Chapter: 3257

She could only tell such little white lies to comfort her mother, to make her feel a little better.

Yet, Emily was well aware that her assurances were far from the truth.

Rachel had died-she had been gone for five years, and none of these hopeful scenarios would ever come to pass.

“No, that's not true." Abruptly, Dora's memory flashed back, and she began to cry in despair. "What are you saying? She is gone! She jumped into the sea, ended her own life, and will never return."

Emily's heart raced. It bewildered her that Dora was so lucid today, recalling even those distressing details from the past.