Even though there was a gun at his temples, Tremaine wasn't afraid in the slightest.
There was only mockery in his eyes. "Matthew, you're really something, whipping out a gun while I wasn't paying attention!"
Matthew said, "Since we're both equally matched, naturally I'd have to use some tricks."
Tremaine had so many soldiers, but Matthew was on his own. Matthew couldn't possibly bring Tremaine back just to give Yesseca an explanation unless he seized an opportunity to take the upper hand.
Which was why Matthew had taken out his pistol while Tremaine was distracted.
"Tremaine, come with me right now." Matthew said, "You betrayed Yesseca. You must apologize to her in person to get her forgiveness. Otherwise, I won't let you go so easily!"
"How dare you speak to me like that? Matthew Perry, do you know who I am?"
"Of course I know who you are!" Matthew said coldly, "Tremaine, even if you are the president of our country, you have to come back with me and apologize to Yesseca!"
Tremaine was losing his temper.
He said with an ashen face, "You're asking me to apologize to Yesseca? How could you ask me to apologize to that cruel and heartless woman! Dream on!" His eyes were burning with rage as he said, "I dare you to shoot me right now. Let's stop all this nonsense."
Matthew was about to speak when he suddenly realised that there was something was off.
Did Tremaine say that Yesseca was a cruel and heartless woman?
Matthew stared into Tremaine's eyes. "Tremaine, Yesseca was sincere towards you, it was you who betrayed her. You're the cruel and heartless one here!"
Tremaine laughed with sarcasm, "On the day of my wedding, I got kidnapped. Not only did Yesseca not care at all, but she even packed her things and went back to Agaphen City to have fun with her old lover. Tell me, how is this woman not cruel and heartless?"
Matthew was totally shocked.
He asked, "Did you get kidnapped on the day of the wedding?"
Tremaine shouted in anger, "How else would I have disappeared for so long?"
Matthew did not know what to say.
He quickly put down the gun that was pressed against Tremaine's head.
He initially thought Tremaine wouldn't be that kind of person, and it turned out his instincts were right.
Tremaine was not that heartless of a person. There was a misunderstanding regarding the matter.
As soon as Matthew put down his gun, some soldiers immediately tried to shoot him, but Tremaine stopped them with just a glance.
He said furiously, "All of you, get out of here!"
The soldiers then retracted their guns and left the place.
Tremaine pointed at Matthew and said word by word, "Matthew, we used to be acquaintances, and I do admire you quite a bit, which is why I am letting you go right now. You'd better leave right away!"
Matthew still did not move.
He stared at Tremaine and said, "Tremaine, Yesseca never knew that you were kidnapped."
Tremaine was stunned.
"What did you say?!" he said loudly after a moment.
Matthew said, "She didn't know you were
kidnapped. She thought you went missing during the wedding because you didn't want to be with her anymore, so you hid yourself from her and didn't show up. That was why she went back to Agaphen City in anger."
Tremaine felt his head buzzing.
Did Yesseca not know that he was kidnapped?
One thought after another quickly appeared in Tremaine's head.
If Yesseca didn't know about it, why did Yuliana tell him that it was Yesseca who called and said that something came up and she was looking for someone else to rely on?
Why was it that he went to Yesseca, yet he heard Yesseca telling others that he was already dead?
He'd went to Yesseca's place that day, and even seen Kyi in in Yesseca's house.
The more Tremaine thought about it, the more confused he was.
His breath quickened, "Matthew, are you sure Yesseca didn't know something happened to me? Did she really think that I didn't want to get married to her, and that was why she went back to Agaphen City?"
"I'm very sure."
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