Always Been Yours (Tessa and Nicholas)

Chapter 873 Contempt

Wanda looked at Nicholas shyly when she heard what her grandpa said to him. Of course, he noticed her gaze and had a deeper frown.

“You’re too modest, Mr. Muller. Actually, Miss Muller is still quite capable, and I think if she focuses more on her work, she can do even better.”

Horace was taken aback by Nicholas’ icy detachment of tone. Naturally, he also understood what he was implying. He looked at Wanda with doubts before realizing that his granddaughter had a sullen expression and appeared to be in a bad mood. Something had clearly happened between the two. Remus, too, came to the same conclusion.

The atmosphere seemed to freeze in the brightly lit restaurant. Horace looked curiously between his granddaughter and Nicholas.

“Nicholas, did Wanda do something she wasn’t supposed to?” he asked with a frown.

“No, I’m just giving a suggestion.” Nicholas had no desire to elaborate further.

Horace intuitively comprehended this, so he did not inquire further. The atmosphere became awkward once more. When Wanda saw this, she abandoned her gloomy disposition and took the initiative to relax the tense atmosphere.

“Nicholas is right. I will devote all of my future efforts to work.”

something, and he felt sorry for Wanda. He smirked at Nicholas, warning him not to say anything stupid again. Seeing that, Nicholas didn’t

Remus saw that, he stopped paying attention to him and

on his face. She nodded slightly

left the restaurant after they finished

send Mr. Muller and Wanda home,”

at Nicholas

Nicholas, however, was indifferent.

what his grandpa was planning and declined coldly. “I still have some work to do. I’ll arrange for a driver to send you

intended the last sentence to be directed at Horace and

her recent actions had incited Nicholas’ rage, which was how things

declined and said, “Thank you for your generosity, Nicholas and Mr. Sawyer. However, I just arranged

the case, I’m

that, Nicholas

presence of his old friend, he would