Chapter 536

“Also, don’t worry about me. I know how to take care of myself,” Timothy stated seriously. When Tessa realized how much her brother had grown, she had to blink her eyes hard to force her tears back. “You have to take care of your health while I’m not around. You always forget to eat whenever you start working. I’ll get Nicholas to keep an eye on you. If I ever hear of you neglecting your health, I’m going to teach you a lesson once I’m back.” She faked a stern voice. This amused Timothy, but he nodded and promised her anyway.

Tessa then turned her attention to Nicholas. The moment she looked at him, she met his deep, dark gaze, and the world around them seemed to disappear al that moment. All they could see was each other. However, Nicholas stepped forward, breaking the eye contact they had just moments ago.

He lowered his head to plant a kiss on her forehead. “Call me when you’ve arrived, okay?” Although he didn’t say much else, Tessa could hear the sadness in his voice. As time went on, she eventually had to board her flight. No matter how much she didn’t want to leave, she still had to bid her goodbyes.

It took more than ten hours before her flight landed in Vienna, where it was still daytime. Finally, Tessa dragged her luggage out of the airport, and she received Hathaway’s call when she just stepped out of the building. “Have you arrived, Tessa?’ Hathaway asked.

“Yes. I just got off the plane.”“Thai’s great. You shouldn’t come for practice today— you need to rest and adapt to the time zone difference here,” Hathaway ordered.“Okay. Thank you, Miss Hathaway.”

Tessa ended the call after thanking her. While on the way to where she would be staying, she texted Timothy and Nicholas.Meanwhile, thousands of miles away in Dynasty Gardens, Nicholas heaved a sigh of relief when he received Tessa’s text.The next day, she felt much more awake and alert after a whole day of rest. So, she headed out for orchestra practice in high spirits. All of the orchestra members grinned and greeted her when they saw her. “You’re back, Tessa!”

“I am,” she replied. The smile was plastered on her face the moment she arrived for practice. She was just about to head off to the studio when she bumped into Kathleen and Hathaway, who were walking in her direction. “Miss Hathaway.” Tessa gave Hathaway a nod, but she completely ignored Kathleen’s presence.Tessa wasn’t a saint—she couldn’t bring herself to act nice and kind in front of someone who had wronged her.Hathaway knew what was going on in Tessa’s mind, so she didn’t comment much on it. The rest of the members, on the other hand, shifted their gazes between Tessa and Kathleen. They had figured that Kathleen would immediately lash out at Tessa after what Tessa had done. But to their surprise, Kathleen stepped forward to be the first to greet Tessa. “You’re here, Tessa.”

Tessa was just as shocked to see the smiling woman standing before her eyes. The other members were dumbfounded. Is this really the Kathleen we know?Kathleen didn’t seem to care about how shocking her actions were. Instead, she fixed a sincere gaze on Tessa before she started apologizing for her actions. “I’m sorry. I would like to apologize for the previous incident. I was too emotional and stubborn, and I made a lot of mistakes. I hope you can forgive me for everything I’ve done,” Kathleen vocalized her apology.The more sincere Kathleen sounded, the more puzzled and suspicious Tessa felt. The rest of the orchestra members were discussing among themselves as well. “What’s up with Kathleen? Why is she apologizing?” someone asked.“Could she have changed her ways after being in the detention center for 15 days?” another asked.“Perhaps.”