Captivation: Want Nothing But You

Chapter 368: Meeting Again 

Elegance defined the woman. Her long hair was combed back and styled into a chignon. A diamond hairpin held the hair knot in place. A pair of delicate pearl earrings underscored her gentle face and the matching necklace accentuated the royal blue cheongsam that wrapped her curvaceous figure. Rachel immediately recognized the woman. It had been four years since she last saw her, yet she hadn’t changed. She looked gentler than she was in her white gown back then. “Dr. Jimenez, it’s been a long time since we last saw each other,” Rachel said. Clara had seen Rachel from a distance. She just wasn’t sure it was her. And now, standing in front of her, Clara stood transfixed.

A few days ago, Clara had heard that Rachel was still alive. Still, it felt surreal seeing Rachel with her own eyes.

“Cousin,” Ameer addressed her politely. Rachel raised her eyebrows, surprised. Clara was Ameer’s cousin?

“Ameer’s mother and my mother are sisters,” Clara explained when she noticed Rachel’s confused look. “Clara, do you know Miss Bennet?” Ameer threw an inquiring look at Clara and then turned his eyes to Rachel.

so much that they would be

and looked away. The first time that Rachel heard the word was from Carson. It didn’t make her feel uncomfortable. Carson was a frivolous man. He was joking most of the time so nobody took him seriously. And now, Clara had just said that Rachel

felt that she was transported back to a time when a man and a woman came to hurt her badly. That was four years ago. The scene had

that mistake. Consequently, Rachel never took the word “friend” lightly. It made her feel queasy, thinking that she might get hurt again as she was hurt then. Moreover, Abby died at that time. Rachel had blamed herself for her death because she was not able to protect her. Since then, she had suppressed her feelings, bringing to naught any affection she would have for others. “Oh, I see,” Ameer said as he touched the tip of his nose. Thinking of what he hadn’t said to Rachel, he felt his face flush. And now that Clara was here, the more he couldn’t say what he wanted to

would be, too. “Oh, he’s not here. He’s in Baltimore for a month now. There’s a project there that he needs to oversee,”

He glanced at Rachel but found her showing no interest in what they were talking about.

see them since I haven’t seen them

movement of Rachel and saw the disappointment in his eyes. Clara s eyes darkened. She seemed to know

Clara said. “It would be a good idea to have a good chat

was a bit confounded. Clara followed Ameer with her eyes and then looked

shrugged her shoulders. It seemed that she had no intention to

Ameer had given Rachel. He was looking at Rachel the way Roger had at that time. Clara

has changed.” Rachel turned around so that she could rest an elbow on the railing.

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