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.”

her as he saw her humility and eagerness to learn. Simultaneously, he began to be dissatisfied with Nicholas. On the other hand, Remus seemed to have guessed something, and he

attention to him and switched to a friendly smile. “Don’t mind him,

on his face. She nodded slightly but was incredibly upset

restaurant after they finished their

and Wanda home,”

at Nicholas

Nicholas, however, was indifferent.

coldly. “I still have some work to do. I’ll

had intended the last sentence to be

disappointed, but she also knew that her recent actions had incited Nicholas’ rage, which was how things had come to be the way they

politely declined and said, “Thank you for your generosity, Nicholas and

case, I’m returning to work

that, Nicholas

If not for the presence of his old friend, he would have called Nicholas and given him a stern