"I'm not saying you're stingy," Sierra said, "You're quite a simple girl. You're still working here even when you're in a relationship with a young man who drives a luxury car. Any other woman would have quit long ago. They'd let the man take care of them,"
"Women still have to take care of themselves," Yesseca said.
She knew that her job wasn't very prestigious and the salary was very low, but she still had to work.
Sierra gave Yesseca a thumbs-up. "Well said. No wonder that young man dotes on you so much. He even brought that big bag of snacks for you to smoother, things out with your colleagues."
Yesseca was quiet.
Sierra had thought the same thing.
"By the way," Sierra lowered her voice again. "You and that man with the child..."
Yesseca felt as though her heart had been stabbed with a needle.
It hurt so much that she almost jumped.
She quickly interrupted Sierra, "Sierra, stop talking.
I told you nothing's going on between us!"
Yesseca sounded very aggravated.
Sierra noticed it.
She quickly comforted Yesseca, "If you say so, then so be it. I won't ask about him anymore. You should have a good talk with that young man soon. He is a very good person. If you marry him, you'll definitely have a good life. Don't think about anything else,"
A hint of bitterness flashed across Yesseca's eyes.
"Don't think about such things."
Indeed, she had nothing else to think about.
"Kyiin is so kind and considerate to me. What else do I have to think about?"
"I understand," Yesseca murmured back quietly.
The hospital was much livelier at night.
That was because of the arrival of two old men.
Yesseca heard that one of them was Matthew's father and the other was Selina's grandfather.
The two old men were both in high spirits and looked very happy.
Yesseca and the two old men were standing slightly apart from each other. They didn't know each other very well.
Cecilia then saw Yesseca standing in the corner.
She smiled and asked, "Are you Yesseca?"
Yesseca knew that this lady was Selina's mother.
She quickly greeted her, "Hello, madam,"
Cecilia patted her hand affectionately. "No need to call me Madam. Just call me Auntie."
Yesseca felt closer to her after that.
Without hesitating, she said, "Hello, Auntie,"
Although Cecilia was a rich woman, Yesseca found her to be very kind, just like any other neighborhood auntie.
"Such a good girl," Cecilia looked at Yesseca tenderly. "Selina talks about you all the time. Selina really cares about you. She doesn't have a biological sister, but she definitely loves you like one."
Yesseca's heart filled with warmth. "I know, Auntie. She's been very nice to me."
Cecilia pulled Yesseca further along the corridor and lowered her voice, "Selina's told me about you and Kyi in,"
Yesseca blushed.
After some time, she nodded.
Cecilia was very happy. "That's good. You two are a good match. Yesseca, believe me when I say this. You can rest easy. I've watched Kyi in grow up. I know him very well. You won't miss out on anything if you get together with him."
"I understand."
She already knew this even without Cecilia's advice.
She had kept in touch with him for quite some time now. She knew what kind of man he was by now.
After exchanging a few more words with each other, Selina then called her over.
Selina apologized, "I'm sorry Yesseca, there are so many people here tonight, I feel that you've been neglected,"
Yesseca quickly replied, "No, it's fine. I'll just watch you and the baby from a distance,"
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