Chapter 249 Why Did He Do This?
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One week, I couldn't believe Aaron needed one more week to stay in the hospital. It's not that I am eager to leave, I have another plan in my mind now.
This time, I won't let these duo of brother and sister ruin my kid's happiness. I will show them that as long as I am alive, I won't let them take away my kids again.
Andrew's words later were obvious, he must think I am eager to leave but that's not the case at all.
I asked him to send me back home so I could plan my escape. Ron comes over to pick us up, in front of Cyrus I am not able to talk to him and except for him, I trust nobody at all.
Reaching home, I start preparing lunch for Aaron and Andrew. Even if I returned home, I can't leave them both alone. They are my responsibility until I'm here.
The whole day I am unable to spot his sister, Anna, actually, I haven't seen her for a long time. I wonder where she had gone so suddenly?
She must have come over to look for Aaron, but no, she didn't pay him a single visit and neither did Andrew talk about her.
Why?
Miss Celine comes over to help me, and I feel warm no matter what. She is always gentle, polite, and helpful to me.
"Miss Celine?" I look in her direction, "Where is Andrew's sister?" I question.
"Miss Swan," She pauses, her brow knitting together, "She has not arrived home since a few days nor informed about anything at all. I think she must be out of town." She answers.
"Maybe, because she didn't come once to check on Aaron at the hospital," I tell Miss Celine and she looks at me in shock.
"Impossible." She exhales, "Miss Swan never ever misses Aaron's appointment, and always sticks to him like a shadow. I don't believe this." She looks perplexed by Andrew's sister's behavior and I, too, feel this strange.
Anna Swan isn't a woman who would hide from me? No, I don't think so, I wonder what she is up to do next but whatever it is I am sure she would get only disappointment because this time I will give her a huge surprise.
After sending lunch to Andrew, I started working on my designs. Aiden had been generous to not force me and scold me for not providing the designs to him yet.
Tomorrow, hopefully, I will be able to submit the designs to him.
****
The next day, I go to Aiden's office with Ron. He has no idea that Aiden is the owner of this company because if he knew he wouldn't be passing me smiles from time to time.
I have something to talk about with him but only after I am done with Aiden's work.
"Tessa Will." I give his secretary my name. I have visited this place only a few times so she doesn't really know that I am a worker here.
She picks up her connecting phone informing Aiden about me and giving me a gentle smile. She asks me to wait, I do wait.
Sitting on the couch, the more time starts to pass the more I start to get anxious, just hand him the designs and turn away Tess, never returning here.
"Tessa Will", The woman calls my name and I sit up in attention, "Yes."
"You can go now." She says politely gesturing to the door and gulping, I nod. I stand up, my legs start to tremble, and holding the laptop bag tightly I made my way towards his office door.
I knock on the door twice before entering inside.
CREAK
The door closes with a weird sound of its own and I shiver from the sound.
"Morning, Ai…" I suppose to call him by his name and then wisely change it to something more professional and distant, "Mr. Maverick."
He looks up at the mention of his name so respectfully from my mouth and I squeeze a small smile to him.
He nods as a gesture of accepting my greeting and then stretches his hand asking for the designs for sure.
I approach his desk, take out the laptop and after clicking the file of designs I show them to him. "Here."
He looks at the designs in complete silence, not saying a word neither his expressions change at all. I start to get nervous, this isn't the reaction I had been expecting him to give me.
After he is done scanning each design, he finally lifts up his lashes and looks straight into my eyes, "Tessa Will, I expect something better from you than this… If you're too busy with your family affairs, Kindly give up this position." He scolds me and I blink at him in complete shock.
"You… You didn't like them?" I ask in disbelief, how could this be?
"No one would ever appreciate these kinds of simple and ordinary designs. I told you, we are going to participate in a competition. Do you think with these designs we would be able to get any attention? No, Tessa Will, we won't."
He gritted his teeth, and slam the laptop shut making my heart skip a beat in fear.
I used to fight with him head-on before without any fear but now, truly I have changed and his anger terrifies me.
"I will modify them then." I say with hurt in my voice and quickly pick up the laptop when he slams the table aggressively, "I don't have enough time to waste, I need to submit the designs this week."
"I will bring the designs tomorrow," I tell him firmly.
"If not tomorrow, then no need to show your face again here Tessa Will." He says through a clenched jaw and I feel so much humiliated yet sad by his behavior.
Controlling my tears I try to leave his office with a straight face and with difficulty I made my way out of the building then finding a corner I lean on the wall breathing heavily and shedding a few hurtful tears.
In this cold weather, the tears on my face feel extremely warm and heavy. I wipe them away and after taking a few deep breaths I call Ron to pick me up. At home, I indulge myself in modifying the designs, trying my best to satisfy Aiden this time.
I have to prove to him my worth, he shouldn't have insulted me like this.
