The banquet was ending soon. I looked around the crowd, trying to find Delia. However, I could not see her.
Theo noticed what I was doing and said, “Lola brought her to meet a lot of people just now, so she’s probably resting inside now."
"Really now? Then I'll go in to take a look."
I went directly to the room at the back. Delia was sitting there with her heels off her feet. She was taken aback for a moment when she saw me before smiling embarrassedly. "President Lane, I'm sorry. I'm a little tired. I hope you don't mind,” she said and quickly put on her shoes.
In all honestly, her taking off her shoes to rest just now was exactly the same as what Cecilia used to do.
One time when we went shopping together, she was so tired that she collapsed in someone's shop. Like Delia, she took off her shoes and sat there to rest, regardless of people looking at her.
I smiled and shook my head. "It's nothing. Rest when you're tired. It's normal."
“As long as you don’t mind, President Lane."
"You can call me Wanda. Can I call you Delia?" I asked tentatively. I did not know if it would be too abrupt to make such a request when we had just met, but I just could not help wanting to get close to her.
Delia nodded, a bright smile appearing on her face. "Of course."
"Okay!"
I looked at her, delighted. Her every frown and smile was very similar to Cecilia's.
Seeing my gaze, Delia did not mind it. She just asked me, “Do I really look like that friend of yours?"
"You’re not just similar; you’re exactly the same. But you’re also a little different. She was impatient but also an optimist. She blustered all day as if nothing bothered her. You’re different. You’re gentle and dignified. It’s just that your face is exactly like hers."
Looking at her, I could not help the moisture in my eyes.
Obviously, they were two different people, but looking at Delia’s face, I unconsciously thought of Cecilia.
Delia looked at me with a smile. "Wanda," she called out a little cautiously as if she was not used to addressing me this way.
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