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.

want other people to know

that they stayed far away from each other and

plan ridiculous. She was angry and aggrieved. She was scared that they wouldn't get back together again. She felt so many emotions all

longer arouse a trace of pity in Jack's eyes. She had a premonition once that he would no longer return her calls and that

being? It's clearly just an excuse!' she thought

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

they can go to various occasions together without being criticized by people

though he doesn't love Rachel, he still won't

just another one of Jack's whores? A typical home wrecker? And when he

had been most afraid that this day would come. She knew that this day would come sooner or later, given

him to stay. She even broke down in tears, but he didn't give a damn about her anymore. Instead, he left her with a message. He told

would not have begged him to stay, if she knew what

stopped crying, he left her on her own. She cried and cried until she felt less

coldly, she

it, she was not so heartbroken

with all kinds of complex emotions. Jack had promised to spoil her and

lucky to have been given so much, but at the

All those people that she looked down on, and all the people she had belittled. All of them would try to take revenge on her

the way she was when she was first brought into this circle by Jack. But now that she had become more mature and experienced, she knew how to hide her true emotions and

to worry. They were all in the same age group,

mood was gradually getting

fireworks display later and that they would be invited to the

herself from the card game and went to the bathroom to fix her makeup. Then,

matter? Did something happen?" she

parents lived in a small town. They had no idea what she was doing in this city, or who she was affiliating herself with. They only knew that their daughter was very busy with the hustle and bustle of the city life. In fact, she was too busy to visit

When will you be coming home? We're going to prepare you a nice dinner!" Celine knew that her mother was trying to

she heard her mother's local accent, she was completely annoyed. "I've just been very busy lately. I'll come home when I have more time on my hands," she

of the line for a few seconds, but Celine could hear her mother's deep sigh. "Please take good care of yourself,

you don't have

her phone back to her purse and continued retouching

terribly embarrassed of her family background, let alone her

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

an indulgent and extravagant life for the past few years. She didn't want to go back