Chapter 40

Lily led Holly's hand toward the villa. The closer she approached, the more she feared that something could be done waiting for her. The more familiar she looked at Holly's face, the less she could remember where she had seen her. "Mom!" Then the door of the villa opened and a woman in her thirties came out. Her appearance was very ordinary, a gray sweater coat made her even more inconspicuous, as if thrown into a pile of people to find it also could not find. As soon as Holly saw her, she jumped over her and threw herself into the woman's arms. The woman took a watchful look at Lily, said nothing, and pulled Holly into the room. Holly hid in the woman's arms and made a face at Cary. "Mom, Holly looks like you." Cary, who had not spoken, spoke unexpectedly. Lily finally reflected on where the familiarity came from, pulling Cary back to the Jones' House. There was a full-body mirror in the Jones House backyard swimming pool. Lily rushed to the mirror, and when she saw her face, she froz