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.
Clara knew each other but not so much that they would be regarded as good friends. Actually, she and Clara were not even
Rachel heard the word was
and a woman came to hurt her badly. That was four years ago.
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
a month now. There’s
at Rachel but found her showing no interest in
should be here, right? I’ll go and see them since
and saw the disappointment in his eyes. Clara s eyes darkened. She seemed to know something but
said. “It would be a good idea to have
confounded. Clara followed Ameer with her eyes and then looked at Rachel “Ameer seems to like
shrugged her shoulders. It seemed that she had no intention to
was looking at Rachel the way Roger had at that time. Clara had no wish that there would be another one in the family who would like
passed quickly and yet, much has changed.” Rachel turned around so that she could rest an elbow on the railing. Looking down, she said, “Oh, I heard that you’re
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