Stuck in you

Rachel was in no hurry, draining the coffee leisurely like a lioness stalking her prey, waiting to pounce. Although it was Celine who'd taken upon herself to ask Rachel for a talk, it seemed that it would be Rachel who'd take matters into her own hands and initiate a conversation.

Celine pinched her thigh under the table again.

She dared to be willful in front of Jack because of how he'd spoiled her. But her antics fell short in front of Rachel, for Rachel was Jack's lawfully wedded wife.

Even though Jack had proclaimed that his marriage was in name only, Celine still felt ashamed of herself in front of his wife.

'That is going to change today, ' Celine thought to herself.

'Rachel is Jack's legal spouse. But he doesn't love her at all. He loves me!'

At the thought of this, Celine felt more confident. Looking at Rachel, she tried to adjust her mood and looked as leisurely as Rachel.

Celine failed to notice how ridiculous she looked in Rachel's eyes.

"Rachel, I need to tell you something."

Rachel sat back and observed Celine steadily. Raising her chin ever so slightly, she simply said, "Go on."

Celine felt her composure slipping, and she felt dismayed as her confidence left her under Rachel's piercing gaze.

Celine threw away all the plates and asked, "Rachel, tell me, what on earth is your relationship with Jack?"

Rachel smiled, "Miss Duan, don't you know that we are a couple?"

Hearing the word "couple" jolted Celine. She exclaimed in annoyance, "Jack said it! He doesn't love you, nor do you love him!"

Rachel smiled, "Every man who is unfaithful to his wife gives the same reason to his mistress. Miss Duan, don't you know that?"

Celine felt at a loss of words, caught off guard she couldn't seem to refute Rachel. She inhaled sharply and hurled her question at Rachel like an accusation. "What kind of a couple are you? How many times do the two of you meet? Does he love you? Are you aware that he has been sleeping with me all these year, Mrs Fu?" Celine mockingly pronounced the last two words, as if daring Rachel to respond.

slowly from her lips in disdain as she looked at Celine. She wondered how Jack could have

so childlike that it was ridiculous. Celine

She wondered why Jack had thrown such a naive kitten her way

smug

gave her

like she was humiliated. Clenching her fists and drowning her anger,

head. "Go on. What's your point? Even if it's true that he has been

haughtily and stood up, picking her bag from the table, and she collected her things to leave. She looked down at Celine in a scornful stare,

next words were going to shock Celine to her very core. She said, " As long as my name and his appear beside each other on the wedding certificate, you will always stay a

her ears and block out Rachel's voice but felt immobilized, her

and continued, "Don't kick yourself. Jack has had a lot of mistresses till

malice. Leaning down, she went on saying, "As long as I don't want a divorce, I'll remain his only wife. Oh, right, I don't have to love

up her bag and departed, not even sparing Celine a

in her seat. Her face was pale as if a sudden blow had

aware of was the fact that she'd struck at

been with Jack

past five years, Rachel's existence had been like a thorn in her

found out that Jack was

met Jack, she

felt surreal like the prince meets Cinderella. When he began to shower her with interest, Celine

they got together, she thought that he wasn't serious, but then

and diffidence on her part. And when things became better, she discovered from

Jack and Rachel and initially felt heartbroken. Her fairy tale had been violently ripped

promised to get a divorce. Celine begrudgingly gave in and they got

turned into months, and then years, but Jack never

never met or slept

With Jack's extra attention and love, Celine felt less aware and uncomfortable with being a mistress. He had professed his love

Sooner or later, Jack would leave Rachel for her. However, occasionally, Celine would overhear gossips at her expense accusing her as a homewrecker, the