Chapter 46~ I’m ready
“He’s mine. Of course, I want him,” Tessa admitted “But I won’t fight with another woman for him. If that’s the life I’ll have with him, then I would rather be single.”
Mia sagged her shoulders and pouted at Tessa’s words. Her eyes watered as she said, “I thought you would say you don’t want him so that I can have an excuse to pursue him. You will not fight any woman to be with Aaron. He will do the fighting for you. He called me and told me to behave myself because he doesn’t want to make his future wife uncomfortable. You’re so lucky.”
Tessa’s eyes widened. Warmth spread through her at Mia’s words. She looked at the young woman and asked, “He called you? Then why did you still follow me here?”
Mia sniffed and wiped the tears in the corner of her eyes away. She replied, “I was in denial. I wanted a more convincing reason to give up. I’ve always had a crush on Aaron. He once saved my life. That’s when I fell for him.”
Mia Hendrix used to see Aaron when he used to meet up with her brother since they were childhood friends. She always thought he was handsome but one day, she was mindlessly walking on the road near her place with headsets on, listening to music. A speeding car was coming her way but she was none the wiser. She was so engrossed in the music that she ignored her surroundings.
At that time, Aaron happened to be heading towards her place to meet up with Tony. He saw the car coming at her but it was too late. She was hit and the driver sped off. Aaron was the one who took her to the hospital. He looked so cool as he carried her into the hospital like a hero who had descended from the sky. From that time, she became his top fan.
Tessa felt bad for the young woman. She reached her hand forth and grabbed Mia’s hands. She remarked, “Hey, from what you’ve said, I think you’re just a good fan of Aaron’s. You might not really be in love with him. You’re a beautiful woman, Mia. I believe you will find a man that will love and appreciate you. Just a piece of advice, don’t pursue a man who shows no interest in you. Don’t waste your time and emotions on something that will hurt you.”
Mia nodded and said, “You’re right. Look at me crying as if Aaron had led me on or promised me the world. I blame his handsomeness and awesomeness. You better guard him jealously, big sis. Several women out there have their eyes on him, ready to pounce.”
Tessa shrugged and responded nonchalantly, “I’m not worried. Due to his billionaire status and his looks, he’s bound to have plenty of women going after him. It’s up to him to chase those women. away, not me. If he gives in to temptation then he’s not meant for me. What’s mine will be mine alone and won’t make me feel insecure. If he loves me, other women won’t matter.”
A small smile curled at the corner of Tessa’s lips as she said those words. She thought about Aaron and how he had been since she returned to the city. Yes, they had a very bad start. But Aaron had proved that things could be different this time around.
It was funny that when she finally decided to put herself out there, it was with the same person. who had broken her years ago. Perhaps, deep down, she had never really stopped loving him. She was angry and hated him but he melted her heart with the way he treated her well.
When Mia left, Tessa’s mind reeled with thoughts. Even though she was confident and trusted
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Aaron, she knew she couldn’t be too relaxed about it. She knew Aaron wouldn’t entertain other women but she still felt uncomfortable that they would try to shoot their shot with him.
Her eyes fell on the packs of takeaway that Aaron had sent for her and a thought occurred to her. She hadn’t visited his office since she agreed to try. How could the relationship work if Aaron was the only one making efforts?
Getting to her feet, she grabbed the takeaway packs and left her office. She found Lisa at her desk and said, “I’m going out for lunch. I’ll be back soon.”
“Didn’t Mr Wentworth send lunch for you already? Or is it not to your liking? I can order something else for you,” Lisa offered, taking out her phone.
Tessa smiled and lifted the bags in her hand, saying, “No need. I’m going to the Wentworth group to have lunch with Aaron.”
1
Mondays were often busy for Aaron. Running such a big corporation meant he had to be responsible for multiple projects and over a million employees from different branches all over
the world.
He had been having back-to-back meetings since morning and he was now developing a headache. Despite not being able to have lunch with Tessa, he had Enock send lunch to her while he continued with the meetings.
It was lunch time but he was in the conference room with directors and managers from the electronics branch. A project manager had just given a presentation about a new television device that they were inventing but Aaron wasn’t pleased with the outcome.
“Is that all you got? Can’t you do something new? That’s what everyone is doing. I just saw the same TV that everyone has. The only difference is that it has our brand name on it. I want creativity. Redo this or we are not doing it at all,” Aaron said.
The managers and directors shared looks. No one dared to protest so they accepted the order and another project manager stood up to present another project.
