Chapter 16″ I’m a father

“Miss Hilton! Miss Hilton! Are you alright?”

Lisa’s voice brought Tessa back to the present. It had been an hour since Aaron rushed out of her office as if his life depended on it. All she knew was that his daughter called and he dropped everything and went to be there for her.

Tessa didn’t mean to feel bad. She just couldn’t help but wonder if Aaron would show the same love to her three children who longed for a father’s love if he knew about them.

She ended up zoning in and out the entire time during the meeting as they planned the week’s schedules.

“What is wrong with you? You’ve been like this from the time that jerk, Aaron, left. Don’t tell me seeing him brought back your old feelings for him?” It was Michelle who remarked this time.

Tessa sighed and shook her head. Love? She didn’t know what that was anymore.

Smiling at her friend, she explained, “I just got disturbed. He signed a contract with us so I’ll be seeing him a lot. I’m worried he will see the kids.”

Michelle let out a sigh of relief knowing Tessa wasn’t still in love with the man who broke her heart. She smiled and assured her. “Don’t worry. He wouldn’t do anything with me here. My family has ties with the military.”

Tessa raised her eyebrow at her. “You mean the ties you broke when you escaped from getting engaged with the pretext of studying overseas?”

Michelle rolled her eyes. “We are still family friends. I just couldn’t marry a military man. They are busy all the time. And often away from home. I don’t want to live like a widow or worry all the time if my husband will return or not.”

Tessa chuckled. “It may not be like that at all. You didn’t even give the man a chance. How did you know you would be lonely? And what if you just missed out on your soulmate?”

Michelle sighed. She had watched too many movies and heard too many stories. She didn’t want to suffer in

her marriage. Those who were in the military were away eighty per cent of the time. She wasn’t willing to risk

her happiness. However, she frowned at Tessa’s last words.

“It doesn’t matter. I can get a queue of potential soulmates at any time,” she said haughtily.

Indeed, Michelle was a very beautiful woman. Average height, with strawberry blonde hair and grey eyes. Tessa knew finding another man would be a piece of cake for her.

“You shouldn’t have escaped that way though. The man was probably hurt,” Tessa remarked and Michelle’s smile suddenly dropped. She had been feeling guilty for what she did for a long time.

Seeing that her best friend was getting uncomfortable with the topic, Tessa decided to change it.

“Ok, we have a big client now but our other clients need attention as well. Let’s plan on how we are going to tackle this problem.”

Meanwhile, Aaron rushed to the school Willa had told him to go to.

He didn’t know why he went there. But since the little girl had asked for help, he couldn’t just ignore her. Besides, for some reason, he felt restless and annoyed that she was being bullied.

“Sir, we are here,” Enock announced when he parked outside the school.

They alighted from the car and entered the schoolyard, heading to the principal’s office.

At the same time, Willa was crying in the principal’s office.

She had been playing with her legos during break time when Jonas, the class bully dismantled the Castle she had built. When she tried to protest, Jonas shoved her roughly to the ground and she ended up bruising her “elbow.

to her rescue and hit Jonas in the face. Now they were in trouble and the principal wanted to call their

not to fight anymore. Willa surprised the other two by telling

she ended up calling Aaron

saw the red bruise on their son’s cheek

did my son get hit? And why did

were rich and had a few companies in the City but they clearly lacked good parenting skills. Jonas often bullied his classmates; this was the first

not allowed in this school.

will your son for bullying.”

mother gritted her teeth. “How dare you! Do you

the principal remained neutral. “I’m sorry, Mrs Turner. Both children will

other at this school.”

when someone knocked on the door. Then a

lit up when she saw the man. She stopped crying and rushed towards the

“Daddy!”

as they looked at the man their sister called ‘daddy’. They thought she

and he immediately spread his arms wide as he bent over to lift her off the

save my brother. He was just trying to protect

when he saw two children who were looking at him with curiosity in

me Dad had fathered other children in his old age.” These were his first thoughts when he saw the two faces that were similar to his. After all, the only woman he’s ever been with was Tessa

pointing at Reagan

Reagan and that’s my sister, Nia. I’m the third

asked,

stumped. When Aaron walked in, they were speechless because they didn’t expect to run into the City’s most powerful man. He was someone who could make them bankrupt in

their horror, he turned out to be the father of the three kids and the

sister and the school belonged to his mother. It was under the Wentworth group. This was why status didn’t matter and they

first saw Nia and Reagan, she

to Aaron and what she planned to do. The Turners were obedient this time and agreed for their son to be suspended for a week. Reagan was also suspended

of the principal’s office with Willa in his arms and Nia and Reagan in

not understanding why they felt a

at the kids, an inexplicable emotion swirled in his chest.

belonged to.

your mother?” He asked gently.

responded. He hadn’t said anything so far but he had been

he their father? Did he come to see them? The

your mother’s name?”

wrapping her tiny arms around Aaron’s neck but she

had met Willa at the mall where Tessa’s company was

as he recalled

are my

was squeezing his heart. Willa was shorter

His mind reeled with several thoughts. He knew there was a high possibility

daddy?” He asked, wondering if Tessa had gotten married while she was away.

Can you be our daddy?” Willa said adorably while Reagan

shared a look.

because the man looked like them and he was also powerful. Those who were bullying them were scared of him. They thought if the

up seriously, “Hello Uncle. We are triplets and we like you very much. Can you

little boy’s words made Aaron release a breath he didn’t know he was holding. He had thought they were “born at different times. His stomach knotted as he glanced at Reagan’s

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