Trapped In Lace

"Yes," Rick answered. When he failed to Lea, he joked about it. "Lucas came with two beauties. The other one is like fire while this one is like ice. He is really fortunate to be able to bring two beautiful women here."

The last sentence was meant as a hidden taunt that men could easily comprehend the meaning.

It was the kind of joke that Jack would normal laugh upon hearing it.

However, this one sounded a little harsh to him. It seemed that Rick wanted to imply that there was there was something between Rachel and Lucas.

He pursed his lips, not saying anything more.

Rick never expected that he had invited Jack's wife and mistress to the party.

Jack's disinterest was eventually noticed by Rick, and it made him wonder whether his jests lacked its usual kick.

He lightly cleared his throat and immediately shifted the topic. He started to talk about corporate plans and Jack's interest was finally piqued by the new topic.

Rick paused to think about the plans and eventually decided to get it all done with Jack. Although he had already signed contracts with several hospitals, the health care hospitals of the MK Group and the Zhou family's hospital were his two major targets because of their longstanding reputation.

Rick was an ambitious man, and he wanted to capture fifty percent of the medical market of Ninwell City.

The lights on the host platform finally lit up.

The host walked up to the stage,

l was just a bystander to the two. She found them to be different from the people that they were when she first met them. They were interesting people nonetheless.

A voice suddenly came from behind them that took them by surprise. "Why are you hiding back here?" Jack asked.

He kept walking until he was at Rachel's side. "And you are here too."

"Yes," Rachel replied in a soft voice that was almost drowned by the sound of the gathering. But she had nothing else to say beyond that.

Michael rolled his eyes at them in a mischievous way as he slightly shook his head. They might freely throw jokes at Henry but they knew well enough to keep their jokes away from Jack.

'Several days ago, he said that he was going to divorce Rachel. And yet, the atmosphere between them is no longer as tense as before. What's really going on?' he wondered.

Marcus had no idea that Jack was divorcing Rachel. They were hiding in this place, away from the crowd. But as soon as Jack walked over to their location, he attracted the attention of many people.

They suddenly felt exposed. If they continued to stay here, people would come to talk to them.

"Can we stop standing here? How about we have a seat?" Marcus suggested as he looked around for a place where they could sit.

"I think that would be nice." Jack took a quick look at his watch. It was still early. He then turned to Rachel. "Are you here alone?" Later, maybe we could..."