Chapter 424


    Chapter 424 Tears on His Clothes


    Hathaway patted Tessa on her shoulder whileforting her. “I will get to the bottom of this for you.”


    “Thank you, Miss Hathaway,” Tessa replied with a depressed tone.


    Hathaway understood what Tessa was feeling. She then continued, “I know a highly skilled technician


    that can restore your violin to its original state, so much so you can’t tell that it was ever broken. When


    this matter is settled, I’ll introduce you to him, so you’ll just have to bring your violin over to him.”


    Tessa thanked her mentor, but her mood did not improve much.


    She questioned in her heart whether the repaired violin would still be the same violin Nichs had


    given her.


    As she mulled over the question in her heart, unbearable feelings took ce once more in her heart. It


    was at this time that she missed Nichs very much.


    Tessa took a deep breath before turning her gaze sideways. “Miss Hathaway, you should go ahead and


    watch Kathleen’s performance. I’ll be fine after resting for a while.”


    Seeing that Tessa did indeed have no desire for herpany, Hathaway nodded and left her be.


    As Tessa watched her mentor leaving, she grabbed her phone, went to an empty corner of the lounge,


    and called Nichs.


    “Is the party over?” Nichs’ attractive voice came from the phone. At this time, he was still handling


    some affairs back in the branch office.


    “Not yet,” Tessa replied in a soft voice to avoid others from listening in on her conversation.


    Initially, Nichs did not notice anything wrong with Tessa and asked, “If it’s not over, then why did you


    call me?”


    “I just… suddenly missed you, and thought I’d call you.” Tessa exhaled and pretended to be cheerful in


    her reply.


    However, Nichs picked up on her odd tone and realized something was going on with Tessa.


    “You’re sad right now. What happened at the party?”


    Tessa was stumped. Due to her not expecting Nichs to see through her so soon, she was


    momentarily at a loss for words.


    On the other end of the line, worry started to creep into Nichs’ heart as he listened to the long


    silence on his phone.


    “Wait for me. I’lle over now.” Saying this, Nichs immediately took his car keys on the desk and


    left for the door.


    When Nichs reached the hotel, Tessa was already waiting by the entrance.


    The moment Tessa saw him striding toward her, an inexplicable sense of grievance came washing over


    her. “Nichs.” She immediately went and hugged the man, sobbing in the man’s embrace.


    Nichs tightened his embrace on thedy in his arms. His heart ached for her as he listened to her


    sobbing.


    “Don’t cry. I’m here now. No matter what happens, I’m here for you. Tell me what happened here.” One


    of his hands gently patted Tessa on her back as heforted her in a gentle tone.


    It was only after Tessa cried for a while in the man’s embrace did her mood improve.


    She then backed out from Nichs’ embrace while wiping her tears in slight embarrassment.


    When she saw the spot on the chest area of Nichs’ clothes stained with her tears, her cheeks turned


    red from embarrassment.


    “I’m sorry for dirtying your clothes.”


    Nichs looked down on the wet spot and paid no further mind to it. “This is not the time for this. Tell


    me, what happened to you?” He pursued the question once more with a serious expression as he


    stared deeply at Tessa.


    Tessa bit her lip before finally telling him about the incident. “Someone broke the violin you gave me.”


    As she said that, unbearable feelings came over her once more, and tears welled up in her eyes.


    Nichs was stunned for a moment before sighing out in relief.


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    He had assumed the worst had happened when he saw how upset Tessa was, but it turned out that it


    was only the violin he gave her that was broken.


    With such thoughts, he took her into his embrace once more andforted her. “It’s fine. I’ll definitely


    fix it for you since you cherish it so much.”


    “But, I failed to protect the violin.” Tessa med herself while beads of tears kept rolling down her


    cheeks.


    Heartbroken over the sight of her crying, Nichs kissed her on the forehead and continuedforting


    her. “None of this is your fault. It’s fine since I know how much you cherish the violin. Don’t cry


    anymore. My heart aches whenever you do.”


    Tessa was startled by what Nichs said. The man then continued in a gentle, warm voice, “In the


    meantime, you should use the violin Timothy gave you. It’s also a good violin.”