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.

on his face as he

filled with vexation as

on to the piece of rope that tied her bag. Rachel cautiously walked towards her and

in a sour mood when I see him," Lea said

she was talking about Henry and chuckled, "How did he

mind," Lea blurted out. "I don’t want

dating now?"

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

‘Broke up?’

recently that Lea had asked about Henry’s relationship

"Lea, love is not

not my fault," she

he?

if you’re free tomorrow or the day after

Rachel as she returned to the living room. Eric was the

cake on the table remained untouched and melted slowly. Rachel turned around and asked, "Where are

the stairs. "They

Rachel nodded.

was untouched. "Why didn't you

"I love it,"

about to stand up and get it. But Rachel picked it

admit it. Eric took a small bite from the delicious mousse cake.

replied, "I don’t

a couple?"

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

foot in this place, he’d ask

he asked Jack to bring him some water and

kind man. Whenever Eric felt that Jack had ill intentions towards him, he always let

turn a deaf

these days, but he knew that things were working according to his wishes only

come and have his revenge as

he dared not to cross the line from the fear that Jack would make life miserable in the

He was deep in his thoughts when Jack and

was gone. When Rachel told Eric that Henry was Lea’s boyfriend,

while the latter was the boyfriend of his

for him. Before he

"Let’s have dinner together outside.

hear him. Jack raised his eyebrows

letting Jack know that

Eric's face, and a sense of familiarity crept up to him. He then remembered where they first

Jack had

the thought of it. And when he thought of Eric and the way Lea had cared about

was sensitive