Stuck in you

Before she could finish her words, Celia grabbed the telephone receiver from Rachel's hand and put it back. She placed both of her hands together and begged in a pitiful manner. "Rachel, I won't laugh at you. Please don't tell Mindy. I'm going back to work now. I don't really know what's wrong with her recently. She has a very bad temper and would resort to scolding when she gets a little unhappy about something," she explained.

Rachel lowered her head down at the medical record on her desk after she watched Celia run out of her office in a hurry. She just pretended to call Mindy to prevent Celia from gossiping once more. Otherwise, Celia might began gossiping about her and Jack.

However, she couldn't see any of the indicators on the medical record. She leaned back on her chair and closed her eyes to rest and relax. Without warning, Celia's head popped through the door to Rachel's office again with a slight grin. "Rachel, how about we go shopping after work?" Celia asked.

"Sure," Rachel agreed immediately. She had nothing to do after her shift anyway.

Rachel packed her stuff after she ended her shift on time. She then went to the nurse station to look for Celia, but she couldn't find her anywhere.

"Rachel, are you looking for Celia? I saw her at the lounge just now," a nurse said.

When Rachel arrived at the lounge, she saw Celia in front of the mirror, carefully applying lipstick. She proceeded to work on her hair after she was satisfied with how her lipstick looked.

Rachel leaned against the door and chuckled as she watched Celia. "You're already very beautiful, you don't need to spend so much time and effort on make up," she pointed out.

Celia smiled her statement and was immediately in deep thought. "What if I meet my Mr. Right later? I have to make sure to be beautiful for him in case he sees me, right?"

Lastly, she checked her makeup in the mirror and made sure that it was flawless from every corner and from every angle. She walked giddily towards Rachel and grabbed her arm with a broad smile. "Let's go, Rachel. Can you treat me to dinner tonight?" she suggested with a childish smile.

"So, you asked me to go shopping so you could extort me? Forget it. We'd better just go home," Rachel argued.

"No, it's not like that. I bought myself a set of skin care products last week. So, I am so broke right now. But I will treat you back when I get my salary, promise!" Celia offered.

The two talked as they walked casually towards the gate of the hospital.

Celia talked excitedly about the shopping mall activities that she saw on her phone. She suddenly noticed that Rachel stopped walking and stared blankly at the gate. "Rachel, what's wrong?" she asked.

Rachel's eyes were wide open with surprise. 'Such a coincidence that these two are at the gate of the hospital at the same time!' she thought to herself.

"I'm here to pick you up," the two said at once and almost in one voice.

They then stared at each other after they heard each other speak. Their eyes were filled with anger for the other.

Celia gripped Rachel's arm tighter as she felt uneasy about the situation. Her eyes wandered from Jack and to Bill and then back to Jack again. "What's going on, Rachel?" she asked restlessly.

Considering the complications that the current situation would bring, Rachel decided to simply refuse both of them. "No, thanks," she said with a smile. "I have agreed to spend time with Celia and we're going shopping together."

wryly. She thought that it was a bad time to go out with Rachel considering the current

drive you both there. I'll treat you

Rachel stared at her. She lowered her head right away and did not say another

allow himself to easily be outdone by Jack. "Well, I was planning to buy some clothes too. I'll go shopping with you. I could use your help to pick some clothes for me," he

easily became too annoying for Rachel. "No, thank you. We can take a cab to the mall. And I don't know how to choose men's clothes. I cannot help

I can pick the clothes myself," Bill replied. He pretended not to understand her

his arms around her waist. "You have me as a loyal driver and a free wallet. Don't you think it's a waste

didn't dare to say or do anything related to the two men. All

onlookers around them. She started to feel like she was an animal in a gilded cage that was placed on display. She quickly decided what to do next while under the scrutiny of the people

go shopping with Celia. Neither of you need to accompany us," she said in a firm tone that was hard to

the first cab

They were only interested while the two men fought over a single woman. It was not long when only Bill and Jack remained with each other at the hospital gate. The

was the first sound that broke the silence between

other line. "Bill, Howard came

Bill's father, he had very little contact with him because he and his mother lived abroad and Howard already had another

left the hospital with a

recent scenario at the hospital rattled Rachel so much that she was absent-minded while she shopped with

had an orange overcoat in her hand that she tried on. She then turned around

Rachel

one?" Celia asked

Rachel replied mechanically once

is better?" Celia asked in an annoyed

wrong with

little tired after

shop on the first floor and relax a little bit," Celia

for her without asking for her permission as she returned the menu to the waiter. "Rachel, who was that man that was at the hospital with Jack earlier? He looks familiar," she asked as she

question. She reflexively looked downwards. She didn't want to

truth in her mind was that she had not figured

suddenly confessed his love to her, Rachel replied to him through an early morning message that she was refusing his confession. "It's okay. Let's continue to be friends. I'm willing to wait,"

it hard for Rachel to

and slightly leaned towards Rachel. "Is he also interested in you?" she

seemed to have little

and turned to the waiter. "Hi, can