Tremaine didn't respond.
Sheldon sighed.
He leaned over and quickly picked out the white cabbage leaf from Tremaine's hair and tossed it out the car window. He did it very quickly and hoped that Tremaine didn't notice.
But, Tremaine did notice.
His face darkened when he saw Sheldon pluck out the small white cabbage leaf from his hair.
He wished, at that moment, to be able to go back up there and kill that woman who had done this to him.
But then he recalled how Yesseca had stood between him and that woman. He then calmed down.
He looked at Sheldon coldly.
Sheldon trembled.
He thought, "What happened to the President? How did he end up with a piece of cabbage on his head?"
What did that ferocious woman do to the President?
Emphasizing every word, Treamine said, "Don't tell anyone about what happened today."
"Yes, Mr. President!" Sheldon replied loud and clear.
"Also!" Tremaine frowned. "Forgot about what just happened."
Sheldon was quiet.
What had just happened?
Was he talking about that cabbage leaf on his head?
Sheldon thought that this wasn't going to be something he would forget anytime soon.
But he didn't dare say that.
"Yes, Mr. President." Sheldon's voice trailed off.
Yesseca helped Preslie over to the sofa.
Preslie's face looked very pale.
Yesseca poured out a glass of warm water for Preslie. "Drink some water."
Preslie took the glass of water with her trembling hands.
She looked at Yesseca with her very sad face. "Yesseca that was way too scary. That person actually had a gun on him. Why does he have a gun? God, we live in a society controlled by the
law. He had a gun!"
After saying that, Preslie calmed down.
She continued, "Yesseca, that man might come back to get revenge on us. We have to call the police immediately, otherwise, he might kill us with his gun."
Yesseca sighed. "It's no use calling the police. He's above that."
"You know him?" Preslie asked, surprised.
Yesseca nodded. "Yes, he won't kill us. I guess you simply angered him earlier. Everything will be fine."
Preslie covered her mouth and said, "Oh, my God, Yesseca, you know such a dangerous man like him?!"
Although he was quite handsome, when he became angry, he looked like a demon straight from hell.
Yesseca replied, "He's the President's personal bodyguard."
Preslie was quiet.
Her eyes widened.
He was the personal bodyguard of the president of Nashaland!
This was a huge deal!
Preslie spoke with bated breath, "Did you meet him when we went to Nashaland for training? How did Yesseca get to know the bodyguard of the President of Nashaland?"
Yesseca was silent for a moment before saying, "It's a long story. Let's go to sleep."
Preslie looked at the door uneasily. "You sure he won't come after us?"
Yesseca shook her head. "Don't worry, he won't. He was just upset earlier, and now he's gone, so there's nothing to worry about. He... he's not a bad person."
When the car arrived at the Quartley Palace.
Tremaine was about to get out of the car when he suddenly asked Sheldon a question, "Sheldon, am I particularly impatient towards women?"
He recalled everything that happened at Yesseca's home.
If he had been more patient with Yesseca, he might have been able to tell her his reason for inviting her to Nashaland with him. If he did, he might have been able to avoid the whole mess he ended up in.
He should have been more patient, but instead when Yesseca pushed him away, he overreacted impulsively.
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