My Heart only Beats for You (Natalie Godfrey)



She said earnestly, "Oh, Yesseca. Listen to what I have to say. That man is very good-looking and looks very cultured. He is so handsome that even women at my age would fall in love with him. Still, he has a child with him. You said that the child doesn't have a mother. He must have gotten divorced."

Yesseca held her breath.

In fact, she had also suspected some time ago that Tremaine had divorced Montez's biological mother.

Cassie continued, "If you want to be with this man, you'll have to become a stepmother. Yesseca, it isn't easy being a stepmother, not to mention you're much too simple. On top of that, even though this man is divorced, what if his ex-wife were to return? You're bound to suffer should that happen. So you'd be much better off with that single man. That's the right choice to make."

After hearing all of that, Yesseca became confused once again.

She and Tremaine had nothing going on between them. There was no need for Cassie to have thought that far ahead about them.

"Cassie, it's not what you're thinking." Yesseca was compelled to explain.

Cassie replied seriously, "What? You think I wouldn't be able to understand? Yesseca, no matter how good this man is today, you'll have to break up with him eventually. It's not a good idea to be involved with a divorced man who has a child. What's more, it's not like you don't have another handsome, unmarried, young man who's interested in you."

Yesseca was quiet.

She was speechless. "Cassie, there's nothing going on between us. He came to me because he needed help with his child. He came to me because Montez likes me. Otherwise, he wouldn't even have glanced at me!"

Cassie didn't believe her.

Yesseca stomped her foot down. "Cassie, it's true. He mocks me all the time, calling me a flat pickled vegetable and calls me ugly. How could such a man have any interest in me? You're reading too much into this!"

"Really?" Cassie was doubtful.

"It's true." Yesseca repeated. "He has no feelings for me at all, but you made it sound like he's pursuing me. If he finds out about this, he'd laugh to death. When that time comes, I'll dig myself a hole and bury myself in it."

Seeing how determined Yesseca was, Cassie's heart started to race.

After a while, she said, "Yesseca, regardless, you ought to consider my advice. That young man from this morning is the better choice." Time passed, and soon it was time to get off work.

Yesseca and Cassie were both on the day shift. When it was almost time, they would wait for the next person on shift to come in before leaving. Cassie's replacement had arrived much earlier today, so Cassie got to leave a little earlier.

So she went to change out of her uniform.

When she arrived at the entrance of the shopping mall, she spotted a familiar-looking sports car parked by the side.

Cassie recognized it from this morning.

She took a closer look and thought to herself, "Isn't this the car that brought Yesseca to work this morning?"

Cassie rolled her eyes.

She had always liked to stick her nose in other people's business. Right now, she wanted to see how Yesseca's suitor was doing.

Cassie walked over and knocked on the window.

The window wound down and a gentle face appeared. "Hello miss, what's the matter?"

Cassie felt at ease with this man.

That morning, she'd only managed a quick glance at him and didn't get to see Kyi in's face properly. Now that he was right in front of her, she could see him clearly. The young man was really good looking. His red lips, white teeth, sharp nose, and kind eyes were all very attractive.

More importantly, this young man was very polite.

Cassie smiled and said, "Young man, you are the one who is interested in our Yesseca, aren't you?"

Kyi in was stunned for a moment.

After a while, he smiled and said, "Yes, Miss."

He admitted it sincerely.

Cassie had a much better impression of him now.

Cassie also liked to nag, so she said, "Young man, you have really good taste. Yesseca is a good girl, who is top-notch in both character and demeanor.

I don't have a son myself, but if I did, you won't stand a chance in getting her."

"Well miss, you have good taste as well," Kylin said with a smile.

Cassie was stunned at his quick and witty response.

She pointed at Kylin and smiled brightly. "Young

man, you do have a way with words."

Just then, Yesseca walked out of the mall.

Then...

She rubbed her eyes, she wasn't sure if she was seeing right.

Oh God, was Cassie and Kyi in talking and laughing with each other? When did they get to know each other? What were they talking about? Yesseca walked over.

Cassie spotted Yesseca.

She waved to Kyi in and said, "Young man, let's talk again next time."

Cassie quickly walked towards Yesseca.

Yesseca looked at Cassie, clearly very confused.

Cassie patted Yesseca's shoulder and said, "Yesseca, I've taken a look for myself. This young man is very good very good. You have to be quick, or you'll miss out on him."

Yesseca was silent.

After Cassie left, Yesseca forced herself to walk over to Kylin. "Why are you here? Didn't I say that you didn't need to pick me up tonight?"

"I'm not here to pick you up. I was on

my way to visit that old man at the old folks home. I thought you might want to do the same, so I'll take you there," Kylin said humbly.

Yesseca's eyes suddenly lit up.

She was planning to visit the old man today.

After all, they couldn't just put him in that old folks home and close the book on things. They had to continue providing care for him after as well. "Are we going now?" Yesseca asked.

"Yes, come on!"

Yesseca got into Kyi in's car immediately.

The car drove over to the old folks home.

In the car, Yesseca asked, "Were you talking to Cassie just now? How do you know each other?"

"We just met. We started chatting and next thing I knew, we've really hit it off."

Yesseca looked at Kylin uneasily. "So what did Cassie tell you?"

Kylin stared at Yesseca. "What do you think she said?"

Yesseca felt very out of place right then.

Based on how well she knew Cassie, what else would Cassie have talked to him about?

Nonsense, most likely.

"Don't believe anything she tells you. She just likes to mess around with other people's business," Yesseca had to put it out there.

She did not want Kylin to

misunderstand things. "Really?" Kylin

said, "I think she's right though." As they reached a junction, Kylin brought his car to a stop to wait for the traffic light.

He looked at Yesseca's face. "She said you're a very good girl. Do you think she's wrong?"

"Is that all she said?"

"What else do you think there was?"

Yesseca breathed a sigh of relief.

Thank goodness, Cassie didn't say anything else.

She then changed the subject and asked, "How much longer will it be before we reach the old folk's home?"

"We're nearly there, less than ten minutes away." Yesseca looked ahead and spotted a fruit stall. "Why don't we go in and buy some fruits for the old

man to enjoy?"

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They soon arrived at the fruit shop. The both of them got out of the car.

Yesseca went to pick out the fruits.

She picked up some bananas while the store owner tried his best to recommend some apples to her. "These apples are very sweet. They're from the Shanivo Province."

Yesseca shook her head and said, "No, I'm pretty sure that old man can't chew these apples, so I'd better buy some soft fruits for him."

Kyi in was surprised at Yesseca.