Chapter 900 An Expedient Measure (2/2)

If, after his tactful persuasion, Ray could straighten out his mind and keep away from Emily,

ly.”

Jacob knew that Darren would be on guard against him. But it was better, for now, to bide his time rather than to openly fight against Darren. He couldn't bear the thought of putting Emily at risk.

”Well, I see...” Emily nodded in agreement and lowered her eyelids to cover the anxiety in her eyes. In order to protect Rita and her unborn child, Emily had to go against her own caring nature and refrain from seeing her best friend.

”David will certainly care for and protect Rita, so don't worry too much about her. I promise you that she will be all right.” With that, Jacob planted a tender kiss on Emily's delicate face. Seen from a distance, the handsome man and the beautiful woman seemed at peace as they held each other in an image of sweet benevolence.

”Yes!”

Beryl, who was hiding around the corner, made little fists in excitement. 'Daddy and Mommy have reconciled with each other. That's great! I have a happy family, ' she thought joyfully.

In the Xu Manor.

The day had gradually darkened, but Rita was still lying unconscious on the bed. David stayed at her bedside, his heart filled with anxiety. He feared that he might go mad if he were to lose her.

Rita was dreaming. She saw her father and mother in their youth. Rita was a ten-year-old girl with two black plaits again. She was holding a five-year-old girl's hand.

The four of them were walking along the road on their way home.

”Rita, Michelle, what would you like to eat for dinner?” Her mother, whose name was Helen, smiled at the two children.

”Mom, I want sweet and sour spareribs!” Rita answered loudly with a big smile. Sweet and sour spareribs was her favorite food. The young girl next to her jumped with joy and agreed eagerly, ”Mom, I want to eat sweet and sour spareribs too.”

”Okay. Rita, take your sister home first. Your father and I will go buy spareribs for you.”

The vegetable market was always messy and busy, so Helen didn't want her two daughters to go there with her. Besides, they were only 100 meters from their house. So she asked Rita to take her young sister home first.

”Okay.” Rita took the key from Helen's hand, said good-bye to her parents and then walked toward their house with her young sister still holding her hand.

As they passed by an alley, Michelle, her sister, saw a vendor who was selling sugar-coated haws on a stick. Michelle had a sweet tooth and wanted to eat some sugar-coated haws, so she begged her older sister to go down the alley and buy a stick of the sweets. Rita didn't have the heart to refuse Michelle, so she took out some coins from her pocket and led Michelle to buy the sweet treat.

But when Rita took the confectionary from the vendor, a handkerchief soaked in a powerful drug covered her mouth and nose tightly and she soon lapsed into an anesthetized state of unconsciousness. When she woke up, she was faced with her parents' worried eyes. Michelle and the vendor had disappeared into thin air. No trace could be found of her sister anywhere.

”Rita, where is Michelle?” Helen asked fearfully, tears running down her cheeks.

”Michelle… Where is Michelle?” Panicked, Rita looked around repeatedly, searching for Michelle, but only her parents were by her side. Her lovely younger sister had disappeared!

”What exactly happened?” Grant, Rita's father, asked anxiously. His hoarse voice echoed in Rita's ears, and like a slap, it brought her back to her senses.

Rita told her parents what had happened just now… Then, the unending cry echoed through her dream...

”Michelle… Where are you?

Michelle... Where on earth are you? My dear sister, I miss you...” she whispered again and again in her dream.

”Ah... Michelle!”