Chapter 349
Rebecca was stunned by these words.
….
She looked at Frankie incredulously and took a step forward to grab his hand. “And then what?”
Frankie rubbed his forehead. “In the car, I tested her a bit. It could be her, but It’s hard to say.”
Rebecca let go of his hand. “So, is it her or not?”
“I don’t know.”
Rebecca’s eyes reddened slightly. “Frankie, do you also think she looks a lot like Miss Keira, which is why you’re getting fond of her? You can’t help her anymore! She’s not Miss Keira!”
Frankie said helplessly. “I know, I know.”
“You don’t know!”
Rebecca released his hand, and her eyes turned fully red. “All of you are attracted to her because she resembles Miss Keira, and that’s an obscenity and injustice to Miss Keira! She’s not her! Frankie, I won’t allow you to look at her again!”
Rebecca was emotionally agitated.
Seeing this, Frankie immediately took a step forward and gently patted her back, sighing silently.
He then remembered what the doctor had said yesterday. “Miss Allen definitely has severe depression, which makes her emotions very unstable. She needs constant care for her moods, and remember not to agitate her further.”
Thinking of this, Frankie sighed. “Okay, I won’t look at her or help her anymore, okay?”
Rebecca was finally pacified.
The two entered the wedding venue, and Frankie personally took her to the backstage resting area. Rebecca kept an eye on Frankie, and seeing that he indeed didn’t spare a glance at “Keera”, she was finally satisfied.
She went through the door and sat down on the couch.
Tina and Victoria were sitting there; when they saw her, they gathered around.
“Rebecca, did you find out why? Why would Frankie help her? Is it possible he’s taken a liking to her?”
Rebecca replied immediately, “Frankie just thinks there shouldn’t be any trouble at the wedding. Don’t overthink it.”
“That’s good.”
Someone else said, “This Keera does look as pretty as Mary; no wonder the two of them often huddle together. With just those two faces, there’s nothing they can’t do, right?”
“Please, Mary is alright. But that Keera, she has the face of a seductress. Just now when she was standing with the Davis family, several people looked at her with sympathy.”
Miss Keira also had that face; if they were insulting Keera’s face, wouldn’t they be insulting Miss Keira?
The faces of the few people around immediately stiffened.
Rebecca looked at them with disgust. “No personal attacks against Keera are allowed, especially not about her face!”
The others looked at each other, offered an awkward smile, and stepped away.
As they walked away, they muttered under their breath.
“Does Rebecca have mental issues? I was helping her insult someone, and she turned on me?”
“Don’t mind her. I think her mental state isn’t right.”
But Rebecca paid no attention to them and just gazed blankly at “Keera”.
At that moment, “Keera” was accompanying Mary. They weren’t paying attention to what people here were saying and were whispering to each other. “Keera’s” profile was distinct, with long eyelashes over her eyes, just like Miss Keira’s.
God knew what was said, but “Keera” smiled slightly, her lips curling at the corners, which made Rebecca’s own lips involuntarily rise.
But then, Rebecca abruptly snapped back to reality.
“Slap!”
She gave herself a harsh slap!
She wished she could slap herself a few more times; how could she have just seen the shadow of Miss Keira in Keera?
No!
Absolutely not!
In this world, no one could replace Miss Keira!
Rebecca stood up with red-rimmed eyes.
Her behavior left everyone around her stunned. Tina was even more puzzled and asked, “Miss Allen, what’s wrong with you?”
Rebecca replied with a dark face, “It’s nothing.”
She had almost done the same as Lewis Horton, finding a substitute! She immediately turned her head away, no longer looking at Keira.
At that moment, someone entered the hall. The master of ceremonies came in to synchronize the process. He held a ring in his hand. “Excuse me, ladies, during the wedding ceremony later, we’ll need a bridesmaid and a best man on stage to deliver the ring to the bride. Who have we selected for this? I need to go over the process with the bridesmaid…”
As soon as these words were said, everyone fell silent and turned their gaze toward Mary.
This opportunity would suit any of the bridesmaids present. Rebecca was the cousin. Victoria was the cousin of the groom. The girls from the Davis family were all cousins of Mary…
Everyone thought Mary would definitely choose from among them, but to their surprise, Mary said, “I’ve already thought about it. Let Keira do it.”
On her wedding day, even though this was a wedding without blessings, she still wanted her best friend by her side. Moreover, Mary didn’t know what that task Keira spoke of was all about. In any case, if she was the one to deliver the ring, she could surely complete the task better, right?
But as soon as Mary said this, the faces of the other bridesmaids turned strange. Victoria and the women from the Davis family all sneered, but only Rebecca cried out vehemently. “Why does she deserve it?!”
Mary looked at her, puzzled. “What do you mean?”
Rebecca retorted with a cold laugh. “Why does she get to be on stage to deliver the ring to you? I won’t allow it!”
She definitely wouldn’t allow this person, who bore the face of Miss Keira, to be the center of attention. If she allowed her to do so, wouldn’t she be able to do as she pleases in Clance in the future?
Mary frowned. “Rebecca, this is my wedding. I’ll decide who I choose.”
Rebecca was unreasonably obstinate. “I simply do not agree, and I believe that Ellis wouldn’t agree either. If you don’t believe me, go get him!”
Back then in Oceanion, Ellis and Keira eventually made peace with each other. Ellis had repeatedly expressed his genuine admiration for Keira’s extraordinary horsemanship. Therefore, Rebecca was certain that Ellis wouldn’t agree.
Mary scoffed. “Rebecca, as I said, this is my wedding, and I’ll choose my bridesmaids. I don’t need anyone’s consent!”
The two were at an impasse. The master of ceremonies stepped out and immediately called Ellis over.
As soon as Ellis entered, he said impatiently, “What are you arguing about?”
Rebecca immediately pointed at Keira and said, “Ellis, take a good look at Mary’s best friend! Mary is actually saying to let her go on stage and deliver the ring to you!”
Rebecca didn’t know how else to put it; she just spitefully exclaimed, “She doesn’t deserve it! Ellis, she doesn’t deserve it!”
“Why doesn’t she deserve it?!” Mary pressed on demandingly.
Why?
Of course, it was because she didn’t deserve to look like Miss Keira!
But Rebecca couldn’t bring herself to say that. She struggled for a while, then suddenly looked at Victoria and Tina by her side, remembering the words they had said…
Although Rebecca felt that what they said was wrong, still, without thinking, she blurted out, “Because her status doesn’t match! The marriage of the five major families is a serious affair, and the bridesmaid who goes on stage must also come from one of those families. How can you let someone of her humble origins step on stage?!”
She knew what she said was not right; Miss Keira often talked about everyone being equal, and she never judged people by their status.
However, at that moment, Rebecca spoke without restraint.
Hastily, she affirmed her own statement. “Ellis, am I right?!”