Chapter 373 Bad Situation
“Nicholas, you have to help me. Dad chased me out because I helped you and Miss Reinhart.” Kieran told him what happened back at the house and kept begging Nicholas to take him in.
Then, he heard sounds of violin coming from upstairs, and he blinked. “Is Greg playing the violin? I’ll take a look.” He quickly went upstairs in case Nicholas chased him away.
Gregory was in the violin room, and Tessa was teaching him how to play through the phone.
When Nicholas came in, he heard Tessa say gently and patiently, “Greg, it’d be perfect if you can play those two notes higher. Let’s do it again, alright?”
“Alright.” Gregory nodded. He held his violin up and played the tune again seriously.
They were immersed in the lesson and didn’t notice that someone else was in the room. When Gregory played the final note, Tessa clapped for him. “That’s great, Greg. That was perfect.”
Gregory pursed his lips shyly, his eyes filled with starlight. “It’s all thanks to you, Miss Tessa. All thanks to you.” He was still holding the video, and he praised Tessa back. It was a warm scene.
Nicholas crossed his arms and leaned against the door, looking at them gently, a smile curling his lips.
Kieran stood at a corner, looking at him. When he looked at the room, he felt jealous for some reason. Whoa. I have never seen Nicholas looking so gentle all my life. What is this, a dream?
The night passed by peacefully.
Contrary to Nicholas, the Stones weren’t looking too good. Ever since their engagement with the Sawyers’ was put on hold, Hayley’s friends kept asking her out so that they could find out more about the engagement’s delay. It got to her nerves eventually, and she snapped, “What does the engagement’s delay have to do with you? Stay out of my business.” She took her bag and went home.
Nero faced the same situation as well. When the news of the engagement was first released, tons of people in the business world paid attention to it. A lot of companies even wanted to work with the Stones because of their connection with the Sawyers. However, now that it was delayed, they called to ask what happened.
They might look like they were concerned, but in reality, they were just trying to seek the truth. If the engagement was canceled, then the Stones would be worth less to them, and there would be no need to work together. Nero knew all about that, of course.
That night, the Stones sat on the couch, looking dark. “We can’t let this go on. Today, some companies suddenly said they’re going to stop working with me.” The other companies’ cancellations made him gnash his teeth.
Sonia frowned. “The Sawyers won’t go on with the engagement as usual. What can we do?”
A dead silence fell between them. Nero frowned. He had to find a way to stabilize things. Even if they couldn’t reboot the engagement, at least they had to make sure everyone thought the Stones still had a chance. At this rate, the Stones would have no projects to work on, and the price of their shares would be at risk.
He suddenly thought of a plan. “Hayley, go to Sawyer Group every day starting tomorrow. Get Nicholas his lunch or dessert or anything. Just make sure people think that you and Nicholas are still going strong. Of course, if you can get someone to photograph you two together and post it online, all the better.”
