That Can Be Arranged (Tessa and Nicholas)

Chapter 5

Chapter 5 I Could Keep You

“Pretty lady, it’s just right up ahead!” Gregory exclaimed as he pointed at the lounge up ahead.

Daddy must be in there right now, and once he sees the pretty lady, he’ll fall in love with her for sure! Then she’ll finally become my mommy!

In stark contrast to the little boy’s excitement, Tessa was uneasy. They were presently at the VIP lounge, which was tucked within the core of the yacht.

Standing at the entryway was a row of bodyguards, all of them resembling broad and towering statues as they put up an intimidating front.

At the sight of them, Tessa slowed in her steps and said a little hesitantly, “Hey, little guy, why don’t I just put you down here and you walk the rest of the way back? I’m sure I don’t have to go in with you.”

The boy immediately wrapped his arms tight around her neck as he cried, “No, I want you to go in with me!”

“But…” She didn’t know what she was supposed to do. The Sawyers could very well be in that lounge right now, and it would be inappropriate for her, an outsider, to intrude.

“Do you not like me at all, pretty lady?” Suddenly, the little boy pouted, his large eyes glistening as he stared at her woefully.

course, I

in with me? It just means you’re lying to me when you say you like me,” the little boy muttered, his voice close to breaking into a cry as

the sight of his own baby son whining for affection in some woman’s arms that

did not show affection for any other woman. He would reel back in disgust whenever anyone so

is the first time I’ve seen him get so up close and personal

Tessa looked up and instantly locked gazes

both of them,

in finance magazines, and he was in the top ten most eligible bachelors in Brentwood society. With good looks and plenty of charm to spare, he soon made a name for himself as a suave, devilish,

he boasted a strong resemblance to the little boy in Tessa’s arms. This man looked as if he had made a home at the top of the social food

be Nicholas Sawyer, Tessa thought. He was an elusive figure who had never once appeared in

she began, willing herself not to fumble like an idiot. “I-I’m Tessa Reinhart, a violinist in the

this, they realized that there was nothing for them to be vigilant about. In a cool, crisp voice, Nicholas said, “Thank you

a little husky, and when he spoke, it was as if the rest of the world melted into the

made to put

tightened his arms around her neck as he cried, “No, I don’t want to be put down

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