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.

sizing Rachel up, the latter reached out

I'm Claris Ying," she said in the sweetest and most innocent voice she could. She even tilted her head to

was Rick's

that banquet that

sat beside her and nudged on her shoulder. "Aren't

a little confused. "Nervous?

of this kind of

I don't have to panic," Rachel said with a faint

have anything snarky to reply to Rachel this time. "I see. Well, you're not wrong," was all that she could say. To avoid being too obvious, Claris tucked her hair behind her ear and smiled at Rachel. She tried to look as friendly as

Rachel jealous, but she didn't see any different reaction from

of them. Rachel had nothing interesting to

snarky to say anymore. She was also intimidated

with

few more minutes until Claris summoned the courage

call me Rachel," she

what she was about to say midway

with her purse and

she was about to say, Rachel broke the silence and said, "What's up? You don't have to worry, you can tell me

how reassuring she was. She never would've thought

remembered where she had seen her before. "Rachel, aren't you Mrs. Fu?" Claris

her. She

things. She

found out several things after

He was an important guest, which

siblings had also investigated his background, and that was why they had

a big threat to her. She was married, but her relationship with her husband was not good. Moreover, she was so close to Lucas. This could really

she hadn't met Rachel, she had heard about her more than once from Lucas. She knew that they had been friends since childhood and worked in the same hospital. She knew Lucas had been a

was

Claris' suspicions were confirmed when she saw how intimate the two of them were. The look in their eyes were enough to make anyone think

emotions that

minutes ago. She seemed like she was

looking at somewhere far off. 'What is she thinking? Is she thinking

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

she had said. Rachel was startle

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

question got any easier to answer. She was too embarrassed to answer, and thought about what

wrong thing, and she also didn't want to sound

boxes in her criteria of choosing her boyfriend. She even thought that if she managed to solve her meaningless marriage, she and Lucas could finally

her mind some time ago. She always thought that she would feel sad when she heard from Mendes