Trapped In Lace

Rachel's eyes looked sore. She turned her head to one side clumsily. "I got goose bumps all over," she complained.

"Really?" Jack asked with a laugh.

"Yeah!" Rachel replied in a tone of contempt. One corner of her lips rose up involuntarily.

Jack smiled silently when he saw this. "Well, I was saying the truth."

"Don't say that to me again!"

"I will say something like that in the future more often."

Jack's words made Rachel burst into a loud laughter. "Come on! Are you the same Jack I used to know? You are acting like a teenager now!"

He raised a hand to touch the tip of his nose as he bent his upper body forward sulkily. "Don't you know that it took me a very long time to finally have the courage to express such a confession?"

"I know," Rachel said in a soft voice. She was surprised to hear the actual words even though she had expected it. She bit her lower lip and took a deep breath.

Jack raised one of his eyebrows that gave him an inquisitive look. "What do you know?"

She slightly lowered her head and looked serious. There was a slight blush of red on her cheeks and ears. "I know what you meant by what you said just now."

Her sweet and awkward look made him feel crazy.

He wasn't able to stop himself from giving her a passionate kiss.

Rachel flailed her hands randomly. She was so surprised by what Jack did that she wanted to stand up and stamp her feet in protest.

But she felt amused and didn't have it in her to stop him.

Before they could spend more time on the kiss, someone suddenly knocked on the door and interrupted them.

There was a lingering smile on Jack's face when he opened the door. There was a strange yet beautiful woman at the door, and he had never seen her before.

d ignored her when she screamed for help.

Holley had spent hours pretending that she knew nothing of what happened, and then even joined the search and rescue team to look for Rachel.

Rachel's head started to ache as she thought about it. The blood vessels in her temples throbbed with the rise of her emotions.

Vicky wanted to ask about the details of what happened, but when she saw that Rachel suddenly looked terrible, she instead asked, "Rachel, are you okay? Why do you suddenly look so bad?"

She placed the cup on a nearby table, and reached out her hand to Rachel and was surprised to feel her cold hands.

"What's wrong, Rachel? Are you feeling okay?" Vicky asked in a worried tone.

Rachel shook her head and took a deep breath. "It's nothing. How could Holley...?" She abruptly stopped and smiled bitterly instead. "So, where is she now?"

Vicky was silent for a moment before she answered, "She is back."

Rachel decided not to think about Holley anymore.

She didn't want to abuse herself by torturing herself with the thoughts of Holley.

Some of the volunteers were slightly injured from the rescue effort.

And Holley was among those who were injured. According to the report, Holley was injured while looking for a child who snuck out.

When the official rescue team had finally arrived on the scene, they had all withdrawn. Holley had gone with the group and traveled back to Ninwell City.

If there was more to this matter and if Holley had any involvement in it,

there was no way that she'd be able to escape.

Vicky comforted Rachel and gently patted her back. "Save your anger. You should focus on your injuries and in getting better. Always remember that it is never too late to have your revenge."