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 her

back and shook her hands. "Nice to meet you. I'm Claris Ying," she said in the sweetest and most innocent voice she could.

heard her name from. She was Rick's sister, and Lucas

things happened on that banquet that

her and nudged on her

her, a little confused. "Nervous?

doctors most afraid of this kind of medical

have to

you're not wrong," was all that she could say. To avoid being too obvious, Claris tucked her hair behind her ear and

she and Lucas were close to make Rachel jealous, but she didn't see

awkward silence between the two of them. Rachel had nothing interesting to tell her, and Claris was

looked aloof when she didn't say anything. Claris couldn't think of anything snarky

rose with every

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

me

She forgot what she was about to

her purse

trying to recall what she was about to say, Rachel broke the silence and said, "What's up? You don't have to worry,

was surprised at how reassuring she was. She never would've thought the woman

how beautiful the side of her face was and it caused an image to flash in her mind. She remembered where she had seen her before. "Rachel,

She

Claris of a lot of things. She had been back

found out several

He was an important

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 close to Lucas. This could really ruin her

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

friends. There was

saw how intimate the two of them were. The look in their

so overwhelmed by her emotions that it

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

and saw that she was looking at somewhere

and blurted out the question she

instantly regretting what she had said. Rachel was startle by the words that came out

corner of Claris' mouth twitched and she stuttered to explain. "What I meant to say was...what do

She was

she also didn't want to sound like there really was something going

a good impression of Lucas. In all honesty, he checked all the boxes in her criteria of choosing her boyfriend. She even thought

always thought that she would feel sad when she heard from Mendes