Trapped In Lace

"Really?" James frowned. "Rachel, since you two are back together, you shouldn't bother yourself with this nonsense."

"Uncle James, we both know that." Rachel always tried to look calm and happy. But she felt very anxious now. This matter wasn't supposed to be leaked by the media because they promised to keep it a secret.

The MK Group was in chaos.

In Jack's office, the telephone rang non-stop. Reporters gathered outside the building and called him continuously for a statement. Jack tried to shake some of the tension off by rubbing circles on his temples but to no avail. Finally, he got up and just unplugged the telephone.

The story flashed on the front page of almost every news website he opened. His frown deepened after seeing the articles. He leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes.

When the press released the story, he responded quickly by asking the news outlets to take down the articles. But this time around, it seemed that someone was deliberately giving him problems behind their back. The story kept popping up on other news outlets even after the previous ones had taken it down.

Now the situation was really out of control.

Sometime later, he heard someone knock firmly on his door. He recognized Austin's anxious voice call out to him from outside. "Mr. Fu, some of our shareholders have arrived. They want to speak with you in the meeting room now."

Sure enough, the shareholders did arrive.

Austin was still standing on the

want to hear the conversation. But even as he kept his voice down, the house was just too quiet.

Rachel could hear every word clearly.

As if nothing happened, he just put his phone down and went back to the table. "Why aren't you eating? Don't they taste good?" He looked at the dumplings on her plate.

With a heavy heart, Rachel managed to ask him, "Jack, did a lot of contracts get terminated?"

"You heard?" There was a hint of sadness in his eyes, but he tried to smile. "It's normal for one or two contracts to get canceled."

Rachel pressed on. "Does it have anything to do with what happened?"

Jack reached out and patted her head. "It doesn't matter. Don't think about it too much."

In the kitchen, Jack's phone rang again. He was still smiling, but she saw the fierceness in his eyes.

He took the call in the yard outside this time.

From inside, Rachel could see Jack through the tall window. He looked spirited on the phone. As soon as he went back inside, she said to him calmly, "Jack, I'll be fine here. Go to the company. I think you need to be there."

"No," he said indifferently. Jack sat down in front of her. He carefully pushed the plate of dumplings to Rachel. "Try these. These have a different filling."

The dumplings were delicious, but she didn't have much of an appetite. It tasted like wax in her mouth. But as she did not want to disappoint Jack, she smiled at him and complimented him, "They're delicious. I love them."