Trapped In Lace

Jack caught up with Rachel, asking why she was angry.

She could feel the warmth of his palm again.

She endured the embarrassment silently and said, "Don't worry about me. You should go back! I'll walk around by myself for a while and look for my friends."

Jack pretended not to understand her. "Your friends? Who else came with you other than Lucas?" he asked.

"Lea."

Jack remembered that Rick had told him that Lucas had brought two women with him. So the other one was Lea.

There was no doubt that Lucas maintained a good relationship with them.

Jack said, "You have an unusual relationship with Lucas,"

He abruptly stopped. 'Am I getting jealous?' he asked himself inwardly.

Rachel thought otherwise, thinking that he just wanted to know why she and Lucas were really close.

She explained subconsciously, "We have been friends for nearly ten years."

She had been friends with Lucas for nearly ten years, meaning that they had known each other since they were around fifteen or sixteen years old. It was strange not easy for them to maintain such a long-term friendship.

Jack's heart skipped a beat.

A soft breeze came as they stood near the window.

Outside, the fireworks exploded,

adorning the nig

tain the upper class circle of Ninwell City.

The platform where Rick had delivered a speech at was removed. The workers were fast and quiet, clearing the area without a trace of sound.

After standing at the corner for a while, Rachel emerged. She didn't see Jack and Celine.

It would be better for her if she avoided them. She hoped that they wouldn't come to her later. She went straight to the banquet hall and encountered the workers who had just finished clearing the platform.

One of them dropped something when he passed Rachel.

Subconsciously, she stepped back as the man bent forward to pick up what he had dropped.

When the man squatted down to get close to her, she smelled something foul.

It smelled like...

gunpowder.

The man quickly picked up what he had dropped and left.

All of a sudden, the lights in the banquet hall turned off, just as the staff finished clearing the area.

It was 8:43 p.m. When the hall was finally empty, Rachel hesitated, not knowing where she would go. The ground suddenly shook.

The crowd screamed in panic.

"Is it an earthquake?"

someone asked.

That was what Rachel thought too.

However, she was caught off guard when she heard a violent explosion erupting.