Trapped In Lace

Michael handed Marcus a piece of tissue.

Marcus wiped his hands and complained, "It's so hot that I can't even move comfortably. Why did you have to make an appointment at noon?"

Michael suddenly turned his head to the sound of the opening door. "So, you've finally arrived at last!"

Marcus wiped off the water on his face. He raised his eyebrows when he saw Jack and Rachel enter hand in hand.

"Aren't you feeling hot, holding hands in such a hot day?" he asked Jack. "Are you jealous?" Jack retorted. He released Rachel's hand as soon as they entered the room. The dishes were served and prepared on the table.

Michael lazily sat on a chair with a cigarette on his lips. He watched them with visible surprise. "Wow, why are you here together?"

Jack curled his lips and said, "Should I have come with you instead?"

Michael smiled, "Shut the fuck up, Jack!"

Marcus also laughed loudly, but Jack was used to the jokes of his friends and he did not laugh with them. Instead, he turned around and whispered to Rachel, "Just ignore them."

Their whispering annoyed Michael. Rachel smiled. She never really took their teasing seriously.

While they were busy teasing Jack, Henry was preoccupied with filling glasses with wine. He was obviously in a very good mood. He hummed a song that no one could identify as he did his task.

He looked up from what he was doing and said to them, "That's enough. You two single men need to find a girlfriend soon. Don't waste your time laughing at others."

Marcus quickly concluded that Henry was indeed in high spirits that day.

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that Lea was finally getting married.

Michael was initially surprised, but he then congratulated Henry when he recovered from his initial shock.

Henry proudly accepted Michael's congratulatory compliments.

But Marcus was still in a state of shock. He was unable to react at all for a very long time. After being quiet for some time, he suddenly burst out. "Wait! Where is your girlfriend? Who are you going to marry, anyway? That beautiful airline stewardess?"

"Yes. Her name is Lea." Henry didn't even want to roll his eyes at Marcus. How could he not know her name?

It suddenly became obvious to everyone present that Marcus knew the least about Henry's love story.

And they were already getting married in such a short time.

"Where is she?" Henry became even more gentle and affectionate at the mention of Lea's name.

Michael sighed in relief that his playboy friend has finally found someone to marry.

"She's at home. I'll pick her up in two days."

"Why don't you hold a wedding ceremony?" Rachel asked. She felt that she had to ask the question from Henry since Lea was not around.

It was something that Henry never told anyone even his friends. One reason was that they never had any direct relations with his family. The second reason was that it wouldn't be good for the reputation of his family if word got around.

And he was not a gossipy person who would gossip behind people's back.

So Henry thought it best to just come up with an excuse. "It's just that it isn't convenient for us right now. So, we decided to postpone the wedding," he explained.