Trapped In Lace

Michael gave his watch a quick glance as the waiter served them drinks. "There will be fireworks later," he said with a childish smile.

"Really?" Jack asked as he crossed his hands and sat back comfortably, "Where?"

"Well, it'll be at Ying family's garden," Michael explained with a slight laugh because Jack seemed so ignorant about it. "Haven't you heard that they organized a fireworks party?"

"Is that so?" Michael then turned to Rachel. "Why aren't you talking? Are you embarrassed that you're here with Jack?" he asked in a concerned tone of voice.

Jack raised an eyebrow as he crossed his arms on his chest. A grim look overcame his eyes.

On the other hand, Rachel smiled in amusement. "Go ahead. I'll be listening to you," she said with a smile.

Michael looked around at everyone as a confused look overtook his countenance. "What's wrong with you guys?" he asked when he saw that everyone sat very quietly. "Why are you just sitting there without saying anything?"

Marcus lightly coughed. "Say what?"

Unlike Michael, they were not talkative people. Michael could keep on talking and talking tirelessly. Jack raised a hand to rub his forehead and accidentally touched his unhealed would by accident.

He felt a stinging pain and had to put down his hand immediately.

He shifted his gaze to Rachel's direction. She remained as silent as the background. Her make-up made her face look more elegant and beautiful. Sh

the CEO. "I'll go check what's up with her."

"Go on ahead!" the CEO nodded. "Mrs. Fu still looks young. You just coax her a little."

Jack was stunned by his words. 'What did he mean? Do I look old?' he wondered.

Rachel walked fast. She could still feel the warmth of his hand on hers as she walked.

She could feel that her heart was beating fast and it felt different.

'Was Jack out of his mind? He kept his hand on mine for such a long time in front of so many people!' she complained to herself.

She walked aimlessly, trying to calm herself down as she tried to get rid of the strange feeling that she had in her heart. Suddenly, out of nowhere, someone grabbed her hand that she was forced to stop walking.

Rachel tried to pull her hand from his hand the moment she realized what was happening. "Don't touch my hand!" she said in a soft voice.

He quickly realized that she was not angry, but shy.

Jack had to exert a tremendous amount of will in order to prevent himself from bursting into laughter. He then pretended not to understand what she wanted. "Why are you angry all of a sudden?" he asked pretending not to know what was going on.

"I'm not angry," she said. Maybe she wasn't angry a while ago, but it was really hard to say at that moment.

Her face looked as if she was about to get angry. If he didn't run after her, she could've calmed herself down. She could continue to pretend like nothing happened.