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

Chapter 15″ A child

“Are you having fun?” Harry asked Tessa as they sat in a restaurant, having dinner.

Soft music was playing in the background and the dim lighting was casting a romantic ambience upon the place.

However, all this didn’t make Tessa feel butterflies in her stomach. She felt uncomfortable and she couldn’t wait to get out of there.

They had watched a movie and then went for a walk in the park. Everything was planned well but the problem was, Harry and Tessa lacked chemistry.

There was literally nothing to talk about between them. Most of the time, they would fall into an awkward silence. Tessa was bored to death.

She forced a smile and picked at her mash on the plate with her fork.

“Yeah… this is a great place. Thank you for bringing me here,” she said, trying her best to look like she was having fun.

Harry had put in a lot of effort for that day and she didn’t want to disappoint him.

Hearing her words, Harry smirked. In his mind, winning Tessa’s heart was going to be easy since he thought she was desperate to find a father for her children.

He ran a hand through his hair and sighed. “I’m glad you’re happy.”

They fell into silence again until they finished the meal. Harry drove Tessa back home in another awkward

silence and walked her up to the door.

When she was about to open the door, he suddenly snaked his arm around her waist and pulled her close.

“What’s the rush?” He whispered while looking into her eyes and he began to lean forward to claim her lips.

Tessa’s mind was in turmoil. She thought dating Harry would be a good thing for her children. He had stayed. by her side for five years and proved to be responsible. But she just couldn’t see herself getting intimate with

him.

At first, she wanted to let him do what he wanted and see if she could tolerate it. But suddenly, her stomach churned when his lips almost landed on hers.

She pushed him away like he burned her. “I-I’m sorry, Harry. I don’t think I can do this.”

With those words, she ran into the house and banged the door in his face.

A malicious look flitted through Harry’s eyes as he glared at the closed door. He clenched his fists and resisted the urge to punch the door..

“Is she still in love with Aaron?” He questioned internally, anger surging within him.

His hatred towards Aaron suddenly went up a notch. If he wasn’t his sister’s love interest, he would have dealt with him already.

At the same time, Tessa ran to her bedroom quietly since the children were already sleeping. The knot in her stomach tightened as she sighed, resting her back against the door.

It seemed romance wasn’t for her after all. She just couldn’t bring herself to feel something more than friendship for Harry. There was no spark between them.

The weekend passed by in a quick blur. Tessa was in her office on a Monday morning when Lisa called about a big client wanting to speak with her.

“Really? Let him through, Lisa. Did he mention which Company he belongs to?” Tessa asked excitedly.

He said he is from T&A properties limited,” Lisa responded through

within Tessa. It had been long since she had a project from a real estate company. Having to design projects for gated community villas was like a dream come true. She would make a lot of money and probably

him in.” she

have to wait for long. A few minutes later, there was a knock on the door and she raised her head to look

she called

and ginger hair walked in. He was in a smart striped shirt with navy pants

Tessa’s architectural firm, sir. Please take

if he was talking to his boss.

Miss Hilton.”

this but she brushed it away. The man was probably just

“My name is James Anderson and I’m the project manager for the T&A properties limited company. I am here to offer a proposal for a ten-billion-dollar project. This will be the largest real estate in the city. We aim to build a hundred villas, a shopping mall, a school, a hospital and a theme park in a gated community on the

mouth almost reached the floor. A lot of money was

be a fool to

at James. “When do we sign the contract? I’m ready

contract and Tessa hurriedly went through it. She saw that a breach of the contract would attract a penalty fee of three times the amount she would earn from the project. But that was not a problem. She didn’t intend to break

had signed the

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signed yet.

eyed James suspiciously. “Why hasn’t your CEO signed

heart was in his throat because he had been tasked to make sure Tessa signed without

had a business trip. I’ll

thought it was possible for a CEO to be that busy. Anyway, she hadn’t put any money so she wasn’t afraid

“I can only start the work after fifty per cent of the payment has

a problem, Miss

to James so

mall, he took

a deep voice came through

take the copy of the contract to her

lips as he cut the call.

Tessa had signed the contract, he couldn’t

leave whatever work he

hour later, he majestically walked into Tessa’s office with her copy of the

in the

entered her office. Tessa’s heart dropped to

her

do you want?” She

hostility. He shamelessly took a seat across from

table.

to talk to a client,

client? Even if you wanted to

the dimple on his right cheek

him, Aaron was always aloof and rarely smiled. Seeing such a warm smile on his face was a first and it

feeling and replaced

So

you prefer them to roses?”

flowers on the table. They were an eyesore. She picked them up