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."

little confused. "Why don't you just call

Lucas' number,

fireworks blossomed one after another in the night sky. It was so

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

Finally, he found her.

he saw this time

hand, stood there with a pale

a breath outside, not expecting to see

against one another. She moved two steps forward in

again. They said something and then

the burst of fireworks, Celine was unable

in the dark like a paparazzi, following their

Her heart broke.

wonder he no longer felt sorry for her. No wonder

get close to

missing out on what had

an 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

over. Slowly, she calmed down. Seeing that they turned around and left, she followed them. She sneaked behind them, wanting to see

to Celine's disappointment, Rachel went away to look for Lucas. As Lucas was on the top floor the

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

just followed

finally came up with an excuse to get rid of him. "I need to go

Okay. Go ahead." He stopped and didn't follow her any

lips and smiled in secret. She

floor blankly. What was he doing? Why did

beginning. It was

And then...

seemed that he needed to think over what

eyes darkened as he looked

narrowed his

wasn't like the public ones. For today's banquet, all the

was to prevent something embarrassing

while, Rachel

the door and silently walked out, she saw two

hid

to see that Jack had dragged Celine

from the corner of

said he and Celine was over. But it doesn't

annoyed, her

and even more frustrated that she had fallen for his trap. They lived together, ate

next time Jack tried to tease her again or did

of them came back. Michael