Chapter 46


    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 ufortable. 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 ce with headsets on, listening to music. A speeding car wasing 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 ce to meet up with Tony. He saw the car


    coming at her but it was toote. 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 me 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 nonchntly, “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 rxed about it. She knew Aaron wouldn’t entertain other women


    but she still felt ufortable 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 urred to her. She


    hadn’t visited his office since she agreed to try. How could the rtionship 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.”


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    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 oue.


    “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 epted 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


    lunchter 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 nced 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 particr 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 dered, “Then we shall lose it. What hase 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 nced 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 juste out of an ongoing meeting.


    Aaron curled his fingers under her chin and raised her head before proiming, “I’m never too busy for


    you, love.”


    He was ecstatic that she took the initiative to follow him to hispany 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 toe 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 yfully hit Aaron’s chest and grabbed the takeaway packs and went to


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    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’mpletely


    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’spletely 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 nced 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 nced 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.”