Essie was standing by her door.
Most of the time, food delivery people were men. That was what Yesseca thought.
Essie entered Yesseca's room and closed the door.
Yesseca snapped back to reality.
She was short of breath. "Essie, are you okay?"
"No," Essie replied coldly.
She rolled up her sleeves and pants. There were bloodstains everywhere.
Yesseca didn't dare to look.
Essie came closer. "Terrifying, isn't it?"
Yesseca's throat felt dry.
Essie said coldly, "This is what Matthew did. He almost killed me. Yesseca, I almost died by his hands!"
Yesseca did not reply.
She didn't even defend Matthew.
She had experienced a near moment of death.
If Essie hadn't pushed her down, she might have been shot in the chest.
"Essie, thank you for saving me," said Yesseca.
Essie's face was still cold. "You really should be thanking me. You almost killed me, but I saved you."
A guilty expression appeared on Yesseca's face. "I'm sorry. I didn't know I was followed."
Essie sneered, "Yesseca, you've been used by Matthew. You call him your brother-in-law but he used you, and even wanted to kill you. Yesseca, it was your own brother-in-law, the person you trust the most."
Yesseca didn't say anything.
Essie added, "That's right, Selina appears to be a person of virtue as well. The truth is, they're hypocrites. Everything they portray to you is fake, Yesseca, please see them for who they truly are!"
Yesseca's eyes were filled with emotions.
After a long time, she suddenly said, "Essie, can you let me see my brother?"
"You want to see your brother?" Essie raised her voice.
Yesseca nodded.
The smile on Essie's lips became sinister. "Then give the medicine to Selina."
Yesseca went to her bedroom.
She took out the little bottle.
"Can I see my brother if I give her this?"
Essie stared into Yesseca's eyes.
Yesseca had changed.
Back then, she would straightforwardly refuse to give this to Selina, but now, she was wavering. Essie could tell that Yesseca was changing her mind.
Essie lowered her voice and said, "Yes, you can see your brother if you give this to her. You will see your brother, healthy and alive. You're just taking what you deserve from Selina, you're not doing anything wrong."
Yesseca was breathing rapidly.
After a long time, she seemed to have made up her mind and spit out, "I'll give it to her. I'll take back what's owed to my brother."
That night, Yesseca went to visit the Perry family home.
Kyi in was not there.
When Selina saw Yesseca, she immediately asked what had happened between her and Kylin. She looked worried. "This morning, I felt like something was off about Kylin. He was distracted when I talked to him."
Erine added in, "That's right. Mr. Kylin is usually very polite to us servants, but today he didn't seem to pay any attention to us. He left very early in the morning."
Yesseca lowered her head as she looked at Selina and Erine. "I don't know anything about that."
Selina requested Erine to accompany Yesseca while she made a phone call to Kylin.
She told Kylin that Yesseca was with her.
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