Chapter 654 Generosity
“Who is it?” Tessa asked in a raspy voice as she walked over to open the door. To her surprise, a tiny figure leaped into her arms when she opened the door. “I’m finally here to see you, Miss Tessa. I’m so happy!” Gregory grinned widely as he wrapped his arms around Tessa’s thighs.
Tessa finally woke up right then. She gazed at the boy with a look of shock and surprise on her face. “When did you get here, Gregory? Why didn’t you call me to pick you up?” She bent down and lifted him into her arms. “I wanted to surprise you,” Gregory replied as he rubbed his cheeks against Tessa’s.
Tessa felt like her heart was about to melt at that point—she couldn’t stop kissing and hugging the small boy in her arms. When Timothy saw how close they were, he couldn’t help but feel jealous. So, he let out a slight cough. “Am I no longer your favorite brother now, Tessa? I’ve been standing here for half a day, yet you haven’t even glanced at me,” he muttered.
“How old are you? Are you getting jealous over a kid for getting more attention?” Tessa laughed as she gazed at Timothy fondly.
Gregory nodded in agreement. “That’s shameful behavior, Uncle Tim.” Timothy was amused but faked a sad expression. “Oh no. This is it! Tessa doesn’t love me anymore!” he wailed dramatically. Three of them fooled around for a bit more before Tessa asked about Timothy’s situation in the country. “How have you been? How’s the company doing?”
“Both me and the company are fine. Don’t worry about it.” They chatted for a while before Timothy stood up to leave. “You should get some rest, Tessa. I’ll head home to rest too.” She nodded and sent him off. On the other hand, Gregory had already fallen asleep in Tessa’s arms a while ago.
The next morning, Tessa happily brought Gregory and Timothy out for breakfast. Mona beamed and greeted the three of them when she saw them. “Tessa, Gregory, and Mr. Reinhart! Good morning,” she said. Now that Mona had upgraded to become the orchestra’s substitute, she was allowed to travel around with the orchestra. “Good morning, Miss Mona!” Gregory responded in a cute and polite tone that threatened to melt Mona’s heart.
“Your son is way too cute, Tessa.” Mona beamed before she shifted her gaze onto the tall figure dressed in a black suit. Her eyes lit up when she saw Timothy. “You have such a handsome brother as well! I’m so envious of you.” That was just pure Mona, and she said anything that came to mind. Tessa was used to it. Meanwhile, Timothy felt rather bashful when he heard her compliments. However, he responded to Mona in a friendly tone. “Morning! Thank you for taking care of my sister throughout this time,” he said conversationally.
“I didn’t do much.” Mona waved her hand to brush his comment off. Kathleen happened to overhear their conversation as she walked past them, and she felt an uneasy feeling in her chest. Nowadays, Tessa’s position in the orchestra is getting higher and higher. She’s about to surpass my levels. I can’t believe it!
“Hey, Tessa, isn’t your brother a little immature? If he’s here to show his gratitude, shouldn’t he thank everyone in the orchestra—my mom included? Why is Timothy only thanking Mona? What does that mean? Are you looking down on the rest of us?” Kathleen walked over while speaking patronizingly.
Her words instantly wiped off Tessa’s and Timothy’s smiles. Mona simply frowned to show a dissatisfied look on her face. She would’ve picked a fight with Kathleen if it weren’t for their huge difference in status. Timothy didn’t want to cause any trouble for his sister, so he simply stared at Kathleen while speaking calmly. “You’re right. I should be thanking everyone. I’d like to buy all of you a meal after you guys finish practice tonight,” Timothy offered.
“What a statement! Do you know how many people we have with us? You should quit it if you’re trying to act generously. You’re the only one who will get embarrassed.” Kathleen was exceptionally sharp with her words as she felt a lot of resentment when she saw how Timothy protected Tessa.
