Goodness, this child was very good looking.
Was it possible for a child to be this good looking?!
His skin was as white as snow, and his eyes were onyx black. It was hard to describe what she was looking at. She had never seen such a gorgeous looking boy before!
Inside the car.
Looking out from the window, Madam Quartley saw Montez hugging Yesseca affectionately.
She was disgusted at the sight of the two of them.
She couldn't tell what sort of devious trick Yesseca had played on him to cause him to adore her so much.
She wanted nothing more than to move the two of them as far away from each other as possible.
But Madam Quartley couldn't bear to see Montez crying his little heart out like he did earlier.
She then barked out an order at Sheldon, "Sheldon, get down there and keep an ear on what they're saying to each other! If she says anything that might trick Montez into staying with her, drag him
back immediately!"
Sheldon was speechless.
He couldn't imagine Yesseca saying anything like that to Montez.
But since it was an order from Madam Quartley, he had to obey.
She was Tremaine's grandmother after all.
Sheldon got out of the car.
As soon as he got out of the car, Preslie spotted him.
Her eyes lit up immediately.
Goodness, it was the handsome man in uniform again.
Preslie walk over to him. "Hello, we meet again, huh?"
She felt especially shy and only managed to whisper that out.
Sheldon was so focused on listening in on Yesseca and Montez's conversation that he didn't notice Preslie at all.
Preslie was quiet.
She was stunned by this and suddenly heard her sister's voice from that morning echoing in her head.
"You're already so fat, yet you're still eating!"
"Tut, tut, I know you've lost a lot of weight before, but what does that matter? You're still a fat girl. No man will be interested in a fatty like you. You'd better watch out, otherwise you'll never get married and will end up having to live with our parents for the rest of your life."
She felt inferior about herself as her sister's cruel mockery replayed in her mind.
Preslie silently took a few steps back and hid behind a tree.
She felt bitter inside.
She felt embarrassed at how cheeky she had acted.
It was great that he had saved her, but there was no way she should have just gone up to him like that. A man like him wouldn't want anything to do with a woman like her.
Men probably saw her as nothing more than a fat, unattractive woman. They wouldn't pay any attention to her. She was just a nuisance to them.
Her heart ached terribly.
She had been ridiculed and mocked by plenty of people before which brought her self esteem to it's absolute lowest. She had since recovered after reading several self-help books about psychology. She thought she had become a cheerful and bubbly person, but right now, all her past insecurities were resurfacing.
After Montez was done with showering Yesseca with his affection, he broke the news to her.
He was moving to Nashaland.
Yesseca was very surprised at this.
Montez then spoke like an adult, "Yesseca, you should know that I will never forget you even when I've moved to Nashaland. I will always think of you." Montez then blushed as he said, "If you'd be willing to... would you come with me to Nashaland?"
He looked at Yesseca with a solemn face. Yesseca could tell from his expression that he was being sincere.
Yesseca held her breath.
After a while, she said with a forced smile, "Montez, I'm very happy here. It would be impossible for me to move to Nashaland."
The spark of hope in Montez's eyes slowly dimmed.
He had expected this.
It would be impossible for Yesseca to move to Nashaland with him.
He had hoped that the fantasies in his mind would come true on their way here.
But it wasn't meant to be. Yesseca wasn't going to move to Nashaland, but he had to.
He had always known that he would be moving to Nashaland with his father one day.
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