Stuck in you

"Is he here too?" asked Lucas. He seemed surprised from the look on his face.

Neither he nor Rachel noticed that Claris was gnashing her teeth.

'How dare they flirt with each other in front of me! Do they have no respect for me at all? What are they thinking acting so lovey-dovey in front of me?

This bitch!' Claris was so angry that she let go of Lucas' hand.

She stay behind them and listened to every word they said with contempt.

The two of them were so indulged in their conversation that they didn't notice Claris' expression.

Ever since they got here, Lucas barely paid attention to her. He was so focused on Rachel that he might've forgotten that Claris was there too.

What irritated Claris all the more was the way Lucas talked to Rachel. His voice sounded so gentle. It was completely different from the way he used to treat her, cold and distant.

The mixed feelings of envy and grief welled up in Claris' heart. She couldn't believe how angry and helpless she felt right now.

Lucas' eyes were covered with a layer of shadow. He pressed his perfectly-shaped lips together and said in a soft voice, "You wait here, and I'll go over there and take a look."

When she heard what Lucas said, Claris said, "I'll go with you!"

Lucas frowned and looked at her. "There's nothing for you to do there. You can wait here."

Claris bit her lower lip and her eyes turned red. She felt so betrayed and wronged that she was driven to tears.

Lucas saw that she was crying, and couldn't stand seeing her like this. He sighed and said in a soft voice, "You should wait here. I just need to do something, alright?"

Claris pursed her lips and reluctantly agreed.

Lucas was about to pat Claris' head when he realized something. He looked at Rachel, who was staring at him.

His face turned slightly red. He clenched his fist and pressed it against his lips to clear his throat. "I'll go have a look. Don't worry, I won't be long."

Obviously, he said these words to Rachel. Before she could say anything, Claris interfered. "Okay, don't take long," she said.

Lucas was left speechless.

Rachel didn't know what to say either. Both of them decided to just let it go.

After he left, Claris turned around to look at Rachel. The more she looked at her, the more upset she felt.

Claris would felt much better if Rachel looked ugly. But she was a pretty woman.

'Wait, why does it seem like I've seen this woman before?' she thought.

latter reached out

I'm Claris Ying," she said in the sweetest and most innocent voice she could. She

they shook hands, Rachel remembered where she heard her name from. She was Rick's sister, and Lucas and she had

many things happened on that banquet that her memory

and nudged

at her, a little confused. "Nervous? About

of

don't have to panic," Rachel said

too obvious, Claris tucked her hair behind her ear and smiled at Rachel. She tried to look as friendly as possible. "Don't worry, Lucas can solve this,

to make Rachel jealous, but she didn't

of them. Rachel had nothing interesting to tell her, and

when she didn't say anything. Claris couldn't think of anything snarky to say anymore. She

rose with every

a few more minutes until Claris summoned the courage to talk.

call me Rachel," she

see," Claris stuttered. She forgot what she was about to say midway into her

with her purse and it reflected

she was trying to recall what she was about to say, Rachel broke the silence and said, "What's up?

she was. She never would've thought the woman she despised could be

of her face was and it caused an image to flash in her mind. She remembered where she had seen her before. "Rachel, aren't you Mrs. Fu?" Claris asked with a hint of hesitation in her

smiled and nodded at her. She wasn't really trying to

of things. She had been back from abroad for

found out several things

gossip about his brother's business partner, Jack. He was an important guest, which made him the talk

siblings had also investigated his background, and that was why

of that, Claris suddenly felt that Rachel was a big threat to her. She was married, but her relationship with her husband was not good. Moreover, she was so

childhood and worked in the same hospital. She knew Lucas had been a great friend of Rachel, and that they had been taking care of

just friends. There was no way that it was nothing more

few moments ago, Claris' suspicions were confirmed when she saw how intimate the two of them were. The look in their eyes were enough to make

emotions that it

calm as she was minutes ago. She seemed like she was off in her own world, unaware

was looking at somewhere far off. 'What is she

got. Claris couldn't take it anymore and blurted out the question she had been

had said. Rachel was startle by the words that came out

twitched and she stuttered to explain. "What I meant to say was...what do you think

easier to answer. She was too embarrassed to

didn't want to sound like there really

all honesty, he checked all the boxes in her criteria of choosing her boyfriend. She even thought that if she managed to solve her meaningless marriage, she and Lucas could

ago. She always thought that