Mommy，We Got a Husband
Chapter 412 Alaric VS Tommy

"Wait, Josep's heading back to Country M?" Alaric blurted out, totally caught off guard. "Didn't he say he was sticking around for a bit longer?" Stellan just shrugged. "Beats me why he's bouncing so soon. Maybe there's some big deal going down at the Institute of Medical Pioneers."

Alaric felt a pang of guilt. Josep had saved his life, and now he was leaving, probably still ticked off about the whole Tommy mess.

He'd been planning to find a way to properly thank Josep, but now it seemed like time was running out.

"I'm coming with you," Alaric declared. Even if Josep didn't want to see him, he had to see him off out of respect and at least try to explain things at the airport.

"Sure thing," Stellan replied. "Cormac called earlier and said there's nothing pressing at the office today, so you can chill at home."

"Got it." Alaric's head was still throbbing, and he wasn't fully awake yet. Going to work now would be a disaster, so he decided to take it easy.

Stellan watched him finish his soup. Since Alaric wasn't feeling breakfast, Stellan suggested he take a nap.

While Alaric was snoozing, Stellan started prepping lunch, thinking some light food might help with the hangover.

Alaric had never been one for naps, but this one did him some good.

"Lunch is ready, come and eat," Stellan called out.

"Thanks for the effort," Alaric said as he joined her.

They sat down to eat, but Alaric barely touched his food.

"If you're still feeling off, I can go see Josep off by myself this afternoon," Stellan offered.

"No way," Alaric insisted. "We're going together."

Stellan nodded. "Alright then."

After lunch, they headed to the airport early and spotted Tommy with Josep as they walked in.

"Josep!" Alaric and Stellan hurried over.

Josep's smile vanished the moment he saw Alaric.

"Hello, Josep," Alaric greeted him politely.

Josep gave a cold nod in return.

"Josep, didn't you say you were staying in Country A for a while? Why the sudden change of plans?" Stellan asked.

Josep sighed. "I've been here long enough. I didn't plan on coming back in the first place; it was your urgent call that brought me here. Staying this long was never the plan, I can't stick around forever. The Institute of Medical Pioneers needs me."

It was true. Josep had only come because of Stellan's urgent call.

Alaric felt a wave of shame but still managed to say, "Thank you, Josep, for saving my life. I'll never forget it. If you ever need anything, no matter where you are, I'm there."

"Saving lives is just part of the job, I am not doing it for payback. Don't sweat it," Josep replied bluntly.

"As for Tommy, don't sweat it. I was the one who asked you to help him out, and you did a solid job. I'm really grateful. No one wanted things to go sideways. You've got your reasons, and it's not on you. Even though Tommy's not at Nexus Innovations anymore, he's sticking around in Arizona. I hope, Mr. Knight, you won't give him a hard time," Josep said.

"Relax, Josep. I won't go out of my way to mess with anyone," Alaric replied.

"Good to hear." Then Josep turned to Tommy and said, "And you, this whole mess happened 'cause you were too careless. To avoid any more drama, don't meet with Galatea alone. Now that you're at a new gig, give it your all." "Got it, Uncle Josep," Tommy quickly responded.

"Alright, enough talk. I gotta board now. You all take care," Josep said, then grabbed his luggage and headed inside.

Alaric and Stellan were genuinely thankful to Josep. Without him rushing over from Country M that night, Alaric wouldn't be standing here.

After watching Josep disappear inside, Alaric glanced at Tommy and then said to Stellan, "Galatea, wait for me in the car outside."

Stellan wondered, 'Is Alaric gonna talk to Tommy? Are they gonna clash?'

Seeing Stellan's worried look, Alaric reassured her, "Don't worry, I just wanna have a quick word with him. Nothing's gonna happen."

Hearing this, Stellan reluctantly agreed, gave them one last worried look, and walked out of the airport.

After Stellan left, Tommy respectfully asked, "Mr. Knight, is there something you wanna say to me?"

"You're quite the actor," Alaric said bluntly, "When we first met, you really had me thinking you were just some innocent, naive guy."

Tommy asked, "Mr. Knight, what do you mean by that?"

"Isn't it obvious?" Alaric looked him straight in the eye and asked, "Why'd you go out of your way to get close to Galatea and make me misunderstand? What's your game?"

Tommy said, "Mr. Knight, you're reading too much into it. You're a big-shot CEO, and I'm just a regular job seeker. If you wanna accuse me, I can't really defend myself. If you wanna fire me, I can't stop you. But a clear conscience needs no defense. I don't need to explain anything."

"Well said!" Alaric's eyes narrowed. "Work well with Ambrose, and don't let me catch you pulling any stunts. Anyone who tries to play me won't end well. Got it?"

Hearing this, Tommy smiled and said, "I'm just a law-abiding citizen. What could you possibly catch me doing? Mr. Knight, you're overthinking it. That day will never come."

Alaric warned, "That's good."

Tommy politely bowed slightly and said, "Mr. Knight, you must be busy. I'll take my leave now. I wish you a speedy recovery."

With that, Tommy turned and walked out of the airport. Alaric watched his back, deep in thought.

Could Tommy showing up now be tied to the mysterious folks who framed the Storm Family?