Chapter 712 I Refuse To Apologize (1/2)
Rita gaped in awe the moment she saw Emily. Judging by how wide Rita's eyes were, anyone could just imagine the sparks in her brain, desperately trying to connect the dots and instead just causing a short circuit. The resemblance was too uncanny to cast aside as a coincidence. Not only did she look like Emily, the woman standing before her spoke and behaved exactly like her friend. And the eyes?
Her eyes were too beautiful to describe them in words. To say that her eyes were like shining stars would fall short because the beauty of her eyes was not about colours or shape, it was about the loving sweet essence that was so clearly there.
The only difference Rita observed was that this woman was years younger than her friend. The woman revealed a strong sense of youth and vitality. Rita was almost convinced that this was Emily, her friend Emily, but she knew that it couldn't be true because her friend was supposed to be a beautiful mature woman if she were still alive.
Rita was fooled at first sight, but the details quickly revealed the difference. Only she could notice the subtle differences because she knew Emily like the back of her hand.
But could there be two people in the world who looked exactly the spitting image of one another? Could she leave it all to coincidence? Rita was flabbergasted, to say the least, and awed by he the wonders of the world.
”Hi, Rita and David, I am so glad to see you guys. What brings you here?” Emily was delighted to see them, just as Jacob had expected. The familiar and casual manner in which she addressed and spoke to them made it feel as though they had known each other for a long time.
Rita's brain told her that this young lady couldn't be her old friend, but she couldn't deny her heart from feeling a certain kind of familiarity with her. ”Hello! I am afraid I don't recognize you. Have we met before?” Rita's face conveyed a spectrum of skepticism.
The world around them fell silent as they looked at each other in embarrassment. Although, David shared the same doubts as Rita, he decided to save his wife from the awkward situation by breaking the silence. He turned to Emily and said, ”Hello, Miss. We heard that Jacob had returned from his travels so we came her to catch up with him. Oh, I am sorry. Allow me to introduce myself, I am David. And you are?”
The vibrant smile on Emily's mouth faded and the look of disappointment came over her face almost as soon as she heard what they said. ”I don't know what to say. I am so sad even my friends can't recognize me anymore. Can't you really recognize me?” Emily's voice trebled and she sounded like a person drained of all hope.
Jacob felt sorry for Emily. He couldn't bare to watch her sad face so he went over to her and gave her a hug, gently patting her on the back to comfort her. Brushing stray hairs from her forehead, he whispered into her ear, ”Don't be sad, my love. Just like everybody else, they just need some time to get used to your present look. Have faith on them, okay?”
”You're right. I understand,” Emily answered, her face looked glum, but it creased into the recollection of a smile.
Rita and David stared at each other, communicating doubt and confusion. Jacob's words did very little to make them change their stance and they still couldn't make up their minds what to make of the woman in front of them.
If this woman wasn't Emily, then why was Jacob treating her so kindly? Perhaps, this notion only helped to prove that this lady must have had special powers to have been able to sway Jacob's heart.
There was an awkward silence that filled the room, as the couples sat there shuffling their feet, while Rita and David looked at Emily with apprehension. Failing to properly address the elephant in the room, after a while, Rita and David made an excuse to leave. As Emily watched her friends leave, a feeling of loss and despair crept into her heart.
While, Ancho and Beryl, secretly observed the situation between the four people unfold from upstairs. As soon as they left the villa, Beryl