My Heart only Beats for You (Natalie Godfrey)

The staff of this shopping mall were much more professional than she was. Not only did they conduct themselves elegantly when communicating with customers, but they also smiled pleasantly and

consistently.

In a blink of an eye, an entire day had passed.

Yesseca and Preslie returned to their hotel room.

Preslie didn't want to have dinner tonight.

She had suffered a major blow that day.

When she was being trained at the counter, the staff had blurted out that someone with a figure like Preslie would never get hired at this mall. Not unless she lost at least ten pounds. Because of this, Preslie was adamant about losing weight right away.

Yesseca tried her best to persuade her otherwise. However, despite her best efforts, Preslie wouldn't budge. Yesseca had no choice but to eat on her own.

She didn't find her fat at all. She thought she was cute and round.

Yesseca found a restaurant and sat down to eat.

By the time she finished her meal, the sky had already turned dark.

Nashaland was just like Agaphen City. If there was anything different about it, the sky seemed to turn dark much earlier here than at Agaphen City.

On her way back to the hotel, Yesseca noticed that someone was following her.

She was startled.

She quickened her pace. So did her stalker.

Yesseca's heart was pounding.

Who in Nashaland would want to tail her? She wasn't familiar with the area. Was the person following her a thief?

Yesseca took out her phone and was about to call the police when a familiar voice called out to her. "Yesseca,"

Yesseca was shocked.

It was a woman's voice that sounded strange and ethereal.

Strange but familiar.

Yesseca turned around.

A woman in red appeared in front of her.

It was the same woman she had encountered at the hospital.

"Yesseca, we meet again." Yesseca stared at her quietly.

The woman hadn't done anything, but Yesseca's heart boomed in her chest.

Yesseca felt goosebumps all over her body.

She stared at the woman and asked, "Who the hell are you?"

The woman was calm. "My name is Essie, and I'm your best friend."

Essie.

Yesseca repeated that name in her mind.

She wasn't sure if she had ever heard this name before. She didn't know if Lothar had ever mentioned her either.

"I don't know you."

"You don't need to know me. Your brother knows me. I am your brother's best friend."

"Nonsense!" Yesseca said, "If you actually are my brother's friend, I definitely would have seen you before. If not, I would have at least heard about you from my brother, but I've never heard him even mention you once."

Essie looked at her feet.

Yesseca just noticed how long Essie's eyelashes were. They were terrifyingly long.

When she looked down, her long eyelashes cast a deep shadow over her eyes, adding to her already strange appearance.

After a short while, Essie looked up again.

She then said, "Your brother never mentioned me because he met me after his accident. At the time, you didn't get to see your brother. Of course, he's never mentioned me to you," Yesseca's mind buzzed with anger.

Her voice suddenly rose sharply, "You mean my brother is alive"! Is he in trouble?!"

"No," Essie said, "Your brother is dead,"

Yesseca felt her heart soar with hope, only to come crashing back down.

She felt a sharp pain in her heart.

The pain turned into frustration.

She felt like she was cruelly toyed with by this woman named Essie.

She stared at her and said, "What are you here for if my brother is really dead? How could he come to know you after his death? Cut the cr*p!"

She realized that Essie was a psycho.

After saying that, Yesseca turned to leave, but was stopped by Essie.

She emphasized each word, "Your brother is dead, but he was still alive when he met me,"

Yesseca's breath suddenly caught in her throat.

She stared at Essie intently. "So you have met my brother. Tell me, what happened? When did he die?"

She had a series of questions in her brain. After asking those three questions in one breath, she waited anxiously for an answer. She stared at Essie with widened eyes. Essie didn't answer any of her questions.

She spoke very slowly, "You're close

to Selina, aren't you? I know you visit her every day. Yesseca, how could you do this? Selina killed your brother. Yet you treat her like family?"

"Nonsense!" Anger blinded her of any doubt Yesseca had in her heart. "Why would she kill my brother? She's my brother's best friend, and his benefactor!"

"Nonsense!" Essie sneered. "She's the one who caused your brother's death!"

"I don't believe you," Yesseca said

angrily, "That's just ridiculous. It's so ridiculous that no one would ever believe it I'm telling you, Selina

would never kill my brother net

brother died out at sea. He met with a mishap on his ship. That's how my brother died,"

Essie suddenly laughed out loud.

Her movements were rather exaggerated.

Yesseca was enraged by her laughter. "What are you laughing at? What's there to laugh about?!"

Essie then stopped laughing.

She straightened her body and said, "Your brother died out at sea and met with an accident on a ship. Was that what Selina told you? She lied to you. Do you really believe that?" Yesseca firmly believed Selina, but after she heard Essie say that, she suddenly began to have doubts.

"Enough nonsense!" Yesseca suddenly pushed Essie away.

She couldn't bear to listen to any more of this woman's bullsh*t.

She was afraid that her confidence would be shaken by the woman's words.

Selina was so good to her. How could she doubt her kindness?

Essie was staggered by Yesseca's push. Yesseca took this opportunity to quickly walk away.

Essie's voice rang out from behind.

"Yesseca, you're such a foolish woman. Selina killed your brother, yet you're so close to her. You even believe in her lies! Are you sure there isn't another reason for your brother's death at sea?"

Yesseca stopped in her tracks.

A second later, she quickly ran off.

The voice soon melted away and the woman was out of sight.

Yesseca returned to her hotel room.

Preslie was doing yoga inside the room.

Seeing Yesseca walk in, she stood up from her bed. "Yesseca, I'm hungry. I did some yoga to ease my hunger. I didn't expect to get so hungry."

As soon as she said that, she looked at her and asked, "By the way, what did you have for dinner?"

Yesseca wasn't paying attention.

She ignored her question and collapsed on her bed.