Tremaine chose not to explain anything to Sheldon despite his bafflement but instead gave him instructions for the next day.
Meanwhile, Sheldon's mind raced like bolts of lightning after hearing the orders.
He finally had all the answers to the questions he had been ruminating about the past few days.
"You got all that?" Tremaine asked gravely.
"Yes, Mr. Tremaine," Sheldon said with sonority.
Tremaine nodded. "You may leave."
Walking out of Tremaine's office, Sheldon's heart pounded.
He knew he was right to believe something was off, judging from Mr. Tremaine's reaction when he read the results of Qiana and Montez's DNA paternity test.
He already had a hunch then something major was going to happen.
And it was just as he expected...
After running around for a couple of days, Yesseca and Preslie had finally found the perfect
store.
It was located in the city center, a prime location. On top of that, the new store was much larger, twice as large as their first store.
They got down to planning that evening itself.
They discussed what had to be done, what they had to purchase, how the furnishing was going to look; everything had to be prepared in advance.
This time, Yesseca was going to do it without Selina's help.
She had enough funds to do it herself.
"Preslie, let's do everything ourselves this time, from the furnishing to marketing. This is, in a real sense, our very first store!" Yesseca said.
However, Preslie still had doubts.
She said, "Will our patisserie still be a hit without Selina's help? We won't be able to attract many customers on our opening day if we can't book any celebrities, can we?"
Yesseca smiled.
She wasn't worried about any of Preslie's doubts at all.
She said, "We did attract a lot of attention on our opening day because of the celebrities Selina managed to book for us. But think about it, Preslie, did our customers return because of the celebrities?" "Of course not." Preslie cried out, "They came back because our pastries are delicious!"
"Precisely!" Yesseca smiled. "As long as we keep doing what we do, we'll be able to attract loads of customers. Besides, it doesn't matter even if the traffic won't be what we expect on our first day. I believe word-of-mouth and our ability to make good pastries will get our business running."
Yesseca's speech got Preslie pumped.
She said, "Alright then. We'll oversee everything this time. Just you and me!"
And the next second, a phone rang.
It was a call from Matthew.
Yesseca thought it was strange.
Why would he be calling at such a time?
Preslie whispered, "Yesseca, do you think Matthew found out you are opening a new store?"
Yesseca shook her head. "I don't think so. I didn't tell Selina."
With that, Yesseca answered the call.
"Yesseca, I didn't wake you up from your sleep, did I?" Matthew's gentle voice traveled through the phone.
"No, you didn't."
Matthew continued, "Yesseca, please ask Preslie to watch over your patisserie tomorrow. There's something I need to talk to you about in person."
Yesseca asked instinctively, "What is it about?"
Matthew smiled. "We'll talk about it when we meet tomorrow."
"Okay then." Yesseca agreed.
After hanging up the phone, she let out a bitter chuckle. "Matthew thinks our patisserie is still operating. He said he had something to discuss with me and asked if you could take care of the store by yourself tomorrow."
Preslie didn't know what to say.
She suddenly felt ashamed.
Their patisserie would open as usual if it weren't for her and her 'amazing' parents.
Having a hunch Preslie was going to apologize to her again, Yesseca intervened, "You know, Preslie, I'm kind of glad I gave that store to your family."
Preslie was shocked to hear it.
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