Before he began, he looked at the time and decided to remind Aaron about the time. “Sir, it’s lunchtime-”
Aaron arched an eyebrow, “You think I’m stupid? This work needs to be done today. We shall all- have lunch later because we have a deadline and this must be concluded today. Continue.”
Suddenly, Enock checked his phone and whispered in Aaron’s ear, “Sir, Miss Hilton is here to see you. She’s waiting for you in your office.”
Aaron’s heart skipped a beat. He glanced at Enock and asked, “Really? She came to see me?”
Enock smiled and nodded, saying, “Yes, sir. She’s here to have lunch with you.”
Aaron got to his feet immediately. His emotionless face suddenly brightened up. He looked at his subordinates and presented, “I think we’ve burned ourselves out. Let’s all go for lunch and meet in an hour.”
He was about to walk away when a female voice stopped him
“Sir, this particular project is supposed to be dealt with before the end of the day. We can’t afford
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to lose it,” the female voice sounded anxious.
The woman who spoke was none other than Nora Miller, Aaron’s other assistant. She had been taking minutes whilst seated next to Aaron so she heard what Enock had whispered in his ears.
Aaron narrowed his eyes at her. He declared, “Then we shall lose it. What has come up is more
important.”
Nora clenched her fists as she watched Aaron walk out of the conference room. Something flushed through her eyes but her face did nothing to betray her emotions.
At the same time, Aaron rushed to his office. He grinned when he saw Tessa waiting for him at
his desk.
Walking towards her, he pulled her up and engulfed her in a hug. He then let go and glanced into her eyes.
“This is a pleasant surprise,” he said.
“Did I disturb you? I just wanted to have lunch with you,” Tessa remarked, noticing that he looked like he had just come out of an ongoing meeting.
Aaron curled his fingers under her chin and raised her head before proclaiming, “I’m never too busy for you, love.”
He was ecstatic that she took the initiative to follow him to his company just to have lunch with him. There was no way he would miss the opportunity to have lunch with her when she made the
effort to come to him.
Tessa smiled and replied, “Ok. We only have an hour. Let’s be quick.”
Aaron raised an eyebrow at her words. “Careful with your words, love. I might misinterpret you and end up eating you instead.”
Tessa’s face flushed. She playfully hit Aaron’s chest and grabbed the takeaway packs and went to
sit in the visitor’s lounge.
Aaron followed her and sat next to her. As they ate, Tessa couldn’t help but stare at his legs. She asked, “Do you still feel pain in you
legs?”
Even though Aaron was walking again, he still went for physical therapy to strengthen his bones. He often felt pain in his legs when it was cold or when he stood on his feet for hours.
He shook his head, not wanting to worry Tessa. He responded, “No, there’s no pain. I’m completely
healed.”
Tessa let out a sigh of relief. She noticed a limp in his legs after they stood for hours in the hotel’s garden while watching the kids over the weekend. It had been weighing on her mind that maybe he was still in pain. Thank God he’s completely healed.”
When they were done eating, they cleaned up and sat on the couch, facing each other. Aaron flicked his wrist and looked at his watch. He smirked and said, “You said we had an hour. We’ve used up fifteen minutes. What are we going to do in the next forty-five minutes?”
“We can chat,” Tessa suggested, biting her lower lip
She thought about what she really came here to do and heat crept up her face. After talking to
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Mia, Tessa decided that she wasn’t going to waste any more time and go all in. She had a picture of what she would do but now that she was in Aaron’s presence, she felt shy.
When her face flushed, Aaron arched an eyebrow. He asked, “What are you thinking about? Your face is so red.”
Tessa cleared her throat. She glanced at Aaron and boldly said, “I’m ready, Aaron.”
Aaron’s heart soared at her words, knowing what she meant. He smiled from ear to ear as he grabbed the back of her head and crashed his lips on hers, kissing her bruisingly hard.
Pleasure rushed through him and he took her face in his hands, looking into her eyes. He asked, Are you sure?”
Tessa glanced up at him. Her heart raced erratically. Aaron’s eyes were magical and always felt like he was peering into her soul.
This man made her heart race. Butterflies went wild in her stomach whenever he was near. He also made her feel alive and being in his presence felt like home.
She didn’t know what the future held but what she knew at that moment was that she wanted him. Wrapping her arms around his neck, she pecked his lips and said, “Yes, I’m ready. Make love to me, Aaron.”
