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

Chapter 18 Work hard

“What are you going to do?” Elena asked as Tessa prepared to start cooking in the kitchen.

Tessa sighed, feeling defeated. “I don’t know, Mom. I think Harry would make a good father. I’m trying to lovel him back.”

The thought of opening her heart to someone left Tessa’s stomach in a knot. But if dating again would guarantee her kids a complete home, she was going to try her best.

“What really happened between you and the triplets’ father? Who is he?” Elena inquired.

She had been asking this question for five years but Tessa always avoided answering it.

“It’s my former boss. Mom. I didn’t tell you because I was ashamed of myself. I thought he loved me. It turned out it was my wishful thinking.”

Elena sighed. She recalled how her daughter had returned home with a forlorn look five years ago. Her heart ached knowing the man didn’t love her the way she was supposed to be loved.

“Did he tell you that he doesn’t want to be the children’s father?” She questioned.

Tessa frowned as she cleaned the meat in the sink. “He didn’t know about them until today. He seems to want to be in their lives. But I’m not sure if I want us to have that connection.”

“I don’t see why you should deprive your kids of experiencing their father’s love. You were wrong when you kept it to yourself in the beginning. If you told me you had told him about them and he refused to take responsibility, I would support you. But you had kept their birth a secret. He may have wronged you but he had a right to know he had impregnated you. The children deserved to know who their father is. I had kept quiet all this while because I thought he had refused to take responsibility.”

Tessa pursed her lips into a thin line. A part of her knew she was bitter about how things turned out with Aaron. After all, she had loved him so much, giving him her all. Only for him to trample on her heart like it was nothing.

She was blinded by hatred that she selfishly kept the kids to herself. Thinking about it, it was wrong of her to do so.

Although she didn’t want anything to do with Aaron, the kids had the right to know who their real father is. However, she would not be surrendering them to him knowing he was going to marry someone else.

At least she knew and saw how Harry treated the children so she was sure he would be good to them. Serena on the other hand was a stranger to Tessa. She didn’t know if she liked kids and if she would be good to them if Aaron fought for custody.

“I know, Mom. I’ll properly introduce them but that doesn’t mean I’ll be ok with them getting close so soon.”

Elena nodded approvingly. “That’s the right thing to do.”

Suddenly, the doorbell rang. Elena saw that Tessa was busy so she offered to open the door.

“I’ll check who’s at the door,” she said.

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A few seconds later. Tessa heard the children squeak happily. “Daddy!”

Willa then called for her from the living room.

“Mommy, Daddy is here! He has brought so many gifts. Come Mommy, hurry!”

Tessa’s stomach twisted. She wiped her hands with the hand towel and left the kitchen. Her jaw dropped to the floor when she found Aaron giving mini bouquets to Willa and Nia. He gave Willa pink roses and Nia purple roses which were accompanied by little gift bags.

It seemed he had learnt what colours the girls preferred. Aaron then took out a transformer figurine and gave it to Reagan.

When the kids saw Tessa looking at them, they smiled and showed her the gifts. Willa waved the mini bouquet at Tessa, saying, “Mommy, Daddy bought us flowers. Are we princesses, now?”

about to respond when a deep baritone voice beat her

you’re both daddy’s little princesses,” it was Aaron who responded and then he

large bouquet in his hands. He gave it to Aaron who then stretched his hands out to

are for

an eyebrow, her eyes falling on the roses in

eyes. He inhaled sharply as if he was bracing himself for what he was about to say. When Tessa left his office earlier,

the kids that she hated

heart, he was very

stop thinking about you each and every day.

do. All eyes were on her, waiting for her response. She was about to refuse when her

get the flowers!”

Get the flowers. They are so pretty!” Nia

flowers because he loves you,” it was Reagan who said

side, Aaron felt more confident and hopeful that he would win Tessa’s

Tessa. Don’t reject me in front of

relented in the end. She reluctantly accepted the flowers from Aaron and the

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cheered.

Daddy love each other!”

a vase and put the flowers in it

himself comfortable on the couch. Nia and Willa were seated on each of his thighs

the carpet in

she not see how much her kids craved to have

she decided to

Nothing more, nothing

smiling.

good for a start.”

had softened a little and she allowed him to be

lives.

trying until she lets go of the past and accepts him into her life.

his eyes full of

some privacy.

engrossed in playing with his kids. Deep down, he hoped Tessa wouldn’t pay attention to the time

looked up at his father and said, “Daddy, Mommy is making dinner in the kitchen. Go and

help her.”

nodded in agreement. “Yes, Daddy. Help her wash the tomatoes and

Harry does.”

heart dropped to his feet. Alarm bells went off in his

last time he saw

as he looked at the two kids. “Who’s Uncle Harry?”

work hard to win mommy’s heart, he might become

and he had a twinkle in

eyes at his son. “Are you sure

“Even Mommy wants him to be our Daddy. Daddy, pull up your socks! I don’t