Stuck in you

Rachel stopped and grinned at Celia. "What a coincidence! What brings you here?"

Seeing that Celia wasn't wearing her nurse uniform, Rachel thought that she wasn't working here. After all, she hadn't even finished school.

Celia pouted. "I came here with my cousin for her prenatal checkup."

When Rachel finally looked around, she found that they were in the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics.

She blinked wearily, shocked that she had walked all the way here.

"Your cousin?" Rachel slowly asked.

"Yeah."

"I see. How long has she been pregnant?"

There was a short pause before Celine answered, "35 weeks." 'Another troublemaker's about to come out to the world,'

she thought with a sigh.

"Congratulations! You're going to have a niece or nephew," Rachel teased.

Celia pouted. She might be a few years younger than Rachel, but she still looked like a child.

"Ugh! I'm not happy at all. It's going to be another troublemaker," she groaned.

Hearing her words, Rachel suddenly thought of Mendes whom she hadn't seen for a long time. She raised her head. "What about Mendes? Where is he?"

"Don't even bother mentioning him." Celia snorted, pursing her lips.

When their father was abroad, she and Mendes only had each other to rely on. But things had taken a turn when their father returned.

The man used to be so distant and cold towards his own children, but when he returned, he told them how he wanted to be a better father.

Celia didn't believe him at first. In fact, she laughed and mocked him secretly. She had thought that he wouldn't be able to survive in his role for long.

But to her surprise, her father stayed. No matter how much troubling it had gotten, he remained patient.

She didn't know what had gotten to the man.

That was why Celia had grown increasingly bored inside their home. She always felt as if she was left out from the father-and-son duo.

Celia was already a grown-up. She wasn't like Mendes, who could easily be coaxed.

However, in her heart, there was a little girl who was still so eager to earn her father's love, but she made sure to guard herself so much that it prevented her father from getting close to her.

She couldn't be persuaded by a candy or a piece of toy. She could never forget her

of her brother being a little fool. Whenever her father tried to please him, he

seemed that Mendes had forgotten that their father had abandoned him for more

had said to Mendes about his father, their bond became

was happy with the progress he had

could do anything. She was already in her twenties. It

vent her anger on their

dead," he tried to

only has me now, and I

temper. She smashed everything in the house before moving to live with

you know?" Celia snapped after she

to make sure I was okay after I ran

Can you believe him?"

do anything. After all, every

Rachel had lost her parents at such a young age, she

Not only did he neglect his first wife and daughter,

how angry she was for Celia, she held herself

she had no right to judge

just don't get it

already turning red as her

my mother passed away, he didn't want to build that father-and-daughter bond.

And the man had

Rachel felt that it was a

growing more and more

had spoken too much, Celia slowed down

hospital? I went here so many times, and

nodded. "Yep, a

plan on

get

out now. After a period of

liked staying at

Celia gazed at Rachel.

had said a lot, Rachel still

leaned against her. "Rachel, you may seem indifferent, but I like

she could say anything

fact, you're like a sister

make me feel safe, you know? Like I could talk to you about

safe?' Rachel didn't

hands together. "My cousin's done!" She quickly walked towards a woman who had just walked out of the room. The woman already had a rounded belly, implying that she was already

followed with

"Hey, this is Rachel.