Stuck in you

Jack caught up with Rachel, asking why she was angry.

She could feel the warmth of his palm again.

She endured the embarrassment silently and said, "Don't worry about me. You should go back! I'll walk around by myself for a while and look for my friends."

Jack pretended not to understand her. "Your friends? Who else came with you other than Lucas?" he asked.

"Lea."

Jack remembered that Rick had told him that Lucas had brought two women with him. So the other one was Lea.

There was no doubt that Lucas maintained a good relationship with them.

Jack said, "You have an unusual relationship with Lucas,"

He abruptly stopped. 'Am I getting jealous?' he asked himself inwardly.

Rachel thought otherwise, thinking that he just wanted to know why she and Lucas were really close.

She explained subconsciously, "We have been friends for nearly ten years."

She had been friends with Lucas for nearly ten years, meaning that they had known each other since they were around fifteen or sixteen years old. It was strange not easy for them to maintain such a long-term friendship.

Jack's heart skipped a beat.

A soft breeze came as they stood near the window.

Outside, the fireworks exploded,

adorning the night sky.

Neither of them talked at that time. They stood in the comfort of the silence as they observed the magnificent parade in the sky.

After a moment's silence, another round started. Rachel got startled by the noise of firecrackers.

Before she could react, Jack already reached out to hold her. The fireworks were more intense this time.

When Rachel came to her senses, she had found herself leaning against Jack's chest.

He frowned and asked, "Are you scared?"

Rachel was frightened by the fireworks, but now... she was more uncomfortable with him like this.

Rachel pushed him away immediately. There had been so much physical contact between them the last few days alone than there ever had been in the last five years.

She raised her hand to put aside a strand of hair from her face. Her heart galloped in her chest. "I need to look for them now."

confused. "Why

number, but he didn't

fireworks blossomed one after another in the night sky. It was so beautiful, but Lucas didn't have mood to watch

on the top floor, not so far away from him. Entranced,

Finally, he found her.

this

there with a pale face, looking at

had wanted to take a breath outside, not expecting to see

two leaned against one another. She moved two steps

of them separated again. They said something and then gazed outside

by the burst of fireworks, Celine

dark like a paparazzi, following their

Her heart broke.

he no longer felt sorry for her. No wonder he didn't respond when

get close to

realized that she had been missing out

affair, Celine stood there in shock and sadness. She couldn't just barge in so boldly as if she was his wife. After all, Jack and Rachel were a

she calmed down. Seeing that they turned around and left, she

was on the top floor the whole time, Rachel were searching in

look for Lucas in the first place. She just wanted to have an excuse in avoiding

Jack just followed her like a

rid of him. "I need to go to

paused. "The bathroom? Okay. Go ahead." He stopped and didn't follow

smiled in

stared at the floor blankly. What was he doing? Why

beginning. It was fun to see her nervous and at a

And then...

to think over what he was

as he

narrowed his eyes, standing

the public ones. For

was to prevent

for a while, Rachel thought

when she opened the door and silently walked out, she

was slightly stunned, stopping in her tracks. She hid in

a moment, she looked up, only to see

corner

Celine was over.

little annoyed, her anger

that she had fallen for his trap. They lived together, ate together,

to tease her again or did something inappropriate,

a long time, but neither of them came back. Michael sighed, sitting in