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.

she looked at Celine. She wondered how Jack could have such bad taste.

was ridiculous. Celine never seemed to be sure

pitied Celine. She wondered why Jack had thrown such a naive kitten her way and let her torture it at

vanished, making Celine feel smug about

gave her an uncharacteristic

was humiliated. Clenching her fists and drowning her

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

pronounced the words 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, using the height

very core. She said, " As long as my name and his appear beside each other

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

had a lot of mistresses

want a divorce, I'll remain

and departed, not even sparing

remained sitting stiffly in her seat. Her face was pale as if a sudden blow had struck her.

of was the fact that she'd struck at Celine's weakness right before she left.

Jack for nearly

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

she found out that Jack was married, Celine's world crumbled around

she met Jack, she was just an ordinary

the prince meets Cinderella. When he began to shower her with

she thought that he wasn't serious, but then he'd gone extra lengths for her time and time

courtship felt tumultuous to Celine, marred by self-deprecation and diffidence on her part. And when things became better, she discovered from a friend

between Jack and Rachel and initially felt heartbroken. Her fairy

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

days turned into months, and then years,

slept with his

never caught onto Celine. With Jack's extra attention and love, Celine felt less aware and uncomfortable with being a mistress. He had professed his

Jack would leave Rachel