Preslie then said, "Is that why you've come here Mr. Hawls?"
Sheldon didn't think it was a good time to tell her his mission.
He could see that she was already dealing with a lot right now.
Even if he did tell Preslie, she wouldn't be able to comfort Yesseca.
She was already having enough trouble taking care of herself right now.
Therefore, Sheldon decided to put the mission Tremaine gave him aside for now. He would wait until Preslie was in a much better mood.
Sheldon then replied casually, "I called you. Yesseca answered your phone. She said that you weren't alright, so I came over immediately."
After a brief pause, Sheldon said, "Don't worry so much about it. It's not your fault for having a family like them. You don't have to be sad or blame yourself for any of this. If something like this happens again, call me and I'll help you resolve it. Don't just bear everything by yourself."
Preslie didn't say anything. Her heart was in a lot of pain and her eyes showed just how sad and rattled she was.
Seeing her like this, Sheldon's heart ached badly. He couldn't help but feel trapped. He wished he could hold Preslie in his arms.
Then, he couldn't help himself anymore and reached out his hand to her.
He had wanted to place his hand on her face, but he quickly caught himself in time and brought his hand down on her head instead.
Sheldon patted her head and said, "Preslie, listen to me. Don't be upset."
Sheldon then quickly brought his hand back.
He felt his face getting warm.
Even though he had just touched her head, Sheldon felt very embarrassed.
Preslie noticed how quickly he took his hand away from her.
She was shocked.
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