Chapter 62


    Chapter 62- Saying yes


    Purple, blue and pink lights danced along the stage. Slow music yed in the background as the crowd


    screamed and egged Tessa on.


    “Say yes! Say yes!”


    Aaron gulped as he held up the ring at Tessa. His heart was beating like a drum as he waited with


    bated breath for Tessa to respond.


    It had been a few minutes already and her silence was starting to worry him. He nced at her and


    noticed that she was staring at him with a gaze that he couldn’t fathom.


    ‘Is she going to say no?”


    His stomach twisted with nerves. He had nned to propose to her a few weekster but what David


    Kingsley had said made him hasten his ns.


    It was a wake-up call. More men would want to try their luck with Tessa as long as she was not


    married.


    Tessa was someone he couldn’t bear to lose again. It was a miracle that she gave him a second


    chance despite how he had treated her in the past. He would be a fool to let her slip through his fingers


    again. Thus, he decided to propose to her earlier than he nned to.


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    Aaron called his friends over and hired a choreographer who helped them learn the dance they just


    performed. It was a simple dance that the kids could easily muster because he wanted to include them


    in the important event.


    In the morning, he called Michelle and gave her his ck card after instructing her to take Tessa for


    dinner and a massage before taking her to the concert he had organised.


    His only hope was that Tessa loved him enough to want to spend the rest of her life with him. He


    mistook Tessa’s silence for hesitation and his heart dropped to his stomach.


    He nced at her and affirmed, “Tessa, I promise to love and cherish you for as long as I live. Please,


    marry me.”


    On the other hand, Tessa felt a sting in her eyes at Aaron’s words. Tears rolled down her cheeks as her


    heart exploded. It wasn’t like she didn’t want to respond. For a moment, she was bereft of words. She


    stilled, her heart pounding like a galloping horse as she registered what was happening.


    She had seen the ring in Aaron’s safe but she didn’t expect him to propose like this. She felt touched


    and she couldn’t stop sobbing.


    The butterflies in her stomach went wild. She could have sworn there was a whole zoo in there from


    the way it was fluttering.


    Aaron saw her tears and he found himself shedding a few too. He said, “I swear to never hurt you


    again. All these people, our friends, our parents and our children will serve as my witnesses. My only


    goal in this life will be to make you happy.”


    Tessa gasped and wiped her tears that kept falling. Her heart fluttered like a hummingbird’s wings and


    she felt over the moon. A smile crossed her lips as she stared at Aaron lovingly.


    However, she was yet to answer and it was making Aaron nervous. The knot in his stomach tightened


    as he waited patiently.


    ‘Please say yes, my love.’ He said silently.


    Someone from the crowd suddenly shouted, “Girl, if you don’t want him, give him to me! I’ll dly marry


    him!”


    That seemed to snap Tessa out of her trance. She wiped her tears and looked at the crowd saying,


    “Sorry, this man is mine.”


    She then nced at Aaron and nodded. “Yes!”


    “Really?” Aaron asked, not believing his ears.


    His heart thundered excitedly but he still wanted to confirm Tessa’s reply.


    “Yes, Aaron. I’ll marry you,” Tessa repeated as more tears rolled down her cheeks.


    Aaron stilled for a moment so Tessa stuck out her left hand for him to slip the ring on. Seeing that,


    Aaron snapped out of his trance and quickly got to his feet.


    He grabbed Tessa’s hand and slipped the diamond ring on her fourth finger. He caressed her hand


    briefly before cupping the back of her head and crashing his lips on hers.


    Suddenly, they were propelled up into the air by a segment of the stage that was movable. Fireworks


    exploded as they twirled all the way up. They kissed like no man’s business while on the small segment


    of the stage.


    A round of apuse erupted through the crowd. The kids nced up at their parents and cheered too.


    “Wow! Daddy is so cool,” Wi chirped.


    When the movable segment of the stage returned to the initial stage, the kids rushed to their parents,


    screaming, “Daddy! Mommy!”


    Aaron whipped around, he and Tessa both lowered themselves and they both embraced the triplets.


    “Are we going to stay together now, Daddy?” Reagan asked.


    Aaron nced at Tessa hopefully and said, “Well, what do you think, mama bear?”


    Tessa blushed as they stood up straight. She ruffled Reagan’s hair and said, “Not yet, baby. We need


    to get officially married first.”


    Although Aaron was a little disappointed, he understood why Tessa only wanted to move in with him


    when they were officially a married couple. She wanted security and he was willing to do everything he


    could to make her feel safe.


    He cleared his throat and remarked, “In a month son. I’m going to marry your mother and we shall live


    together.”


    Tessa’s eyes grew wide. “A month? Isn’t that too soon?”


    “If it were up to me… I would marry you now. However, since it’s our first wedding, I want it to be the


    best of the best,” Aaron responded.


    The concert was done so after watching the proposal, people began to leave. Aaron’s friends stepped


    closer to the family and congratted them on their engagement.


    Edmund, Elena and Michelle also got on the stage to wish them well.


    Edmund embraced Tessa and said, “I’ve always wanted to have more children. Especially daughters.


