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.

out her hand and said politely, "Hi, I'm

"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 Lucas and she had a blind date at the

that banquet that her memory of it was

sat beside her and nudged on her

her, a little confused.

doctors most afraid of this kind

done anything wrong, I don't have

obvious, Claris tucked her hair behind her ear and smiled at Rachel. She tried to

and Lucas were close to make 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 by

couldn't think of anything snarky to say anymore. She was also intimidated when she saw Rachel's poker

rose with every

silence continued for a few more minutes until

call me Rachel," she

forgot what she

with her purse

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

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

noticed 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, aren't you Mrs. Fu?"

She wasn't really trying to

admission reminded Claris of a lot of things. She had been back from abroad for some

several things after

about his brother's business partner, Jack. He was an important guest, which

that was why they had also

Claris suddenly felt that Rachel was a big threat to her. She was married, but her relationship with her husband was

her more than once from Lucas. She knew that they had been friends since childhood and worked in the same hospital.

friends. There was no way

ago, 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 of them as a

emotions that it became harder to

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

at somewhere far

it anymore and blurted out the question she had been dreading for the past

her mouth, instantly regretting what she had said. Rachel was startle by

mouth 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

the wrong thing, and she also didn't want to sound like there really was

Lucas. In all honesty, he checked all the boxes in her criteria of choosing her boyfriend. She

thought that she would feel sad when