Trapped In Lace

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

Rachel's mercy.

Jack was in a very good mood as he watched the two. He leaned back comfortably on the sofa and rested his hands. "I told Marcus to reduce your rent. He doesn't really need the extra money, anyway," Jack said to Celia with a smile.

"Thank you very much, Jack!" Celia exclaimed joyfully. She wanted to show her gratitude and moved her coffee in front of Jack. "Jack, this is my coffee. I haven't touched it at all. I'll just order another one for myself," she said with a smile as she started to stand up from her seat.

She cleverly chose to leave the two for a while. However, a soon as she was about to walk away, she heard Jack speak to her. "By the way, Marcus just messaged me that he just arrived at the gate of the shopping mall and wanted to talk about the rent with you face to face."

Celia's shoulders drooped at once when she heard Jack's words.

'What a sly old fox!' she thought to herself.

"Well, it suddenly occurred to me that Rachel and I had something that we had to deal with at a shop on the third floor. I think it's the perfect time. Shall we go there now, Rachel?"

Celia winked at Rachel. A signal to Rachel for help.

But Rachel pretended not to understand Celia's signal at all. "What? Why can't remember it?" she asked in reply.

"Rachel..." Celia instantly felt remorseful, but Marcus suddenly appeared behind her. He grabbed her collar gently as her eyes widened in surprise. "Shouldn't we have a talk elsewhere, Celia?"

Rachel felt a little worried as she watched Marcus take Celia out of the cafe. "Are they going to be alright?" she asked in a worried tone.

"Don't worry. Marcus will treat her well," Jack promised to Rachel. Rachel was confused behind the true meaning behind Jack's pun. And her eyes reflected her confusion very well.