She also knew, based on how upset these two ladies were, that they couldn't have been sent here by Tremaine.
After Yesseca sincerely apologized to them, the two women calmed down.
However, their anger had only cooled down just a little bit. They had every intention of annoying Yesseca and Preslie. They not only chose not to buy anything from their store, but they sat down, ate their own snacks and purposefully littered in their store.
Preslie couldn't stand their behavior and went to have a word with them, but Yesseca quickly stopped her.
Yesseca shook her head and whispered, "Forget it. It's our fault for offending them and for making them feel discriminated against. Just let them vent their anger."
Since Yesseca had already said as much, there wasn't anything Preslie could do. They just had to tolerate those two angry women.
Five minutes later, the two women chatted about news from Agaphen City to Nashaland.
The short haired woman raised her hand and said, "Oh, the president of Nashaland is getting married. He's going to marry the youngest daughter of the Cowell family."
"No way, I haven't heard of this."
Yesseca and Preslie were both shocked.
The president they were talking to had to be Tremaine.
To the youngest daughter of the Cowell family?
Yesseca?
But...
Preslie was confused.
When did Yesseca even agree to marry Tremaine?
There was no such thing.
This didn't make sense!
Preslie looked over at Yesseca and noticed that she looked just as surprised as she was.
Those two women continued chatting.
"I heard that the woman the president is marrying is the daughter of an important official who serves in the military. These two families marrying into each other is going to make them very powerful. I wonder, is their marriage more for the president's benefit or for the Cowell family's benefit?"
"It's a political marriage! It only works if both parties stand to gain something from it."
"Yes, you are right. But all of Nashaland is making a very big deal about this."
"Well what's the big deal? Isn't this to be expected?"
"You haven't gone back to Nashaland in a while, that's why you didn't hear. A while ago, there was a huge fuss about the president wanting to marry a common woman."
"A common woman? I've never heard about her."
"I've only heard about this recently. The president fell in love with a commoner and insisted on marrying her. The whole country was opposed to it, but the president managed to change their minds."
"All the people in Nashaland were moved by how much the president loved that woman and allowed their wedding to take place. But now the president is marrying the daughter of a rich and powerful family."
"That's expected! As the president, there was no way he would ever marry a commoner. Marrying the daughter of a high-ranking official is the right thing to do!"
The two women continued chatting, but Yesseca's face had turned pale.
Tremaine was getting married.
He was going to marry the daughter of a powerful man.
They were going to get married...
The thought hovered in Yesseca's mind, slowly pulling apart her sense of self-control.
Preslie was also shocked.
When she first heard the ladies mention the youngest daughter of the Cowell family, she assumed they meant Yesseca. But now she knew that it wasn't her, but the daughter of a high-ranking official!
Tremaine was going to marry the daughter of a very powerful man!
"But didn't he come by numerous times to try and talk to Yesseca? Why has he suddenly forgotten about Yesseca and choose to marry another woman?"
Preslie just couldn't figure it out. She was shocked when she noticed how pale Yesseca had become.
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