SPOILED GIRL, VOLUME 2 - Season 10 Episode 8

Trust and loyalty were the essence of their friendship. David knew that he could count on Jacob to be there for him in his time of need because that was what a real friend would do.

After some time, David came back to Rita’s bedroom again.

After Jacob got off the phone, Emily looked at him anxiously as she had vaguely heard Rita’s and Nora’s names. A hint of nervousness rippled over her voice.

“Jacob, did something happen to Rita?” Emily stared closely at Jacob as she clenched the chopsticks tightly between her fingers.

‘There is no saying what Nora might pull on Rita next. I hope she and the baby are safe. If Nora tries to hurt Rita this time…’ Emily did not dare to complete that thought.

“It is nothing serious. Rita fainted earlier, but she is expected to regain consciousness soon.” Jacob did not keep the truth from Emily even though Emily’s concern for Rita made him feel a bit envious.

‘Oh, my dear. Why do you always have to care about other people so much? Last time, it was Ray, and now, Rita. When will you care about your husband?’ Jacob decided to keep his displeasure to himself.

“Fainted? Rita fainted and you do not think it is serious enough to worry about it?” Emily put down her chopsticks and looked at Jacob disbelievingly.

Jacob’s general lack of concern and apathy toward people was not new to Emily. Over the years, she had grown accustomed to it. But now that the person concerned was her best friend, Emily could not understand why Jacob did not want to divulge the whole story.

Meanwhile, Beryl sat there, not knowing what to say or do, curiously looking at her parents caught in a tense moment.

“Rita has David by her side. You cannot replace David in Rita’s life forever. At some point, you will have to trust them to take care of themselves. It is me who you will be spending the rest of your life with. Shouldn’t you be concerned about your own family?”

Jacob also put down his chopsticks and his stern face displayed a hint of gloom. He could not understand why Emily was arguing with him over a matter that concerned other people.

In truth, Emily knew what Jacob had meant, but she just could not help worrying about Rita. Emily would not be able to put her unsettled mind at ease until she saw Rita and made sure that she was safe and sound.

“Jacob, Rita is my friend, and this has nothing to do with David. During my time of need, Rita was the one who stayed by my side. She is my best friend and you are my husband. Both of you are very important to me, but my love for you two is different. You are the one I’ve chosen to devote my whole life to. But Rita is the best gift God has ever given me.”

Emily took a deep breath to quell her anger and then explained her stance to Jacob patiently.

She hoped that Jacob could understand that love and friendship were not mutually exclusive. It is not like he had to worry about Emily falling in love with Rita. After all, they were both straight women. ‘What are you so afraid of, Jacob?

You do realize that you are not the only person in my life, right? There is Beryl, Bowen, Rita… and a few other people. They are all an important part of my life, ‘ Emily added in her mind.

Sensing Emily’s anger, Jacob furrowed his eyebrows and gestured to the maid with his hand to take Beryl away to her room, leaving only the two of them at the dinner table.

“Emily, Nora is at David’s house. David has asked me to help him investigate something. If we go to visit Rita now, it will definitely alarm Darren, and he will realize that I am helping David. It will only make things more difficult.

Therefore, the best course of action for now would be to pretend as if we know nothing so we can operate in secret.”

Jacob decided to come clean. It was true that Emily’s concern for other people made him feel jealous, but he had a different reason for not allowing Emily to visit Rita. He thought it would be best for Emily to keep out of it and not worry about it too much.

“I’m sorry. I misunderstood you.” Emily lowered her head in shame. Emily did not hesitate to apologize and act rationally after she realized her mistake.

“Honey, you do not need to say sorry to me. Please remember that I will always consider your feelings before I do anything.” At last, there was a look of relief on Jacob’s face and his furrowed eyebrows returned to their normal state.
He got up and walked toward Emily, bending down to put his arms around her slim waist. “I know that Darren will not give up so easily, so I do not want him to know that he needs to worry about us right now. I do not want you and Beryl to get caught up in the troubles of the Xu Family again,” he explained in a low and gentle voice.

