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.

was sizing Rachel up, the latter reached out her hand and said politely, "Hi, I'm

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

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

banquet that her memory of it

nudged on her shoulder. "Aren't

a

doctors most afraid of this kind

haven't done anything wrong, I don't have to panic," Rachel said

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.

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

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

anything snarky to say anymore. She was also intimidated

rose with

continued for 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

fidgeted with her purse and it

broke the silence and said, "What's up? You

never would've thought the woman she despised could

She remembered where she had seen her before. "Rachel, aren't you Mrs. Fu?" Claris asked with a hint of

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

things. She had

several

business partner, Jack. He was an important guest, which made him the talk of the

had also investigated his background, and that was why they had also invited Celine to the

her husband was not good. Moreover, she was so close to Lucas. This could really ruin her chances of

Rachel, she had heard about her more than once from Lucas. She knew that they had been friends since childhood and

friends. There was no way that it was nothing

two of them were. The look in their eyes

her emotions that

as calm as she was minutes ago. She seemed like she was off in her

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

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

regretting what she had said. Rachel was startle by the

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

question got any easier to answer. She

Claris to assume the wrong thing, and she also didn't want to sound like there

Lucas. In 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,

childlike dream had disappeared from her mind some time ago. She always thought that she would feel sad when she heard from Mendes that Lucas