"Thank you, Greg," Tessa smiled gently at her son before lowering her head to drink water.
Nicholas stood next to them, and his eyes were gentle as he watched their interaction. Then, he instructed his son, "Stay here and take care of Mommy. I'll go buy some food for her."
"Daddy, you can go. I'll take good care of Mommy." Greg nodded obediently.
Not long after, Nicholas returned with a bowl of chicken soup and fed it to Tessa himself. She felt a bit embarrassed but had no choice since both her hands were injured and wrapped up like a mummy.
Greg leaned on her arm the whole time. He was obviously still frightened from what had happened, although the situation was not as perilous as the previous car accident. In fact, Tessa noticed this and allowed the little one to cling to her.
Tessa felt far better after eating. So, she finally had the energy to start recalling what happened on the day of the incident and became curious. "Have you found out who kidnapped me?"
"I did, but..." Nicholas stopped short of telling her the truth.
"But what?" she pressed.
"But, well, you would never guess who it was," his eyes were dark as he replied. This made her frown and ponder who else would have wanted her dead.
She believed that she did not have any deep-seated enemies during her time abroad except for Susan.
"Is it Susan?" she guessed but then thought it was unlikely. However, she did not expect him to nod and then shake his head. "It is her, but again, it isn't her."
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