Trapped In Lace

"Damn it! Why can’t I ask you? If I can’t, then who can?" Eric snapped.

The cluster of people gathered behind Eric couldn’t help but poking him on the shoulder. "Hey!"

Eric turned around and asked in an aggravated voice, "What’s with you?"

"Can you lower your voice? They all are looking at you." reminded the girl wearing a light grey baseball coat.

Eric was flabbergasted as he realized that his high-pitched voice had attracted the attention of innumerable people. A shade of red appeared on his pretty face. He felt embarrassed as he said in a hushed tone, "Sorry. Thank you for reminding me."

"You’re welcome." The girl grinned from ear to ear. Her sparkling teeth caught Eric’s attention, and he blushed.

"Rachel! Who on earth do you want to go out with?"

Eric continued to ask.

At that moment, Rachel, who was followed by Jack, came downstairs. "Jack Fu," she answered.

The person on the other end of the line was silent for a moment. Before hanging up, he cursed, "Fuck."

Eric didn’t have the guts to compete against Jack.

He had vowed to find out as to who was bold enough to ask Rachel out. But when he knew it was Jack, he could do nothing. When did he resurface again in her life?

Eric had no intentions of going back and having an encounter with Jack as he was no match for him.

He was beaten up so severely that Jack's name haunted him. He felt as if he was less of a being whenever he

. As her belly warmed up, so did her hands and feet.

And Rachel was able to take a nap during the afternoon, thanks to the sleeping pills; therefore, her spirits were considerable high.

After finishing his food, Jack asked Rachel, "Will you go back?"

She had chalked out a plan to torture him, but he liked the food here. Rachel stood up slowly, a look of dismay on her face, her hands in her pockets.

Jack perceived Rachel’s sudden actions as her leaving the place.

"Wait, don’t go back. Let’s go for a walk," Jack said hastily.

"Go for a walk?" She raised her eyebrows in astonishment. Did she mishear Jack?

Jack's liking to this place enraged Rachel. She felt as if she made a complete fool of herself and the plan of bringing him here wholly backfired on her.

She questioned her motives of torturing Jack and coldly refused his request. "No, you can go by yourself."

Her negative attitude towards Jack made him give a chuckle as he shook his head in vain.

Rachel was startled by his laughter. She confronted him, suspiciously, "What are you laughing at?"

He said thoughtfully, "Rachel, I apologize to you for what I've done."

The streetlamps along the road attracted a lot of visitors, and the slightly stuffy air was overflowing with the fragrance of all kinds of food.

When Jack walked by each shop, he stopped for a moment and glanced at it. He even fancied going inside and buying some food.