The CEO’s Betrayal: My Ex-lover Has Triplets

Chapter 14″ Trial date

Tessa had left work early. For some reason, her heart kept racing and her stomach was in a knot.

Deep down, she was worried that Aaron had already made his move and found her children. So she quickly returned home to check on them after they knocked off from school, just to be sure.

When she entered their apartment, she found the children writing their homework on the carpet in the living room while Elena was busy cooking in the kitchen.

Willa was the first to run towards her mother.

“Mommy! You’re back!”

“Tessa spread her arms wide and bent over to carry her daughter.

“Yes, sweetie. Mommy is back early today.”

Reagan and Nia followed suit and each wrapped their arms around her waist.

“We missed you, Mommy,” they chorused.

Tessa’s heart calmed down when she saw that her kids were safe.

“I missed you more, my babies. Come, show me what you are doing,” she said, leading them towards the books on the carpet.

Willa picked up her book and showed her proudly.

“Mommy, look. I drew our family,” she uttered sweetly, showing her mother the family of six on the paper.

Tessa smiled. “This is very nice, Willa. Well done. I can see your grandma here, your brother and sister and myself. You also drew Uncle Harry!”

Willa shook her head when she heard that.

“No, Mommy. That’s not Uncle Harry, that’s Daddy.”

Tessa’s heart skipped a beat. She looked at the drawing again. It wasn’t a well-done drawing. But the man

was in a poorly drawn black suit and had rough hair. He was also the tallest one.

Her eyebrows knitted as she stared at her daughter.

“Willa, why did you draw this man?”

“The teacher said I should draw Daddy too. So I drew him, Doesn’t he look like Daddy?”

Reagan glanced at his mother and frowned. “Mommy, didn’t you say Daddy was in Ashford City? When is he

coming to see us? I didn’t draw him because I don’t know what he looks like.”

“Mommy, why doesn’t Daddy want to see us? Does he hate us?” It was Nia who asked this time.

Tessa felt like someone was squeezing her heart.

She went down on her knees and engulfed all three of her children in a hug.

*Do you really want a Daddy?” She asked, her heart clenching at the word.

The little ones nodded.

“Yes, Mommy. We want a Daddy. Our friends talk about how their daddles take them to theme parks and how they play with them, but we don’t have a daddy to talk about at school,” Reagan muttered.

Tessa was filled with guilt. Her children wanted a father but she couldn’t just force parenthood on Aaron when he never wanted it.

sighed, about to respond when someone knocked on the

she opened it but she didn’t expect Harry to hug her so tightly.

do you want to talk about, Harry? You’re

dear life that Tessa thought something

him.

into her eyes. “There’s something I want to tell

was

won’t take long, I promise. I just need a

house before closing the door behind

and then go

of a four-storey building so they just stood in the hallway.

flowers he got for her and she reluctantly took them.

been in love with you for as long as

stomach turned. She didn’t expect Harry to tell her about his feelings.

saying, “Harry, you know how I

for you is so strong. I don’t think I can live without you. I’m not like that guy who hurt you, I promise. I’m different. I love

Her heart was pounding brutally against her ribcage. She didn’t know what to

I don’t believe in love anymore. You’re a good person and I wouldn’t want to

love you with all my heart. I’m willing to give your children my last name and call them my own. They’ve been asking for a father lately, right? We can be together and then they will naturally

chance to prove that true love exists. I’ve been by your side for five years. Wouldn’t I have left if I wasn’t sincere? I stayed because I cared and I hoped

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a complex

Her children were demanding to see their father and there was no way in hell that Tessa would involve their real father in their lives. Harry had been there for the kids. He took care of them and babysat them when she was busy. They were practically like his children. He loved them

and if they got together, the kids would stop asking about their biological father- the sperm

tempting but Tessa felt strange. Was it really ideal for her to date someone she didn’t have feelings

love because it was a scary thing but

that Tessa was deeply contemplating his words so he added, “How about we go on a few dates? Not as friends but as people aspiring to be lovers. We can call it a trial date. Just tell me that you’re willing to try and I’ll do everything in my power

children wanted a father figure, she would do whatever

out of the

next day, Harry was quick to show up on time at Tessa’s apartment. He was in a casual grey

in a simple pastel pink pencil dress with no makeup on. Her hair was left to flow down her shoulders

a

behind her. It was a weekend and she had to make up

of questions but she didn’t want

a date when she

kisses at them and waved. “I’ll see you soon, my angels.

Grandma. I’ll bring the

“Ok, Mommy!”

shared looks. Nia was the first to remark. She crossed her little arms

and

you think Mommy has gone on a

Harry is not our

to bring Daddy!”

who was seated in the living room happened to

stopped it before they said

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favourite TV show, my darlings. It’s starting in a

up and they hurriedly jumped on the couch. However, Willa toddled to her grandmother’s side while fiddling with her

and play with Barbie dolls in the bedroom, Grandma?” She asked

cheeks were rosy and very squishy. She was the cutest thing you

brushed her precious granddaughter’s

“Of course, honey.”

follow her, she took out her tablet and hid on the

her mother and siblings were always around. Yesterday,