Ruth then remembered that she had an aunt who lived in the country.
Her aunt had opened a restaurant in Nashaland.
When her aunt first opened her restaurant, she had asked to borrow some money from Ruth as she didn't have enough at the time.
Ruth stayed with Yuliana all the time. She lived and ate in the Quartley Palace, so she'd never needed to spend a lot of money, which is why she was able to lend all of her life savings to her aunt.
Ruth didn't even ask her aunt to repay her.
She figured that her aunt might need some help at her restaurant. She could work as a waitress or a cashier, which would help her pay for her own place.
Time passed quickly. In the blink of an eye, five days had gone by.
Ruth's departure from the Quartley Palace didn't leave any lasting impact as life in the Quartley Palace remained the same.
Tremaine and Yesseca's wedding day was approaching.
Everyone in Nashaland was no longer opposed to their marriage. Their biggest obstacle had disappeared, so Yesseca didn't have any more worries. The public was eagerly waiting for their wedding day, They were also waiting to see her as the bride.
Even though she wasn't worried anymore, she was still very nervous. Whenever she was in the Quartley Palace, Yesseca would practice her mannerisms and behavior. Tremaine was the president after all, their marriage would be known throughout the world. She didn't want to embarrass him.
Yesseca was practicing her walk at home when Tremaine called her.
Tremaine asked her what she was doing. Yesseca told him that she was practicing.
He then burst out laughing.
Yesseca was quiet.
She then asked, "Hey, what are you laughing at? What's so funny?"
Tremaine said blankly, "You silly goose, why do you need to practice walking? Is that something you need to work on?"
Yesseca kept silent.
She replied, "Of course I need to practice this. All the young women from rich families walk around gracefully. But I don't look like that at all when I walk, so I have to practice."
Tremaine then said, "Yesseca, you can just be yourself. You don't have to compare yourself to those women. Besides, who says they walk better than you do?"
Yesseca sighed. "Everyone recognizes the elegance of a rich young lady. Think about it. On our wedding day, I'll be walking towards you on the red carpet. If I don't look good, everyone will laugh at you for marrying a bride who can't walk gracefully."
Tremaine's eyes darkened.
When he had heard that she was practicing her walk, he assumed that she only did so because she was being self-conscious about appearing beautiful all the time. But then he realized that she was doing this for his sake.
Tremaine said softly, "Silly girl, who would dare to laugh at me? I'm the president of Nashaland and the woman I'm marrying is the most amazing woman in the entire country. If your posture is different from those so-called rich and famous women, not only will the people not laugh at you, but you might even start a whole new trend when it comes to walking. Everyone will then think that your posture is the most elegant one around."
Yesseca was quiet.
She scrunched up her face as she thought about this.
She would start a new trend on walking gracefully?
Yesseca thought this was impossible.
She wasn't graceful with the way she walked. Who would want to follow her lead?
Only those women who came from rich and famous families, the ones who walked like super models would be admired and emulated.
"Anyway, you don't need to imitate anyone. Just do your own thing. You are the most beautiful woman after all." Tremaine emphasized.
Yesseca felt warm in her heart when she heard this.
She had always felt that it was best to just be herself.
But Tremaine was far from ordinary. She didn't want him to be criticized because of her, so she was being extra careful and had decided to learn how to be more elegant.
"Okay, I understand," Yesseca replied.
Since Tremaine had told her this, she would listen to him.
After speaking to each other for a while, Tremaine then hung up the phone.
He smiled after he ended the call.
Because he thought about how Yesseca was trying to emulate the way other people walked.
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