Rorita had stared at the portrait of her and Tremaine countless times now.
Yesseca's face, hair, eyebrows and smile. Everything about her had been imprinted in Rorita's mind.
Rorita imagined Yesseca to be quite an energetic girl.
But the woman on the bed now was the furthest thing from energetic!
If Rorita had to point out the one feature of Yesseca's that was still similar to the picture of her, it would be her eyes.
Despite her serious illness, her eyes still shone brightly.
It looked like there were stars in her eyes, the moon and sun as well.
It then dawned upon Rorita why Tremaine loved her so much.
Many people would be in very low spirits when faced with their own deaths.
Yesseca however still maintained her faint smile and sparkle in her eyes.
She was a very optimistic woman.
No wonder Tremaine was obsessed with her!
After taking a second glance at her, Rorita left.
Inside the ward.
Yesseca and Preslie had no idea that Rorita was around earlier.
Preslie fed Yesseca the apple she had peeled earlier.
"Crunch!"
Yesseca took a bite. It sounded crispy and juicy.
Yesseca smiled happily, revealing her shiny white teeth.
She reached out and patted Preslie on the head, "What's the matter Preslie? I'm fine. See? I'm still laughing and enjoying this delicious apple. There's no need to be sad."
Preslie could barely hold her tears back.
What's there to be happy about?!
Yesseca was going to die!
So many days had passed, but there was no cure for Yessseca's condition!
The two of them would work hard to develop their business together until their were both old women. They would then retire and live as good sisters till their final days.
But now, that was impossible with the illness she had. She had no choice but to leave this world with the regrets she has.
It would be impossible to live a life free from regrets. Everyone had something or other that they wished had turned out differently.
Yesseca comforted Preslie, "Don't worry Preslie. I'm sure in our next life, we'll be friends and sisters again."
"I don't want to wait until our next life, I want it now!"
"Well, we're already best friends and good sisters to each other." Yesseca teased.
Preslie was speechless, but her eyes were still red.
Suddenly, the door swung open.
It was Ruth.
Ruth was here with the latest financial reports for the bakery.
After taking over the bakery for the past month, she was happy to report that they hadn't suffered any losses, in fact they had actually earned more money.
Yesseca knew that this was only possible because Ruth had poured her heart and soul into taking care of the bakery.
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