    Now I have more. Congrattions on your engagement!”


    Tessa’s face flushed. She returned Edmund’s embrace and replied, “Thank you, Uncle.”


    Edmund pulled away from the hug and said, “Uncle? Call me Dad, like Aaron. You’re part of the family


    now.”


    Tessa gazed at Aaron and when he nodded at her, she shyly said to Edmund, “Thank you, Dad.”


    “That’s more like it,” Edmund remarked and added, “Well, I’m still not fully healed. I know there’s a


    barbeque at the mansion but I won’t be joining you young people.”


    Aaron smiled and said, “I know Dad. I had invited Celia but it seems she couldn’t make it.”


    Edmund shook his head and replied, “I won’t be surprised if she makes a dramatic entrance. You know


    your sister can be quite a handful.”


    Tessa furrowed her brows. She recalled Aaron had mentioned that he was an only child. She rounded


    her eyes at him, giving him a questioning gaze and he mouthed at her, “I’ll exin.”


    He nced at everyone and said, “Let’s all meet at the mansion for a small barbeque to celebrate our


    engagement.”


    When he led Tessa and the children to the car, he exined. “It was very lonely when my mom passed


    away. Dad took me on a tour around the city to check on his investments. That’s when we stumbled


    upon Celia. She was taking care of her sick grandmother at that time so she was doing odd jobs to


    make ends meet. She was just four years older than me and she was suffering like that.


    She used to sell children’s shoes as a street vendor and so when Dad was inspecting a piece ofnd


    that he wanted to purchase, she saw me with him and was brave enough to approach my Dad despite


    how imposing he looked. Even though she was selling counterfeit shoes, Dad bought them for me and


    decided to adopt her because he was impressed with her negotiating skills. He changed herst name


    and she became my elder sister. One thing about my father is that he doesn’t discriminate. Since she


    was older, he decided she was the right person to inherit the business, However, she fell in love with


    someone he didn’t approve of and left.”


    “Really? I thought you were the only heir,” Tessa remarked.


    “I was for a short while before you and the kids came into my life. Celia relinquished her rights to inherit


    since she married someone from a rivalpany. Dad can be a bit stubborn. sometimes. But I am very


    sure she’s included in his will and he will share his properties. between us equally, I know he seemed


    harsh at first but he’s a good father. I hope you don’t me him for how he treated you earlier,” Aaron


    replied.


    Tessa smiled and said, “So you were an only child for a short time. Celia came along and apanied


    you. I’m sure it no longer felt lonely.”


    Aaron nodded and chuckled, “Yes. I wanted you to meet her but it seems she’s still notfortable to


    face Dad after theirst fight.’


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    The family and friends drove to the Wentworth mansion. Edmund and Elena retired early, leaving the


    young ones to party.


    Aaron took the kids to their room to tuck them in. They were all hyper and kept being chatty with no


    signs of going to sleep soon.


    “Daddy, are we going to live with Grandpa?” Nia asked as she sat on Aaron’sp, ying with


    his shirt.


    “Do you want to live with him?” Aaron inquired.


    Nia nodded and replied, “Yes. He’s always alone here. I feel sorry for him.”


    “Ok. We can live with him and your grandma in our new family vi,” Aaron promised.


    Tessa smiled when she saw this. A little whileter, the kids finally got tired and slept. Tessa and Aaron


    were walking to the garden to join their friends when Tessa mentioned, “Do you know that Nia used to


    be very quiet? But ever since we came back and you came into the kid’s lives, she’s been more open


    and jovial. Thank you for being a loving father.”


    Aaron smiled. Heced his fingers with Tessa’s and imed, “You did well on your own. Now I’m here.


    I’ll never leave you to raise the kids alone ever again.”


    When they got to the garden, Tony called out to them and raised his ss, “The engaged couple is


    finally here. Come and have a drink. We want to give a toast to your happiness.”


    Tessa noticed that Michelle and Graham were being awkward. They were standing next to each


    Chapter 62- Saying yes


    other but they couldn’t meet each other’s eyes. She smiled inwardly and shook her head.


    ‘They are a perfect match since they are both stubborn.’


    Aaron gave her a ss and poured her some wine. When all the sses were filled, Tony raised his


    ss and said, “I would like to give a toast to Tessa and Aaron.”


    He looked at Tessa and added, “Tessa, we were all there when Aaron lost you. He was like a living


    dead. I can confirm and reassure you that he would never make the mistake of hurting you ever again.


    Congrattions to the both of you on your engagement.”


    The rest followed, “Congrattions.”


    They clinked sses but just as they were about to drink the wine, a female voice stopped


    them.


    “I can’t believe you were going to start the engagement celebration without me.”


    When they nced at the entrance, they saw a female with blonde hair in a sexy red dress.


    Aaron furrowed his eyebrows. He said curtly, “This is when you’reing? You’rete.”


    The female smirked and gracefully walked to the table, grabbing the ss of wine from Tony’s hand.


    She remarked, “Oh no, you’re wrong, baby bro. The party is just getting started.”