Always Been Yours (Tessa and Nicholas) novel Chapter 209

Chapter 209 

That was why Tessa insisted on coming back to train even though she was not fully healed. Even if she just played a gentle piece, it would still help to stabilize her techniques somewhat.

When the receptionist heard those words, an awkward expression appeared on her face. She paused for a moment before saying, “Tessa, the truth is… Queenie is not just serving as the assistant concertmaster for this performance. It has been decided in the orchestra that this position will be hers from now on.”

Tessa was shocked to hear those words. Even though she could understand every single word the receptionist was saying, the words suddenly sounded like a foreign language when strung together in a sentence. Thus, she paused for a while before she raised her head to look at the receptionist in confusion. “The position will be hers from now on? Winnie, what do you mean by that?”

“Tessa… please don’t be so upset. I’m just the receptionist. I don’t know why the orchestra issued that directive either,” the receptionist said softly while patting Tessa on the shoulder.

Knowing that it was useless to question the receptionist any further, Tessa nodded and went to look for Trevor.

Trevor was astonished to see Tessa, and his expression immediately became strange. – He spoke with his guilty conscience weighing down on him. “Tessa? Why aren’t you recuperating at home? Why did you come here?”

She replied, “I came to train. But, I heard that Queenie was officially appointed as the assistant concertmaster. Didn’t you say that she was just a temporary replacement for this performance?”

Upon hearing those words, his expression changed again. He avoided her gaze and did not dare to look her in the eye. Even his manner of speech became hesitant. “Uh… Tessa, please listen to me. It’s not that we don’t want to appoint you. But.”

“But what?” she immediately asked.

He gritted his teeth and answered straightforwardly, “This is the decision of the higher-ups. They claimed that you are not suitable for the orchestra and chose Queenie to take your place. I’m just a lowly employee. I don’t have the power to make such decisions. So… please don’t make things difficult for me.”