Yesseca flung away Tremaine's hand again.
She said to Tremaine, "We'll sleep separately tonight. We'll each sleep in one bedroom!"
After saying that, Yesseca ran in the house.
Tremaine was about to catch up when Yesseca suddenly turned back. She shouted at Tremaine, "Don't come after me, or I'll hate you more!"
Tremaine didn't know what to say.
He stopped and his face turned cold.
Fine then, he wouldn't go after her.
He wouldn't beg her.
He was, after all, a president! Yes, he was wrong about not giving the cookies to Montez, but that was because Montez had had a stomachache after eating Yesseca's cookies. Plus, he did apologize to Yesseca and she was the one not letting go of her anger.
That night, Tremaine didn't sleep with Yesseca.
His temper had never been good, but for Yesseca, he had restrained himself greatly.
However, no matter how hard he tried, he could not be perfect.
Yesseca's cold attitude made Tremaine unhappy. Tremaine thought about it and decided to sleep in separate rooms for a night, so that Yesseca could calm down.
The next day soon arrived.
A new day dawned.
Probably because Yesseca wasn't in his arms as usual the previous night, Tremaine didn't have a good sleep. He woke up early.
He then went to knock on Yesseca's door.
He wanted to ask her out for breakfast and also to check if she was still angry.
The door opened quickly.
Yesseca stood in front of Tremaine, expressionless, but obviously not as cold as the night before.
Yesseca didn't sleep well either.
She thought about it over and over again for a long time.
Although Tremaine was wrong in not giving her cookies to Montez, it was still a small matter regardless. She shouldn't haggle over it.
Tremaine was also the most powerful man in
Nashaland. He'd put down his pride and spoke to her with a smiling face but she gave him a cold shoulder, which thinking about it, Yesseca felt that it was really a tad out of line.
When she heard the knock on the door, and knew it may be Tremaine, she thought to herself to let go of the matter and not hold a grudge over it.
Though that was what she thought, she still felt a little angry, so Yesseca kept a straight face.
Tremaine disregarded it.
He grabbed Yesseca’s hand and said, "Let's have breakfast."
This time, Yesseca did not shrug Tremaine's hand away. She followed him to the dining room with a stony expression.
Tremaine knew that Yesseca had calmed down seeing as how she followed him.
After breakfast, Tremaine went to the President's Office.
Before he went to the office, he kissed Yesseca's forehead and said in such a shockingly gentle voice, "It's my fault that I didn't give Montez the cookies you made. Don't be angry. This matter is over. Don't use other people's mistakes to punish yourself and let yourself suffer."
Hearing Tremaine's words, Yesseca was deep in thought.
Don't punish yourself for other people's mistakes.
Yesseca's eyes suddenly lit up.
Although she decided not to continue to fight with Tremaine and she still felt a little unhappy in her heart, Tremaine's words made Yesseca think of how to get rid of the unhappiness she had in her heart.
Yesseca looked at Tremaine and said, "You're right. I shouldn't use others' mistakes to punish myself and suffer."
The one that made the mistake should be the one to be being punished.
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