Stuck in you

Chapter 3 So What

Rachel was in no mood to talk to him. She was exhausted, and didn't want to engage in any small talk. 'Today was my first night shift. I'd better get some rest when I can so I can adjust properly, ' she thought to herself.

For ten days straight, Rachel worked on the night shift. Because of this, all she wanted to do most of the time was to sleep. On one particular day, it wasn't that busy at the hospital, and so she could afford to take a nap at her office. However, as she was about to fall asleep, her phone suddenly rang. At an instant, she sat up and grabbed her phone.

Looking at the screen, she saw that it was her brother calling.

"Hello?" Rachel's voice was a little hoarse.

"Sis, please come here and help me! Hurry please... They'll kill me..." Eric Shen sobbed.

Rachel frowned, fully awake by now. "Where are you?"

"I'm in JH Bar. Come here quickly."

Rachel hung up the phone, heaved a deep sigh and walked to the office next door.

"I got a thing to do and need to get off work earlier. Can you cover for me?"

"Okay, no problem."

It was late at night, and the lights dimly lit the roads.

drove to the JH Bar.

was greeted with colorful, flashing lights and loud music. It was hard to see people's faces. The dancing hall was full of coquettish women. The noise of the music, laughter, and whatnot was highly irritable

this for a couple of times, and she came only

the second floor of the bar. Along a long hall, there were several private rooms. The area was padded with soft, red wool, muting the noise

like a completely different world. As soon as Rachel stepped foot there, the loud music from downstairs

without any problems. Rachel walked to the private room at the end of the corridor, pushed the door

lights inside were as bright as day. Rachel squinted, her eyes adjusting to the sudden brightness.

while, she looked around the room, and saw that she

like pine wood. There were pieces of antique furniture, including a sofa which looked like it was made out of solid mahogany. At the other end of the room, there was a folding screen decorated with an array of sculpted flowers and birds. However, the brilliant, bright

the other side of the folding screen, she saw Jack was leaning on the couch with Celine. It looked like Celine was back to her usual self. She looked much better than when Rachel had seen her in the hospital the other day.

face pressed against the carpet. "What happened here?" Rachel

"Sis..."

"Rachel?"

and Michael spoke almost at the

man your brother?" Then he turned his head and

stared blankly at

looked back at Eric from Rachel and back to Eric

the more he could see

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