Stuck in you

His voice trailed off as he realized he hadn't told Michael and the others that he and Rachel had been living together.

Jack thought Rachel might feel embarrassed. He tried to change the subject and alleviate their suspicions. "We'll drop you off on the way home. Would that be fine with you?" he asked.

"You don't have to. I came with Lucas, and he'll drive me back," Rachel politely refused.

Jack had heard from Rick that she did come here with Lucas.

In truth, he was trying to tell Rachel that they could go back home together later.

But to his dismay, she refused without a hint of hesitation.

His face twitched, but he tried to hide his disappointment from Rachel. "So where is he right now?" he asked.

Rachel didn't know how to answer that because she herself didn't know where Lucas was right now.

"If you can't find him, I can drive you home," Jack offered again.

Marcus noticed that some people were approaching them. He tapped Jack's shoulder to catch his attention. "We should find somewhere more private. There are a lot of prying eyes and ears here," he whispered to Jack.

More and more people would come and mingle.

Soon they would be surrounded by people that would flock around them like flies. Marcus didn't want to endure that kind of trouble.

Rachel didn't exactly say yes or no to Jack's offer.

Now she had no choice but to leave this place with them first.

Celine was only here because of Rona. If not for Rona, she would not be able to come here as she was not invited.

Claris and her brother had different friends. She had just come back from abroad, so she was eager to invite her new friends over for a night of fun.

Thankfully, Claris was a welcoming and gracious host. She even allowed her invitees to bring their own friends along if they wanted to. Rona didn't even know Claris, at least not personally. She had the chance to be here because her father was invited by Rick. She brought Celine along to at least have one friendly face along with her.

Rona knew that Celine was not having the best of times. She thought that Celine needed to unwind and just let loose. A party would help Celine relieve some of her stress.

Most of Claris' guests were girls, and many of them came from overseas. Celine hardly knew these girls and she felt quite relieved.

know what had happened between her

had proposed that they stayed far away from each other and calm down

scared that they wouldn't get back together again. She felt so

her tears could no longer arouse a trace of pity in Jack's eyes. She had a premonition once

he tell me that we should separate for the time being? It's clearly just an excuse!' she thought to herself. 'He only wants to break with me once

was a sad thought but it was a reality she had to accept. His marriage played

Jack, but they can go to various occasions together without

love Rachel,

wrecker? And when he gets tired of me, he's going to

day would come. She knew that this day would come sooner or later, given that Jack was a married man. However, she had wished

didn't give a damn about her anymore. Instead, he left her with a message. He told her

would not have begged him to stay, if she knew

her on her own. She cried and cried until she felt less burdened

Jack treated her so coldly, she already

was not so heartbroken when Jack decided to break

she was still too sad to cheer herself up. Her heart was filled with all kinds of complex emotions.

lucky to have been given so much, but

to her? All those people that she looked down on, and all the people she had belittled.

brought into this circle by Jack.

worry. They were all

was gradually getting

a fireworks display later and that they

and went to the bathroom to fix her makeup. Then, she received a call from her mother, asking whether she could come visit

Did something

They only knew that their daughter was very busy with the hustle and bustle of the city life. In

Your father and I just really miss you. When will you be coming home? We're going to prepare you a nice dinner!" Celine knew that her mother was trying to sound happy, but the tone

kindness. But when she heard her mother's local accent, she was completely annoyed. "I've just been very busy lately.

her mother. There was silence at the other end of the line for a few seconds, but Celine could hear her mother's deep sigh. "Please take good care of yourself, Celine." Her mother sounded so disappointed. She must be heartbroken that her daughter could not

grown woman, you don't have to worry so much." Before her

back to her purse and continued

her family background, let alone her low

her now, none of them would believe that she could be the same country bumpkin that she was

had been living an indulgent and extravagant life for the past few years. She didn't want to