My Heart only Beats for You (Natalie Godfrey)

Yesseca squeezed out a smile.

Well, perhaps Tremaine had drawn a goose on her face just because he liked her.

Or perhaps this was his way of expressing his love.

Although she thought so, she couldn't help but ask, "Why did you draw that on my face?"

She must be still mad at him, he thought.

But he did not say it out loud.

His face tensed up. "I thought you looked cute. So I thought by drawing that on you would make you cuter."

Silent, Yesseca chose not to answer.

And the space they were in grew awkward.

Only then did she discover a sad truth.

Suddenly, she found it fake for him to say such a thing. She would rather him be honest with her and tell her he did it to make her seem foolish.

She could not accept the way he worded it now. It did not seem genuine to her.

Just then, Yesseca's mind began to wander.

Could it be she was not used to how Matthew treated Selina when it finally happened to her?

Matthew had always sung praises to Selina.

But when it came to Tremaine doing the same, she was unaccustomed?

With those thoughts, she sat there in silence.

Oh no! Was she becoming a masochist from being scolded by Tremaine all the time?

At this moment, Tremaine said, "I accompanied Navidia to a few tourist spots in Nashaland today, so I got back to Quartley Palace very late. Only then did I find that you were not there." Hearing the name Navidia, she felt her mood sink.

She gave him a perfunctory reply.

Just then, he held her hand, saying firmly, "I am doing so because she is a representative from Megeland. I told you about this before. Don't think too much about it."

He had not wanted to repeat this.

But he remembered Matthew's words.

He had to reassure her whenever he could since a woman's mind was forever changing.

Yesseca lightly nodded.

Tremaine added, "She's nothing to me. I think she's not as good-looking as the public thinks, especially her weird eyes."

His words reminded her of the pictures she saw online.

In the pictures, Navidia was smiling so brightly.

And she looked so beautiful.

Yesseca couldn't help but say, "I think there's something wrong with your eyes. You should get them checked. She's quite a beauty." Tremaine sneered, "I think it should be you who should get your eyes checked."

After a pause, he added, "I think you're much more beautiful than her."

"Is that true?"

"Of course," he said, "When Navidia leaves, I will spend more time with you. Don't worry."

She bit her lip.

A moment later, she stopped biting them, saying, "You must have been under a lot of pressure these days."

He said faintly, "I'm alright. I can handle them. Trust me."

Yesseca's lips hovered.

She chose to not say what she wanted to say.

Instead, she nodded.

Just as Tremaine and Yesseca were flying back to

Nashaland, Sheldon received a call from Hogan.

Hogan told him a piece of news.

The president of Megeland would be visiting soon, and he told Sheldon to be prepared for it. Sheldon was stunned.

Why was the president of Megeland visiting when they had just sent their princess here?

Hogan lowered his voice, "Mr. Hawls, can't you understand? Princess Navidia came to see our president. She has taken a fancy to him, so she told her father about him. Hence the visit." Hearing his words, Sheldon felt his heart in his throat. "Mr. Welmert, do you mean the president of Megeland is here to propose the marriage between his daughter and our president?" Hogan nodded. "That's what I meant."

All sorts of thoughts filled Sheldon's mind.

"Tremaine and Yesseca are still together, and Yesseca is still staying at Quartley Palace. What should we do now that Megeland's president is visiting?"

Hogan said, "Our Excellency should be the one proposing the marriage, but he is too stubborn to accept the idea. Lucky, Princess Navidia was considerate enough to make her father come over. We can't have him refusing them." Sheldon didn't say anything.

He didn't think it would be that easy to convince Tremaine.

Hearing no immediate response from Sheldon, Hogan said, "Mr. Hawls, are you thinking that it wouldn't be that easy?"

Sheldon said nothing.

Hogan was too smart for his own good.

With that, Sheldon said dryly, "Mr. Welmert, I'm wondering what preparations I should make for the visit."

Instead of answering Hogan's question, he changed the topic.

But how could Hogan let Sheldon change the topic?

Hogan said, "Mr. Hawls, you have always been by Our Excellency, and you must know him better than mel am merely calling to inform you about the visit from Megeland's president. Make sure you watch Our Excellency and don't let him make any foolish mistakes."

Powerless, Sheldon said, "Mr. Welmert, you know how he is. No one could influence his decisions. You yourself have experienced this. Don't you remember all those visits you made to the Quartley Palace?" Hogan was rendered speechless.

Sheldon had touched his sore spot,

so Hogan could only try to cover it up. "Mr. Hawls, I had some other motives. Now that I have done my part, we should both do our best for Nashsland. We are high-ranking officers, and our job is to help Our Excellency make the right choice, including convincing him to marry Princess Navidia."

Sheldon frowned.

He agreed that Tremaine and Navida were more suited for each other, but he couldn't force him to be with her.

After all, he knew Tremaine.

Tremaine was a man with outstanding ability, and he believed he could bring Nashaland to greater heights without the help of Megeland.

But now, Hogan was pushing such a great responsibility to him and putting him in the same boat as him.

"Marriage is between a man and a woman. We outsiders don't have a say in this," Sheldon explained. Hogan was dismissive of Sheldon's words.

He sneered, "Even commoners

would listen to their parents. What's more, this is the president we are discussing. There is no way he could decide freely about his marriage. If was meant to be a tool for political connections. It's the same for every president in the past. Plus, Princess Navidia is a beauty. Our Excellency would be honoured to have her as his wife. Do you know the last president was forced to marry an ugly woman?"

Sheldon did not speak as he allowed Hogan to ramble away.

Even after so much, Hogan did not get a reply from Sheldon.

With that, he threw the question to Sheldon.