Chapter 679 You Meddle Too Much
The color was divided into two parts. The upper half was painted in blue and represented the sky, while the lower half was painted in green and represented the grass.
Gregory also painted several flowers on the grass. Nevertheless, the most prominent part of this drawing was its portraits. Although it was a little abstract, it was not hideous, and everyone had a smile. The painting looked very artistic, with the adults holding the child as they stood side by side.
“Miss Tessa, did I draw it well?” Gregory looked at Tessa expectantly, and his face practically had ‘praise me!’ written all over it.
Tessa laughed and sincerely praised him, “It’s very nice. You’re really amazing.”
The smile on Gregory’s face became sweeter upon hearing her happy words, and he became more motivated. “Then, I will practice and take my lessons seriously so I can draw a portrait that’s as pretty as you.”
“In that case, I will eagerly wait for that day.” Tessa encouraged the little guy. Then, she saw Nicholas looking at them dotingly with a smile on his lips. So, she smiled as she handed over the watercolor drawing in her hand.
“Look at Greg’s drawing. Isn’t it beautiful?”
“It’s quite good.” Nicholas lowered his eyes and glanced at the drawing. The curvature of his lips rose a little once more.
I like this drawing and what Greg said just now even more. A family of three… Aren’t we a family of three?
At this thought, Nicholas’ facial expression became even more gentle.
Looking at the three talking and laughing, Janet discovered that she couldn’t interrupt them at all, and her jealousy kept surging to new heights.
Particularly, from her point of view, she was just like an outsider, whereas Nicholas and the others were like a family of three.
Janet really couldn’t stomach any more of the constant laughter ringing in her ears.
I don’t understand. Why does Greg look distant and indifferent every time he sees me? Yet why doesn’t he ostracize Tessa? Furthermore, he even acts so affectionately with Tessa.
At this moment, she felt incredibly left out as she looked at the three interacting harmoniously with each other.
Still, she was very unwilling to leave just like this.
In the end, she forcibly suppressed the churning jealousy in her heart. Instead, she looked at Tessa as she smiled, “Miss Reinhart, I heard that you were away frequently. So, how can you still be so close with Greg?”
“Although I was away often, Greg and I video called each other daily.”
No doubt, Tessa could hear that Janet’s words were directed toward her with malicious intent. So, although the smile on her face remained unchanged, the joy in her voice was subdued.
Janet pretended not to hear her warning as she insisted. “Video calls are mere video calls. But it will also be hard for you to take care of him if he encounters any problems. Am I right, Miss Reinhart?”
At this point, Tessa was a little displeased as her brows furrowed slightly before smoothing out as she still gave Janet a courteous smile. “Everyone has different opinions. Besides, I think the technology these days is so advanced that even if we’re not together, it still won’t take long if we wish to meet.”
Janet did not expect that Tessa would tactfully rebuff her. Hence, she was a little irked.
She inhaled deeply as she continued to find fault in Tessa.
“Greg is at that stage where he lacks maternal love. I heard from Mrs. Sawyer that she hopes to have a daughter-in-law who is family-oriented.”
She looked at Tessa with a mirthless smile, and there were slight traces of smugness in her eyes.
Her words carried two meanings. Firstly, she wanted to tell Tessa sarcastically that she was not Gregory’s biological mother, regardless of her close relationship with Gregory. Secondly, she wanted to brag to Tessa that she had a good relationship with Nicholas’ family.
Naturally, Tessa comprehended the meaning behind her words. Yet, she was slightly taken aback and didn’t know how to react to Janet’s barbed words.
At this moment, Gregory also sensed something wrong with Janet’s words. In an instant, his initially smiling little face became fierce.
“I don’t want anyone else. I only need Miss Tessa!”
He glared at Janet angrily with puffy cheeks and defended Tessa through his words. “Although Miss Tessa is usually away, and I will miss her a lot, I don’t mind.”
Similarly, Nicholas had a sullen look on his face. Even though he did not utter a word, he obviously did not mind that Tessa was away often.
However, Janet was unaware of his thoughts on the matter.
When she heard Gregory’s words, she was utterly enraged.
Tessa is truly a remarkable woman. She can coax Greg to stand up for her to this extent before she even married Nicholas.
“You don’t mind, but does that mean Nicholas won’t mind?”
“Why would you care whether I mind or not? You’re way out of bounds.”