Jacob predicted that Darren would send his people to spy on him and his family, and so the only way to throw him off was to pretend as if neither Jacob nor his family had any idea about what was going on.

“Yeah, you are right.” Emily nodded her head and concealed the worry in her eyes. For the sake of Rita’s safety and her baby’s safety, she would have to fight back her urge to visit Rita.

“I’m sorry. I misunderstood you.” Emily lowered her head in shame. Emily did not hesitate to apologize and act rationally after she realized her mistake.

“Honey, you do not need to say sorry to me. Please remember that I will always consider your feelings before I do anything.” At last, there was a look of relief on Jacob’s face and his furrowed eyebrows returned to their normal state.

He got up and walked toward Emily, bending down to put his arms around her slim waist. “I know that Darren will not give up so easily, so I do not want him to know that he needs to worry about us right now. I do not want you and Beryl to get caught up in the troubles of the Xu Family again,” he explained in a low and gentle voice.

Jacob predicted that Darren would send his people to spy on him and his family, and so the only way to throw him off was to pretend as if neither Jacob nor his family had any idea about what was going on.

“Yeah, you are right.” Emily nodded her head and concealed the worry in her eyes. For the sake of Rita’s safety and her baby’s safety, she would have to fight back her urge to visit Rita.

“David will be there to protect Rita, so don’t worry about that. And please, leave the rest to your dear husband, okay?” Jacob planted a gentle kiss on Emily’s smooth and delicate face. This scene looked very beautiful from afar.

“Yes!”

Seeing that her parents had stopped quarreling, Beryl jumped with joy in the corner and went back to being the happy child in the family again.

Meanwhile, at David’s house.

It had been a long time since Rita had fallen unconscious, and she still was not showing any signs of waking up. This made David feel even more anxious.

Rita appeared to be having a dream, for she was tossing and turning, and muttering something indistinguishable.

In her dreams, Grant and Helen were still young, and Rita was just about ten years old with her hair up in two pigtails. Holding hands with her was a five-year-old girl to her right.

The whole family was happily walking back home.

“Rita, Michelle, what do you want to have for dinner? I feel like cooking something nice for you today.” Helen smiled at the two girls.

“Mommy, I would love to have some sweet and sour spare ribs!” Little Rita quickly chose her favorite dish. Hearing what Rita said, Michelle also exclaimed happily, “Mommy, I want to have sweet and sour spare ribs too.”

“Okay, sure. Rita, please take your sister home first. Daddy and I will drop by the market to buy you some ribs.”

The local market was no place for two little girls, so Helen did not want her daughters to go there. Besides, it was only a few hundred meters away from their house, so she asked them to go home first.

“Okay.” Rita took the keys from her mother and said goodbye to her parents, then walked toward their house with Michelle.

When they were passing by an alley, Michelle saw a vendor who was selling sugar-coated haws and she begged Rita to buy her one. Rita had no way to resist Michelle’s request and anyway, she found some coins in her pocket, so she walked Michelle to the alley.

Just when Rita took the sugar-coated haws from the vendor, a blast of wind blew her to the ground all of a sudden.

When she woke up, the first thing she saw were her parents’ worried eyes. But Michelle and the vendor were no longer there.

“Rita, where is your sister?” Helen’s voice trembled in panic and tears streamed down her face.

“Sister? Michelle? Where is Michelle?” Rita quickly looked around but found only her parents.
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“What on earth happened?” Grant’s blurry eyes met with Rita’s puzzled ones and Rita could feel the anxiety in his voice. Rita told her parents everything.

Suddenly, Rita started to scream in her sleep, thrashing and panting.

“Michelle… Where are you?

Michelle… Where on earth are you? I miss you so much!” Rita yelled helplessly in her dream.

“Oh, no! Michelle!”
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