Chapter 48: Chapter 48

Chapter 48: Should I be wary of her?

" Ah! " Andrea furrowed her brows as she shook her head in confusion, thinking she might have misheard him.

” Sorry, Mr. Wilson, can you come again?” She let out a laugh at how ridiculous it was to think he had said she should move to New York with him.

”Andrea, you heard me just right," he said, his gaze not leaving her face.

”You can ask me anything, but I can't agree to this. It's too much,” Her gaze flickered.

"Look, I have a big company to run, and I can't keep shuffling between New York and New South Wales like I'm going to a grocery shop."

”I'm fine with it. Whenever you are less busy, you can always come," she said as she looked away from him.

”I will always be worried about you if I am to leave you with the kids here. How can I and my mistress be in different countries?”

Andrea sighs loudly; she knew if she dragged this matter further, he might use Elena's job to threaten her, which will definitely give him the response he wants from her. Speaking of Elena, she never imagined leaving her, and she wondered how she would react to the news once she found out.

"Mr. Wilson, my family is here, and my best friend Elena. I don't think she will be happy to hear this news."

” You have no choice but to come with me unless you want your friend to never find a job," he said casually.

Andrea smacked her forehead frustratedly. ”Why do you always have to threaten me like this? I can't leave now. My aunt and cousin are here. Let me tell you, none of them knows that you are Ruby and Pearl's father.”

”You can inform them there's no big deal, and this is one of the reasons you should come with me. I am the twins' father, which means I have major responsibilities to play in their lives, and I won't let you deprive me of that.”

Andrea felt a gush of warmth flood her heart immediately after hearing those words from him. She never thought Mr. Wilson could ever be this caring to anyone, not even her and the babies.

She found herself nodding her head, after all, Elena had really done a lot for her, and it was high time she took full responsibility for herself and the babies.

Sean gave her a smile. ”How about you tell everyone about it today and get packing? We will leave the day after tomorrow."

”The day after tomorrow? Isn't that more on short notice? Elena might suffer from a heart attack if I break all this news to her."

”The way you always talk about Elena. Do you two have something going on? Should I be wary of her? " Sean teased.

”What are you talking about? This is not the time for jokes. I'm freaking out right now," Andrea said, pacing back and forth.

Sean let out a groan as he managed to sit up. He placed a pillow right behind his back before relaxing on the headboard.

”Why don't we do it together?” Sean asked, and Andrea shook her head immediately.

”Why is that?”

” I feel everything is too fast and weird. I'm trying to adjust to the news. I think we shouldn't tell them yet. When the time is right, I'll inform them”

”That's okay with me, but I think you should inform your friend since you will be moving from here. As for your aunt and cousin, I will take care of them,”

”Don't bother yourself. You should go packing already. I want to take a nap now," Sean said as he covered himself properly with the duvet, not wanting to hear anything from her that would grant her the opportunity not to come with him.

Andrea bit her lip hardly as she walked out of his place with muffled thoughts.

" Andrea, thank goodness you are back. Your aunty and Jasmine are packing their stuff upstairs; I think something urgent came up," Elena explained immediately as she made her way in.

She rushed upstairs, and indeed, she found them packing their stuff. ' Mom, Tessa, what's going on?"

" A neighbour just called to inform me that someone broke into our apartment. We need to leave now. I'm so sorry, Andrea.”

Andrea just stared at them as her mind went back to Sean. ” Could it be that Mr. Wilson is the one behind this? This man is so powerful, it hasn't even gotten to 10 minutes, and he already solved my problem like he had promised.

” Andrea, don't get all worked up; we will always come to visit you. I don't like seeing you moody," Mom Tessa hugged her, not knowing that Andrea was on top of the moon right now.

She forced a smile " I understand you don't have to worry about me. This is very important, and you should go attend to it. Thank you very much for staying with me for the past few weeks. I know, Mom Tessa, you have to go back to your teaching job, and Jasmine, I hope you won't get into trouble at the hospital." She asked.

”Of course not. What is the worst that might happen? I'm just an intern nurse." She stuck out her tongue playfully.

" Right! " They all came downstairs, and Elena offered to drive them to the airport.

Immediately, Elena got back Andrea decided it was the right time to tell her the truth.

”Lena, there's something really important that I want to discuss with you. I should have told you immediately I found out,” Andrea said in a slightly tensed manner.

”What is it? It's okay, I won't get mad at you," Elena assured her with a faint smile.

” The truth is, Mr. Wilson is the twins' father," she said as she lowered her gaze to the ground.

"What are you talking about? Andrea, your joke is pretty lame," she burst into laughter.

Andrea's eyes turned misty immediately. She raised her head, and their eyes met. She knew this alone would make Elena realize it wasn't a joke.

”Andrea, are you being serious?” Elena's smile slowly faded away.

She nodded as she burst into tears. ”I didn't mean to keep this a secret from you. That night that I went to Mr. Wilson's apartment to give him dinner, I accidentally knocked down a picture of him, and when I picked it up to put it back, I noticed he was putting on that exact watch that I took from the hotel.”

”It might belong to any random person; why did you think it was Mr. Wilson?” Elena's voice began to waver.

”Actually, there was this day I went to a jewellery store with that watch to find out how much it cost, and I was told it's a very rare piece and it was specially designed, which means it's one of a kind.”

”I told Mr. Wilson that I was aware that he is the twins' father, which he also acknowledged himself," she sniffed as she tried to stop her tears from coming out.

”It's okay, Andrea. These things happen; is that why you are crying so much? Did he do something to you?” Elena moved forward and wiped her tears.

Andrea took a sharp breath. ’Lena, I have made up my mind; I will be moving to New York the day after tomorrow," she said in between her tears.

”Are you scared that the media might come after you once they find out? I don't think Mr. Wilson will tell anyone about this after all he's already engaged, right?”

Andrea shook her head as she palmed her face; she felt like a lump was stuck in her throat, and no words could come out of her mouth. It hurt her so much that she couldn't come clean to Elena.

’That's not it, Elena. Mr. Wilson wants to be a part of the kids' lives, and I have already decided to give him a chance."

Elena scoffed loudly, ”You are being ridiculous, for goodness sake. Is Mr. Wilson willing to call off his wedding for you, or are you going to be his mistress? Because if he really did feel guilty even after knowing he had kids, he wouldn't have gotten engaged to another lady,”

" I'm okay with it. I mean, it doesn't matter," she said with a smile.

" Andrea I'm not pushing you away. Did I do something wrong, and you are probably mad at me? How can you just think of leaving like this?"

'Elena, please don't make things difficult for me; I have already made up my mind to leave," Andrea said as her tears fell freely.

She couldn't even brace herself to look at Elena.

”It's fine if this is what you want. You are an adult; who am I to stop you from making your own decisions? Why am I even getting emotional?’ Elena said, wiping the tears that came out of her eye.

”I should have expected this sooner or later. Maybe I was never meant to be happy in the first place. I broke up with Ryan, and you are also leaving me.”

”I'm really sorry, Elena." Andrea pulled her in for a tight hug.

The two ladies cried for a while longer. Throughout the day, the ambiance of the house was just like that of a graveyard; only the cries of the babies could be heard once in a while.