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.

1/5

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?”

to respond when a deep baritone voice beat her to

it was Aaron who responded and then

house at that moment with a very large bouquet in his hands. He gave it to Aaron who then

for

eyes falling on the roses in

was about to say. When Tessa left his office earlier, he quickly left to arrange the flowers and gifts so that he could follow her home. He could see from the way

the kids that she hated him

was very determined to

you each and every day. Would you please accept them?” He

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

flowers!” Willa

Get the flowers. They are so pretty!”

Daddy is giving you flowers because he loves

the children on his side, Aaron felt more confident and hopeful that he would win Tessa’s heart

Tessa. Don’t reject me in front of the

relented in the end. She reluctantly accepted the

2/5

18 Work hard

cheered.

Mommy and Daddy

twitched. She looked for a vase and put the flowers in it before

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

on the carpet in between his legs, playing

water. How could she not see how

to

more, nothing less,” she announced and Aaron

smiling.

good for a

that Tessa’s heart had softened a little and she allowed

lives.

he will keep trying until she lets go of the past and

eyes full of

some privacy.

was fully engrossed in playing with his kids. Deep down, he hoped Tessa wouldn’t pay

up at his father and said, “Daddy, Mommy is

help her.”

wash the tomatoes and cut the meat.

Harry does.”

to his feet. Alarm bells went off in his head as he

from Harry the last time he saw

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

if you don’t work hard to win

flushed and he had a twinkle in his eyes after meeting

at his son. “Are you sure this Uncle

as he stated, “Even Mommy wants him to