sad, and hurt. She looks away and I feel her getting emotional as I stand up from my place and walk toward her.
I hold her hand sitting beside her and then look at her crying face as I wipe her tears with my thumb, "I have told you many times, don't cry." I touch her cheek and state.
I don't know why but I feel terrible when I see the tears in her eyes.
"Mona is my past now," I try to explain.
"I don't care who stays in your life… I don't care…" She shakes her head stubbornly.
"Tessy, I never wanted this marriage and even when I was being forced I never tried to use you for my pleasure. I always keep a fair distance because I respect you, I didn't want to hurt you. I thought that I would divorce you later without keeping any close relationship with you, and then live happily with Mona but things suddenly changed and everything went out of my hands. I realized that in trying to not hurt you, I have actually hurt you the most. I should have told you the truth from the beginning but I didn't. And what I did later…"
I stop, flinching in guilt, and then continue, "It's still not late, you are beautiful and a gorgeous woman, you can continue your study and then find someone who loves you and cherishes you for his whole life. When Ann returns I will talk to her about the divorce. I am sure you will get the best."
I have thought about this, if she doesn't want to continue then I will definitely talk to Ann and give her back her life after all she deserves someone who loves her not me, who is just trying to make things right even if it means accepting her as my wife with no love for her in my heart at all.
She keeps weeping and I guess she is overwhelmed as I keep comforting her. She should cry out all her grief and only then will she feel better and think straight.
I pick up her exhausted body and take her back to her room. She closes her eyes as soon as I place her on the bed and I want to stay with her for a while but when I notice her falling asleep I quietly leave her room.
BOOM
I walk back to my study and receive a call from Lillian, she informs me about a dealer who has liked Tessa's design and is very desperate for the meeting. I ask her to schedule the meeting today and then leave the mansion after a while.
I return after 7 and find Tessa in the kitchen as I announce loudly, "I am home,"
Just like last time, this time she didn't look shocked but she looked happy and smirking. She asked, "I thought you took off for today?"
"I thought you wanted me to leave."
"I thought you wanted me to leave." I tease her and her smile freezes, "I didn't mean to."
"I know I was joking," I clarify with a grin on my face.
She looks lost, not getting my joke as I snap my finger at her, "Tessy?" and then notice the cake she has been decorating. "You bake the tiramisu cake?"
She nods her head and I reveal, "It's my favorite, my mother used to bake it often for me."
"Uhmm… I don't know if this tastes better than hers.." She says bringing me back from my trance.
"We need to see that… But why didn't you bake it yesterday?" I ask, narrowing my eyes in mischievousness.
"Actually, I…" She again didn't take my joke as I waved my hand at her, dismissively, "Actually, never mind."
I walk back to my room and receive Ann's call. She wants me to attend a charity function on behalf of her, I obey and then quickly change my suit that would suit the occasion.
"Oh… I am leaving to attend a function on behalf of Ann." I inform Tessy as I find her looking at me, surprised.
I step out of the elevator and notice the dinner placed neatly on the dining table, Oops, "Tessy, sorry, just now Ann called and you know I can't refuse her." I say apologetically to her.
"No problem. Go and have fun…" She says cheerfully and I chuckle, "Trust me, these functions are no fun."
