Selina suddenly realized that her energy was back.
Her limbs that were drained off of energy were now filled with a surge of energy all of a sudden.
She then shoved Matthew away.
Normally, Matthew wouldn't even budge, but Matthew was so distracted that he stumbled a few steps backwards.
Selina immediately bit the tip of her tongue.
As long as she tried hard enough, she would die soon.
Then, Essie would be able to remove her heart and return it to Lothar.
She must die immediately.
The selfish intent was beginning to creep into her heart and mind. She wanted to continue living with Matthew and their child. She was afraid that if she delayed any longer, she would change her mind and be reluctant to give her heart back to Lothar.
This was why Selina thought that she needed to be decisive.
Just as Selina bit into her tongue, Yesseca, who had been silent all this while, yelled, "Selina, do you think my brother would want you to die?!"
Selina paused in shock.
Her teeth stopped at the tip of her tongue.
Yesseca's eyes were covered with tears. "You've always treated me well, like a sister, and perhaps even better than how a sister would treat her siblings. But no matter how good you are, you can't be compared to my brother. I grew up with him and had a close relationship with him. That's something that you wouldn't be able to replace, no matter what. So, if I have to choose between you and my brother, I'll choose my brother. But,"
Yesseca paused for a moment before continuing in a bitter voice, "You still can't return the heart to my brother. Back then, Lothar gave you his heart voluntarily, right? He knew that he could live on but he made up such a lie so that you would be able to live on. That's probably because in my brother's heart, your life was more important than his!"
Yesseca had never been in a relationship. Whenever Lothar spoke of Selina, his eyes would light up and he could spend hours and hours talking about Selina. Yesseca had always thought that was because Selina was a dear friend to Lothar.
Only now did she understand.
It was more than that.
Even if Selina was a dear friend to Lothar, he would not sacrifice his life in such a way for Selina.
Lothar had liked Selina.
It was at this moment that Yesseca knew about his brother's feelings for Selina.
It turned out that whenever Lothar's eyes lit up when he was talking about Selina, it was because that he liked her.
Yesseca spoke clearly, "If you give my brother his heart back, he'll suffer anyway even if he is resurrected because he wanted you to live."
Yesseca finally understood Lothar's intentions.
Even though she wanted Lothar to live.
More importantly, she wanted Lothar to be happy.
She believed that Lothar must have felt blessed when he left as he was able to give Selina another chance to live.
Moreover, Matthew, who was a great man, was with Selina.
Lothar could only hide his feelings.
When Lothar had decided to give his heart to Selina so that she can live on, he must have made that decision happily.
If he got his heart back, that would be against his intentions and he surely wouldn't be happy about that.
Yesseca didn't want her brother to come back to life only to suffer.
Even though Lothar had already passed away, it was better for him to feel blessed when he left than to live and suffer.
Yesseca looked at Selina with her red- rimmed eyes, "My brother sacrificed his life for you, which is why you need to live out your life for him and for your own sake."
Lothar's heart was now beating in Selina's chest.
Perhaps this was one way for Lothar to continue being in this world.
Selina could help live out a life for Lothar.
Yesseca's words immediately muddled Selina's mind.
She wanted to speak, but no words came out.
Matthew, too, came to his senses.
Yesseca's words suddenly reminded him of something.
Matthew looked at Essie with a gaze as sharp as a blade. "Essie, you obviously had many opportunities to carry out your plan, but you didn't.
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