Stuck in you

Eric felt a bit sullen. He had no clue as to what Jack meant. In addition to that, the man besides him had been staring in a specific direction ever since he came in.

Eric couldn’t help himself but have a quick look in the direction where the man had his eyes fixated. Much to his surprise, he found Lea, who appeared quite uncomfortable with the constant gaze of the man on her.

"Excuse me?" With a tap on the table, Eric continued, "Why do you keep staring at her?"

Rachel was unaware of what was happening. She sat down next to Eric and didn’t see Henry standing right behind Lea, who was standing right beside the window, talking on the phone with her back against the group.

‘What’s going on? Why is Henry here?’ Rachel wondered.

After Lea hung up the phone, Henry stood up and walked toward her.

Henry’s actions left the onlookers speechless as he grabbed Lea's wrist.

"What’s wrong with you?" Eric protested. He was about to spring into action when Rachel grabbed his arm and said, "It would be better if you eat your cake rather than interfering in their business."

"Who is that guy?" Eric asked. Rachel and Jack watched in silence as Henry heaved Lea out of the living room.

Eric was worried and confused. He threw a glance at Rachel and asked, "Rachel, why are you still sitting here? What’s the matter with that guy?"

Jack said, "Rachel shouldn't indulge herself in someone else's affairs."

‘What could have possibly happened between them?’ Eric wondered. He finally caught up the happenings as he asked, "Is he Lea’s boyfriend?"

‘Boyfriend?’ Rachel wondered to herself. She pondered as to how fast their relationship developed. In the past, Lea had asked her about Henry’s relationship status.

Apparently, things had turned sour pretty quickly between them.

The group sat in silence for a while. Suddenly Lea stormed in.

Before Eric could ask Lea about the man, Lea said, "Rachel, I'm leaving." She threw Eric a quick glance. "I’ll visit you the other day."

Henry was right behind Lea. His face darkened when he heard how soft Lea's voice was. He gave Eric a dirty look.

Eric could cut the tension in the room with a knife. He anticipated that the couple would start quarrelling again.

Before anything could happen, Rachel stood up. "Let me walk you out."

"Alright," Lea agreed. She picked up her bag and casually drifted towards the door, ignoring the man standing next to her.

Henry tried to grab her hand but was greeted by a cold expression on her face.

"Lea," he pleaded.

But Lea ignored Henry as if he was invisible. She walked past him as he watched her making her way towards the door.

Rachel followed Lea as she walked out. When she passed Henry, she gave him a sympathetic look.

his face as

filled with vexation as

to the piece of rope that tied her bag. Rachel cautiously walked towards her and asked, "What’s the

sour mood when

understood that she was talking about Henry and chuckled, "How did

mind," Lea blurted out. "I don’t

guys dating now?" Rachel asked

facial expressions changed. She passed a weak smile and said, "We

‘Broke up?’

was just recently that Lea had asked about Henry’s

"Lea, love is not a game,"

she snarled. "He

"Did he? What did

long face and said, "Well, if you’re

the living room. Eric was the only person

slowly. Rachel turned around and

pointed towards the stairs. "They

Rachel nodded.

looked at the cake on the table, which was untouched. "Why didn't you eat the cake? Didn't you like it?" she

"I love it,"

to stand up and get it. But

had a liking for sweet food but was way too embarrassed to admit it. Eric took a small bite from the

replied, "I don’t

they a couple?" Eric

hummed vaguely as she went to clean the kitchen. Jack seldom visited this place these days, and she

foot in this place, he’d ask Jack to do

bring him some water and

Jack wasn’t a kind man. Whenever Eric felt that

turn a deaf ear towards Eric’s

knew that things were working according to his wishes only because he

that Jack might come and have

cross the line from the fear that Jack would make life miserable in

fella. He was deep in his thoughts

expression on Henry’s face was gone. When Rachel told Eric

latter was the boyfriend of his dream girl. The thought of Henry being

him. Before

glanced at his watch and said, "Let’s have dinner together outside. Tell Rachel not

enough for anyone to hear him. Jack raised his

He had no intentions of letting Jack know that he was speaking ill of

familiarity crept up

few months ago, to avenge Celine, Jack had caught several people what

rescue Eric in person. Henry was deeply impressed at the thought of it. And when he thought of Eric

was sensitive