Yesseca didn't get upset at Montez. On the contrary, she started to speak gently to him.
She said, "Montez, can you tell me why? I would like to know what you're worried about."
Montez then explained, "Yesseca, it's because I want my daddy to be with my mommy, my real mommy!"
He wanted his parents to get back together.
This was something Montez had wished for all his life.
He wanted to have a mother of his own. He wanted to be like the other children who lived happily with their parents.
This wasn't just because of his own personal interest.
His personal interest would involve him growing up and marrying Yesseca for himself.
Yesseca held her breath for a moment when she heard this.
When she heard Montez mention his mother, she felt a tinge of bitterness in her heart.
But she quickly pushed that feeling away.
She patted his head. "Montez, I know that you want your daddy to be with your mommy, but since your daddy and mommy got a divorce, that proves that they weren't happy with each other. Now your daddy wants to be happy with me. Similarly, your mommy may also be looking for her new partner to be happy with in her life."
Yesseca then paused for a moment. She tried to explain this in a way that Montez could understand, "Montez, in short, adults' lives are very complicated. Many people often separate because they don't feel right for each other and for many other reasons. Once a couple has broken up, they are like smashed glass, it's impossible to put them back together again."
Tremaine had never told her about Montez's real mother.
Everything she had said was based on her own assumption.
But Yesseca had a feeling she was right.
She had been with Tremaine for such a long time now and Montez's real mother had never even appeared once in their lives. She had assumed that Tremaine and Montez's real mother broke up because they just didn't feel the same for each other.
Montez shook his head and said, "You're wrong
Yesseca. My mommy and daddy never got divorced, because they have never been together."
Yesseca was shocked.
They've never been together?
She looked at Montez quizzically. What did this mean?
If they've never been together, how was Montez born?
Montez then answered the questions Yesseca had in her mind.
Montez explained, "Yesseca, I'm a test tube baby. My daddy borrowed my mother's eggs to have me. They've never actually been together."
Yesseca's head buzzed.
She looked at Montez in astonishment.
She had always assumed that Montez was a regular child, which was why she had said those things earlier. But now...
Montez was a test tube baby and Tremaine had borrowed his mother's eggs?
Sheldon brought a glass of water into the suite.
Tremaine was waiting in the suite. He was dressed in a black suit that fitted him perfectly. He was indescribably handsome.
Even Sheldon, a man himself, was in awe of him.
Tremaine was truly a good looking man.
"Mr. President, have some water." Sheldon passed him the glass of water.
It was a glass of Red Water.
It was called Red Water, because it was water mixed with natural plant dye. It was an iconic drink from Nashaland.
There was a tradition in Nashaland where the groom had to drink a cup of Red Water during the wedding, as it signified good luck and prosperity for the married couple.
As the president of Nashaland, Tremaine would have to follow the traditions of Nashaland.
He took the Red Water and drank it up in one gulp.
"Are there any issues with security?" Tremaine asked this, after pushing the glass away.
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