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.

knew each other but not so much that they would be regarded as good friends. Actually, she and Clara were not

first time that Rachel heard the word was from Carson. It didn’t make her

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

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

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

Ameer felt embarrassed for asking about Roger. He glanced at Rachel but found her showing no

parents should be here, right? I’ll go and see them since I haven’t seen

eyes. Clara s eyes darkened. She seemed to know something but she was

said. “It would be a good

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

shrugged her shoulders. It seemed that she had no

Rachel. He 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 Rachel. Roger was

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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