Chapter 859 Play the Long Game
Wanda had thought Nicholas’ feelings toward her were gradually changing, but it seemed that she had just been imagining things. Because she had no reason to stay any longer, she simply left lest Nicholas got upset.
That night, she went to Sawyer Residence with a gift in hand. “Old Master Sawyer, I’m here to visit you. How has your health been in the past two days?”
Feeling pleased by her thoughtfulness, Remus replied kindly, “I’m doing great. How about you? Has the company been progressing well? Did anyone cause any trouble for you?”
“It’s going quite smoothly. Besides, with Nicholas’ and Master Kieran’s help, nobody would dare to cause any trouble for me.”
Wanda knew what Remus wanted to hear and tactfully praised the two young masters of the Sawyer Family.
After she finished speaking, she added bashfully, “Speaking of which, I feel embarrassed for troubling Nicholas so often these days.”
“Why should you feel embarrassed? If you need anything in the future, just go to Nicholas. After all, he promised your grandfather to take good care of you.”
Remus hoped that the two of them would spend more time together as he hoped that the woman who would stand next to Nicholas would be someone who could assist him in his business compared to Tessa who usually dabbled in music.
Hearing this, Wanda thought that Remus was supporting herself as always, and her smile turned even sweeter. “Since you’ve said that, Old Master Sawyer, I won’t hold back with Nicholas in the future.”
However, despite her words, she was well aware that Remus’ support wasn’t enough for her to get together with Nicholas; she needed Nicholas’ feelings for her to change. At that thought, she suddenly pretended to look downcast and hesitated to continue speaking to Remus.
When he sensed her abnormal behavior, a glint flashed past Remus’ eyes, and he asked worriedly, “What’s wrong? Why are you unhappy all of a sudden?”
“It’s nothing much, actually. I just feel that whenever I look for Nicholas, he seems to have his guard up against me. I was wondering if he has misunderstood me emotionally.”
After Wanda finished speaking, she looked at Remus expectantly, hoping that he would help her. At the same time, she also wanted to take this opportunity to make things clear. Unexpectedly, he said nothing in reply.
Of course, it was because he had seen through Wanda’s thoughts at a glance. Although he wanted her to approach Nicholas, the current situation was no longer suitable for him to interfere any further. Besides, ever since Gregory was taken away, along with their previous quarrel, Nicholas hadn’t come to apologize to him yet.
Upon seeing that Remus had fallen silent and didn’t seem to plan to stand up for her, Wanda felt her heart drop all of a sudden. Could it be that he had already begun to accept Tessa’s existence? She frowned slightly, thinking to herself that this was not a good sign. However, as Tessa was training abroad, there weren’t many opportunities for her to pounce on her mistakes. At that thought, Wanda gritted her teeth secretly, feeling deeply displeased.
Even so, she did not show it on her face, and she accompanied Remus for dinner. At the table, she no longer mentioned Nicholas, but talked about things he liked to make him happy.
Noticing Wanda’s tactfulness, Remus felt satisfied.
Once she had finished her meal, Wanda saw that it was getting late, so she offered to leave. As soon as she left the mansion, her face instantly darkened. In the beginning, she thought Remus was supporting her, but from the current look of things, she had to play the long game instead.
Meanwhile, Tessa was unaware of this situation. After meeting her senior apprentices, she resumed her daily training life. Similarly, Gregory took violin classes in the morning and received lessons from his home tutor in the afternoon, making his workload extremely heavy.
Tessa felt distressed that Gregory had to learn so many things every day, and she came back as early as possible in the evening to take care of him herself.
Because he had her company, Gregory was very well-behaved every day and studied hard.
“Mommy, I got full marks in my quiz today.” When Tessa returned home today, Gregory looked at her expectantly, waiting for her praise.
