Stuck in you

The Western restaurant was well decorated. Its romantic style gave off a very warm and homey feeling, suitable for couples going on a date or for friends to meet for a cup of coffee.

It was strange that so many people gathered here. What was even stranger was the atmosphere. They weren't communicating with each other.

Jack didn't speak because he felt the others didn't like him.

He understood why Eric didn't like him. But he couldn't figure out why this beautiful woman, Lea, disliked him too.

They didn't know each other, and so there was only one reason why she disliked him.

It was because of Rachel.

She was one of Rachel's friends, and Rachel must have said something about him to her.

It was easy to guess why she had treated him so coldly.

Jack wore a poker face. He wouldn't let their hatred get to him.

Eric was sitting opposite Jack. He sometimes mocked Jack, and sometimes talked with Lucas, as if they were good friends.

He asked about Lucas and Rachel's campus life.

Lea joined their conversation, leaving Jack out of the loop. He had no idea what they were talking about.

Jack had no chance to join their conversation.

So he continued to enjoy his meal in isolation and peace.

Eric was determined to keep Jack out of the conversation.

But he didn't expect that the man would sit there so comfortably in solitude. He continued to eat his food without minding everyone else.

Eric was very disappointed and struck up a conversation to attack him. "Mr. Fu, you must be very busy these days. How is it that you even have time to have dinner with us?"

Jack knew if he didn't answer his question, Eric would not let him go.

Rachel silently groaned. Eric needed to stop being such a bully. The air was already harboring a lot of tension. There were more opportunities in the future for him to pick a fight with Jack.

It was not a good time for them to talk and she wanted to close the door to deal with her family matters. She feared that if Jack held a grudge against Eric, he might do something to hurt him. She was very sure about this.

Eric was not smart at all. But before Rachel could say something to calm him down, Jack suddenly placed his knife and fork down.

into a faint smile. "No matter how busy I am, I still have time to spare for a

when to back down and had to admit that he was spineless. He had

provoke Jack was because he knew Jack wouldn't do

his advantage. But, he was

angry, he didn't dare to continue

peeped at Rachel and found her calm face. It didn't seem like she heard their pugnacious

not familiar with each other, but they were both mature and rational

to financial stocks. Both had a very keen insight on

and Lucas, who were chatting happily. He

at Rachel sympathetically, trying to seek comfort. She did not disappoint him. She patted his arm under the table to assure him

little hand reached out from the other side and handed him a piece of spaghetti. "Eric, here you

laughed and looked at the spaghetti in the child's hand. "Thanks, you go ahead. I

took the spaghetti from him. Rachel wiped his hand with her wet tissue and said helplessly, "Don't grab food with

looking very disappointed. "Mendes,

had already discovered that Mendes had some bad habits. Perhaps it was

he said. After Lucas had mentioned it

warned him, "You can't grab your food again.

made a face and stuck out his tongue at

hands clean. "Okay, then start eating your

look at Eric and warned him, "There is a kid here. Don't let him laugh at

not to talk about bad things in front of

was someone who felt more

glanced at

that they were a

feeling flew through Jack, and

eyes plastered on him,

at

of his

a little strange, Jack realized something was wrong. He

looked Mendes' innocent gaze, Jack swallowed and didn't

about to say something. Rachel frowned in his

already on the tip of

She looked at the people around her. She could feel the obvious hostility

a while and believed that she had

a lot of things had happened to Rachel while she was gone,

happened, they would have believed