Always Been Yours (Tessa and Nicholas)

Chapter 533

"You didn't plan some sort of surprise for me, did you?" she asked playfully while grinning at the man opposite her. Nicholas quickly knew what she was thinking, and he laughed before responding to her. 'There's no surprise this time. I just wanted to have a dinner date with you.”

"Is that so?" She clearly didn't believe what he was saying. Nicholas simply smiled without commenting any further. Right then, the restaurant waiters served their meals, all of which were Tessa's favorite dishes. Nicholas urged her to taste the dishes. He thoughtfully picked out the bones from her fish and peeled her prawns. There was no surprise during their meal.

After they were done with dinner, Nicholas led her out of the restaurant. However, Tessa quickly realized that they weren't heading back in the direction of Dynasty Gardens. "Aren't we going home?" she turned to look at the man who seemed focused on driving.

The man's gorgeous features seemed especially perfect under the dim, yellow street lights—she fell her heart fluttering at the sight of him. She wouldn't seem to get bored of the man's looks even though she saw him every day. Nicholas quickly realized how she was staring at him, and he curled his lips into a smile before speaking. "We're not going home tonight. I'm bringing you to another place."

sense of curiosity. "Where

"Didn't you say that there wasn't going to be a surprise? You’re acting all mysterious now." She gazed at him amusedly, but she was clearly pleased on the inside. Nicholas raised an eyebrow before speaking up for himself. "Well, you were asking me if there was a surprise during dinner, and it was true that there wasn't any surprise

on her face gave it all away—she was obviously pleased that there was a surprise. About ten minutes later, the black car slopped at a villa by the mountains. Nicholas slipped his hand into Tessa's and walked

to have noticed their presence, for it turned bright as day once they entered the room. The villa's design

stop in the hall—he led Tessa to the

she was shocked by the view before her eyes. He had turned the top floor into some sort of glass house and filled it with all kinds of expensive plants. The whole place looked like a paradise under the surrounding lighting. The air

wrapped his arms around her when he saw the dumbfounded look on her face. "Do you like this place?" he asked as he lowered his head to gaze

do," she said with a

her ears tingle,