Leona had known Cloris for a long time, even though they had never met each other. However, even Leona couldn't help feeling annoyed at Cloris for stealing her thunder.
Leona anxiously wanted to meet the person who dared to compete with Lin Jewelry.
Rumour has it that Cloris looked a lot like Emily. This made Leona want to see Cloris with her own eyes even more. 'So what?' Leona sneered in her mind.
Leona elegantly walked over to Cloris with her high heels and a glass of red wine in her hand.
Meanwhile, Cloris was busy chatting with the CEO of some company, when suddenly she had a foreboding feeling that someone was staring at her. She politely asked to be excused and then ended the conversation.
Leona watched Cloris from behind and mocked her in her mind, 'Why don't you turn around to look at me? You coward!'
Suddenly, Cloris turned around elegantly and faced Leona, as if she had read her mind. Caught by surprise, Leona stood there frozen, like a deer caught in headlights.
She was the spitting image of Emily!
'How did she become Miss Cloris?' Leona wondered.
The others may have mistaken the person standing in front of her for someone else, but Leona could never make the same mistake as everybody else! After all, they were friends for so many years. She could never forget her so easily!
Emily never died in that plane crash!
Leona watched as Cloris walked towards her with a dampened smile on her face which clearly indicated that she was who Leona thought she was– Emily!
"Ms Lin, I've heard so much about you," said Cloris. Emily politely shook Leona's hands with confidence.
Leona took a closer look at Emily's delicate face and said word by word, "Emily? I know you are Emily..."
Cloris drew her hand back and said, "Emily? I keep hearing from people that we look a lot like each other."
"No. You don't just look like her. You are E..."
"Miss Leona," Cloris interrupted Leona. "Have you forgotten your manners? Don't forget where you are now," she continued, with a cold expression on her face.
In the blink of an eye, Leona stood back and clenched her teeth to hold back her shock and displeasure.
Cloris moved one step closer towards Leona and whispered, "Long time no see, Rose."
In a dramatic turn of events, Cloris declared that she was aware of the fact that the manager of Lin Jewelry was actually Rose who had changed her name to Leona.
Leona's face fell faster than a corpse in cement boots, the moment she heard Emily utter her real name. Unable to comprehend what had just happened, she cursed in her mind, 'Emily, you've ruined my life once. Haven't you had enough? You bitch!'
Speechless, Leona stood as if paralyzed from the neck up, but Emily did not care about any of that and continued, "Life really is such a mystery. Anyway, we recognized each other at first sight."
There was a time when Emily cherished their friendship, but unfortunately, Rose betrayed her trust and returned the favor with resentment and harm.
"What on earth are you doing here?" asked Leona. Desperately trying to make sense of it all, Leona tried her best to calm her nerves. However, she still had a few unanswered questions in her mind, 'Why was Emily still alive?
She should have been dead! What a lucky bitch! How could she survive that terrible plane crash?'
"I just want to tell you one thing. You'd better stay away from me," suggested Emily. Emily lowered her head and swayed the glass of red wine gracefully, but her eyes were as cold as the arctic winter. "I've left my previous life in the past, but I'm not sure whether I will unveil the truth someday, so you'd better watch out, ' Emily threatened.
They spoke in a low voice, just so no one else could hear them. On the surface they kept a calm composure, hiding away all the hatred and resentment they had for each other.
"That's exactly what I wanted to say to you," said Leona. With a disappointed look on her face, she continued, " What a pity that you did not die!"
" Yeah. You must be very disappointed, right? The show isn't over yet. There will be much more later," said Emily, with a menacing smirk to follow up with what she said.
Leona seemed to have lost herself in thoughts as she stared at Emily. Eventually, she sneered and said, "Well, you look confident. There's a surprise for you later!"
Surprise? Emily smiled back and said, "Well then, let's wait and see."
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