I put all day into the work except leaving some time to prepare food and send them to the hospital. Miss Martha and Selina, both are good company to Cyrus and because of that, I am able to focus on my work more nicely.
***
The next day, again taking a deep breath, I enter Aiden's office. He looks a little stunned by my appearance. Yeah, he must have thought I wouldn't show up with new designs too, it's an impossible task, but here I am, done with this impossible task.
"Here." I hand him the laptop and he starts looking at the designs, his face neutral, eyes cold, and finally he closes the laptop with a slow thud voice.
THUD
"These will work."
That's it? I expect him to praise my hard work. Argh…
I suppress the urge to roll my eyes at him and then he takes out a cheque and after signing it, he hands it to me, "Your money."
"Thanks." I take it coldly and then turn to leave when he suddenly stops me, "Tessa…"
I turn to him, "yes."
"At least, I deserve a goodbye from you, no?" He says in a gentle tone and I look at him for a moment, he seems very genuine, and then taking a deep breath, I nod my head.
"Goodbye, Aiden."
But instead of saying anything, he stands from his place and in a few long strides he is in front of me, taking me in his embrace, his hug isn't tight, nor light, a normal gentle squeeze at my shoulder.
"I don't regret a single day I spent in college with you. I still miss that bold, brave, and fighter, Tessa Will." He whispers in my heart and his words cover my heart feels overwhelmed and soon the tears start to well up in my eyes.
"Ai…de…n…" I try to sniff back my tears but it's difficult and finally, the dam releases from my eyes remembering all the old days, how carefree, and careless, I was, and look at me now, how much time has changed me and Aiden too.
Who would have thought that a muscular man has such a soft and kind heart?
"If anytime you need any help from me, don't hesitate to ask, Tessa. We are still friends, right?" He raises his brow after pulling himself away from me and I nod my head.
"You can trust me." He assures me and I feel the warmth of his words.
After leaving his office with a light heart, I submit the cheque to get cash in my hands. I need the money to flee after all.
****
The day arrives when Aaron returns and I have a good plan in my mind to escape. Aiden is the one who will help me but I need a ride to get to his place, and except Ron, no one could take me there.
****
"What?" I squeal with utter disappointment when Ron refuses to help me with my plan.
"But, Ron, you helped me before, please." I request him but he looks firm in his decision.
"Please, take all this money you had sent to me, I have more if you want, just drop me and the kids at this address, and that's all." I hand him the bundle of money that I have saved and add more money to them to bribe him.
"I can drop you and Cyrus, but not Aaron. Aaron will not leave this mansion at any cost." He says determinedly and I snap at him furiously, "He is my son, I have the right to take him with me. He already has suffered a lot without me."
"Your son, and Sir Andrew's Sir too, sorry, Miss Will, I won't let you do this. Please try to understand." He says in a serious tone and I frown.
"So, you're being loyal to a liar, a person who had made all of our lives terrible, I and kids would never be in this situation if it wasn't for him. Please, Ron, I'll give you more money," Feeling anxious, I take out all the money from my bag and place it in his hand.
"Take this all, please, just one ride, just one," I beg and he angrily pulls his hand away.
"Fine, But I need you to hand this money to the person to whom this truly belongs." He puts a demand and I immediately nod my head in agreement.
"This money belongs to Sir Andrew, not me." He reveals and I look at him in confusion, "What?"
"Sir Andrew used to send this money to you, monthly, for your and Cyrus's expenses." He explains and my eyes pop out in extreme shock, "H..ow?" I look puzzled.
My mind starts to get heavy, a dull pain starts to appear in my heart, this shouldn't be what I am starting to doubt, no.
"It wasn't me who helped you to escape, It was Sir Andrew. It was him from the start till now who planned everything to save you and Cyrus, and today, instead of paying him back for all his hard work, you are planning to take Aaron away from him. The only hope of his life. I could never believe that one day you would be so heartless, Miss." He pauses, his gaze changing at me, "I used to respect you a lot." He states in a low voice while I shake my head in disbelief.
The incident flashes in my mind, he divorced me but later told me we are not divorced, he came to me at my exact address, he contacted the place where I used to work, he knew everything before because he was the one who had sent me here.
F**k, no, how could this be true? Why would he betray his sister for me?
"No, you're lying. This all is a lie, Ron. You're trying to protect him, Fine, I'll leave on my own then." I tell him dismissively, angrily putting all the money inside the bag, and then turn to leave when he grabs my arms inappropriately turning me to face him.
"I swear on my mother's grave, I didn't lie to you not a single word."
BOOM
I feel like a huge bomb has been dropped on me by Ron, he isn't lying which means it was really Andrew's doing but then why he didn't tell me this? Why did he never come to explain things to me?
Why did he stay away from us? Why didn't he come sooner?
Why did he do this? And then hide it completely from me? Why?
