Chapter 909 Sending Her Away (1/2)

David was lying on his stomach next to Rita on the bed when he was suddenly awoken by her screaming. Raising his head, he looked at her and saw that her forehead was soaked with sweat and that her eyebrows were furrowed, as if in intense pain. Rita's face was pale and drawn. Instantly concerned, David sat up and leaned over her, trying to judge whether she was awake or not.

”Rita, wake up. What's wrong?” As David shook her lightly, he spoke to her in a gentle voice. It was as if he was trying to wake a small child from a nightmare, as he treated her like a precious treasure.

”Michelle, where are you? Where on earth are you...” Rita was trapped in the same terrible dream as before. Her slender hands were wavering anxiously and she yelled again with desperation, ”Michelle, I'm coming to save you. Don't be afraid...

Don't be afraid. I'm coming to save you!”

In her dream, Rita saw Michelle's face masked with blood. Her younger sister was crying desperately. Rita wanted to embrace her but Michelle's face suddenly became cold and gloomy, making her feel strangely rejected.

”It is you who lost me! It is you who failed to protect me!” Michelle's voice sounded in her ears, as if coming from a great distance. Her accusations were like a knife plunging into Rita's heart.

In the dream, little Michelle was holding a knife in her hand and her body was covered in scars, frightening everyone who looked at her.

Rita reached out her hand again trying to catch Michelle, but she failed and could only watch her fall down a bottomless chasm. In her dream, Rita watched her sister disappear from sight into the black abyss. Losing Michelle hurt just like it had on the day when she had been abducted.

”No! Ah!”

Rita groaned again and finally woke up. The first thing she saw was David's worried eyes, and then his nervous expression. He was half-bent over her, holding her shoulders with his powerful hands as he tried to stop her from trembling. Rita took a deep breath as great big tears quietly rolled down her cheeks, glittering in the half-light of pre-dawn.

'It is all my fault! If I had not failed to protect Michelle, she would never have become a merciless secret agent...' Rita felt intense regret as she considered what she had learned from Nora.

”It is okay. It is okay. I'm here with you. I'm here with you, darling.” David drew Rita into his arms, not caring that she was totally soaked with sweat. He leaned his chin against her head as he comforted her gently. Wrapping his arms around her tightly, he gently rocked her and soothingly stroked her back.