Trapped In Lace

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 p

des, Jack’s words made sense; Lea and Rachel were indeed different.

After they left, Eric could no longer control his emotions. The unprecedented awareness of a crisis enveloped him. Jack was coveting his cousin, while Henry was trying to win over the girl of his dreams.

'Oh my God! You've got to be kidding me. Neither of them are kind-hearted,' Eric thought.

He sighed and slowly approached his cousin. "Rachel,

What do you think of Jack these days?" he stammered.

Rachel stopped in her tracks. She thought for a while and said conservatively, "Just okay." She thought that he was neither good nor bad for her.

Jack let things as they were in this relationship; similarly, Rachel didn't pay much heed to what he was up to.

Eric complained, "I don’t think he’s good."

"Why?" Rachel asked.

He looked at her, suspiciously. "Are you rooting for him?"

"Just tell me the truth, why do you think he isn’t good enough?" she quizzed.

Eric pondered for a long time and came up with the fact that Jack had no positive traits. Besides, he loathed Jack.

To be fair, he never adored Jack, but Jack’s father gave him a good impression.

That day, after Rachel went out with Jack, Jonathan had a friendly chat with him, which made him wonder how a father and a son could have conflicting personalities.

Well, all that mattered was Rachel’s happiness. But Eric just couldn't bear the thought of Rachel and Jack being together.