My Heart only Beats for You

In the blink of an eye, it was afternoon.

There was a document that Merlin wanted to Sheldon to sign.

After the signing, Meilin asked casually, "Mr. Hawls, do you know what happened to Preslie? Why did she

suddenly ask for leave?"

Sheldon was stunned.

Preslie had asked for leave?

He immediately asked, "Why did she ask for leave? When did she ask?"

Merlin said, "She cto the president's palace this morning and asked for leave in less than two hours. She

said she had something to do, but she didn't say what. She's a very serious worker. | don't think she'd ask for

leave unless it was something extraordinary, so | cto ask you."

Sheldon didn't know either.

Merlin didn't say anything else when she realised that Sheldon was just as clueless.

After Merlin left, a hint of anxiety appeared in Sheldon's eyes.

Why did Preslie ask for leave?

He immediately dialled Preslie's number.

However, no one answered.

After that, Sheldon kept calling, but no one picked up. He was so worried that his mind couldn't calm down at all.

Where had Preslie gone to?

Why didn't she answer his calls?

Ten minutes later, Sheldon tried to call Preslie again.

But as before, no one answered.

Sheldon couldn't take it any longer. He left the president's office in a hurry and went hbefore it was tto

get off work.

When he reached home, there was no trace of Preslie.

Sheldon was very concerned.

He wondered where Preslie could have gone to.

Could it be that she had gone to look for Yesseca?

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Probably not.

It made sense if she wanted to see Yesseca on weekends, but wasn't typical of Preslie to take toff work to

find Yesseca.

But as a precaution, Sheldon still made a phone call to Yesseca.

He asked Yesseca if Preslie had cto see her.

Yesseca was confused. "Isn't she at work today? She didn't cto seeat all."

Sheldon's heart sank.

He said, "I see, Miss Cowell. Sorry to disturb you."

Sheldon was just about to hang up the phone when Yesseca's hurried voice cover, "Wait, Mr. Hawls. Why did

you suddenly call me? Did something happen to Preslie?" Of course, Sheldon didn't dare to make Yesseca

worried.

After all, Yesseca was Tremaine's lover.

If Yesseca was worried, Tremaine would definitely blow up!

Sheldon said vaguely, "It's fine, Miss Cowell. You don't have to worry about it."

After that, Sheldon hung up the phone in a hurry.

"Beep beep beep."

When Sheldon hung up, Yesseca's gaze was full of anxiety.

She thought that Sheldon was a calm, collected person and he would not call her for no reason. Did anything

happen to Preslie?

Yesseca immediately called Preslie.

No response.

Yesseca called again after a few minutes to no

avail.

Thinking of the phone call from Sheldon earlier on, Yesseca had a bad feeling about it somehow.

After hesitating for a moment, Yesseca immediately left Quartley Palace.

She asked a guard to send her to Preslie's home. She had to go and have a look.

At the entrance of Quartley Palace, Yesseca bumped into Ruth.

Ruth was going out to buy something for Yuliana.

Ruth saw Yesseca first.

But she didn't bother to greet Yesseca. She lowered her head, wanting to rush past Yesseca.

However, Yesseca blurted out, "Ruth!"

Ruth had left a good impression on her, thus Yesseca would naturally greet Ruth when they saw each other.

Yesseca had already greeted her, hence it was impossible for Ruth not to hear.

Ruth forced a smile and said, "M-Miss Cowell."

Yesseca's gaze inadvertently swept across Ruth's face. She was shocked. "Ruth, what happened to your face?"

Ruth immediately covered her face.

"It's nothing. | accidentally fell." Her tone was a

little flustered.

An accident?

Yesseca's eyes flashed with suspicion.

It didn't look like Ruth was hit by accident. It was more like she had been beaten up by someone.

Ruth said in a hurry, "Miss Cowell, | have something else to do, so | have to go now."

After that, Ruth scurried away like a thief.

Yesseca originally wanted to stop Ruth, but after thinking about it, she didn't.

She still needed to look for Preslie and twasn't on her side.

After speaking to the guard, the man immediately arranged for a car to send Yesseca to where Preslie lived.

Yesseca went up and knocked on the door.

She knocked on the door for the longest time, but no one opened it.

Yesseca called Preslie again, but no one answered.

She felt more and more uneasy.

Yesseca called Sheldon.

Over the phone, she asked him straight away if anything had happened to Preslie.

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Sheldon didn't want Yesseca to know.

He forced a smile and said, "It's alright. She must be at home."

Yesseca raised her voice and said, "Mr. Hawls, when | arrived at your place, Preslie wasn't at home. There's no

one else at home!"

Hearing Yesseca's words, Sheldon

knew that he couldn't hide it from her anymore. He had to tell her the truth. "Miss Cowell, Preslie's really gone.

Her leader toldbefore she had applied for leave. So, | went back to see if she was at home. | called you

because | found out she wasn't around and | couldn't call her."

Yesseca's heart skipped a beat.

She shrieked, "Mr. Hawls, why didn't you tellearlier?!"

Sheldon frowned.

Would he have dared to tell Yesseca?

Tremaine treated Yesseca like his treasure. If he told Yesseca and made her anxious, Tremaine would explode!

Sheldon couldn't say it outright, so he said, "Miss Cowell, | didn't want you to worry and I've sent speople to

look for her. If | told you, there'd be no point in making you

worry."

"Well, have you found Preslie?" Yesseca asked anxiously.

"Not yet. Her phone's not with her. It's still in the office, so she's not easy to find at all." Sheldon had already sent

out a search party for her, but she hadn't been found yet.

Yesseca becmore and more restless.

She wondered where Preslie had gone to.

Did she go back to Agaphen City?

Although it was unlikely, it was just the only possibility for now. After all, Preslie wasn't too familiar with the rest

of Nashaland. Where else could she have gone except her hin Agaphen City?

Yesseca thought that perhaps something had happened at Preslie's home, so she rushed back.

Just as Yesseca was about to share her thoughts with Sheldon, he said, "I think Preslie might've gone back to her

hometown. I'm going to Agaphen City then."

Yesseca immediately said, "Bringalong too!"

Sheldon didn't want to bring Yesseca along, but she was so insistent that he had no choice but to agree.

The two of them soon arrived at Preslie's house.