Chapter 322 His Mother’s Genes
“Definitely.” His answer was firm and determined as though he was making a promise, which made Tessa feel very sweet inside when she heard it.
After that, they continued to chat for a while, but her voice was becoming softer and slurried with each passing second.
As Nicholas realized that she was sleepy, he chuckled and commented on it, “Just go to bed if you’re sleepy.”
“Okay, and you shouldn’t forget to rest. Don’t be in a rush to work.”
This time, Tessa didn’t insist, and after giving him some reminders, she snuggled in the sheets and drifted off to sleep happily.
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Nicholas walked into the living room with his luggage back home at Dynasty Gardens, and Andrew immediately came up to him. “You’re back, Master Nicholas.”
Actually, he wanted to help Nicholas with the luggage, but the latter turned him down.
Meanwhile, Gregory, who was playing Lego with Kieran, suddenly heard his father’s voice, and he quickly jumped up from the couch, dumping Kieran aside.
“Daddy!” As Gregory recovered his original enthusiasm, he dashed toward Nicholas and hugged his thigh; his baby voice was so cute that it could melt anyone’s heart.
Kieran watched the close-knit father and son in front of him and couldn’t help but grumble as he stood up, “You heartless little one, you’ve never shown me this much passion after I played with you for two days.”
However, it was as though they didn’t hear him at all as Nicholas crouched down and picked up Gregory into his arms. “Have you been a good boy at home?” he asked, his expression soft.
“I was!” Gregory bobbed his head eagerly and adorably, putting his arms around Nicholas’ neck.
Next to them, Kieran watched everything with a stuffy feeling in his chest. They are father and son indeed, and their habit of throwing away used things is exactly the same. Unaware of the grievances Kieran had in his heart, Nicholas and Gregory continued to chatter away.
As they spoke, Gregory’s eyes were fixed on Nicholas’ suitcase, and he knew what was on his son’s mind when he saw that. He flicked the tip of Gregory’s nose with a finger and smiled. “Wait here.”
Then, he placed him on the floor, turned around, and placed his suitcase flat down on the floor.
Nervously, Gregory watched every move he was making, and his dark eyes were sparkling as though there were stars hidden behind them.
“Here, this is the gift Tessa prepared for you,” Nicholas said, taking out a beautifully wrapped gift box from his suitcase.
Delighted, Gregory ran up and hugged the gift in his arms. At the same time, he gave Nicholas a peck on the cheek. “Thanks, Daddy. You’re the best!”
Nicholas felt his heart turning soft as he saw the delighted expression on his face.
In the meantime, Gregory trotted to the couch impatiently and started to open the gift. When he finally opened the box, he saw a small, delicate music box in the shape of a golden violin, and he fell in love with it at first sight.
A brilliant smile spread across his face as he took out the music box. “Daddy, Uncle Kieran, look! Miss Tessa gave me a violin music box!” he said proudly, winding up the music box, and a light, cheerful melody started playing from it.
“It’s a song played by Miss Tessa! Daddy, Miss Tessa was playing this!” he exclaimed in surprise, his eyes sparkling when he recognized that it was Tessa who had played that tune.
Nicholas nodded. “This was specially recorded into the music box by Tessa.”
Hearing that, Gregory widened his smile.
In contrast, Kieran stood next to them with a stunned expression. “Nicholas, Greg’s musical talents are something else, aren’t they? How can he even tell who was playing the tune? This is too uncanny!”
However, his words of surprise only made Nicholas smile.
Truthfully, he was always baffled in the past, wondering whom Gregory inherited his musical talent from. But now he knew for sure that he had inherited it from Tessa, and it only made sense that he was this good.
After learning that Tessa had specially recorded the tune for him in the music box, Gregory held the music box in his hand like a great treasure.
“Daddy, may I keep the music box in the safe box in your study?”
