Chapter 3


    Rachel was in no mood to talk to him. She was exhausted, and didn''t want to engage in any small


    talk. ''Today was my first night shift. I''d better get some rest when I can so I can adjust properly,'' she


    thought to herself.


    For ten days straight, Rachel worked on the night shift. Because of this, all she wanted to do most


    of the time was to sleep. On one particr day, it wasn''t that busy at the hospital, and so she could


    afford to take a nap at her office. However, as she was about to fall asleep, her phone suddenly


    rang. At an instant, she sat up and grabbed her phone.-


    Looking at the screen, she saw that it was her brother calling.


    "Hello?" Rachel''s voice was a little hoarse.


    "Sis, pleasee here and help me! Hurry please... They''ll kill me..." Eric Shen sobbed.


    Rachel frowned, fully awake by now. "Where are you?"


    "I''m in JH Bar. Come here quickly."


    Rachel hung up the phone, heaved a deep sigh and walked to the office next door.


    "I got a thing to do and need to get off work earlier. Can you cover for me?"


    "Okay, no problem."


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    It waste at night, and the lights dimly lit the


    roads.


    Rachel drove to the JH Bar.


    Entering the bar, Rachel was greeted with colorful, shing lights and loud music. It was hard to see


    people''s faces. The dancing hall was full of coquettish women. The noise of the music,ughter,


    and whatnot was highly irritable for Rachel.


    She had only been to a ce like this for a couple of times, and she came only because she was


    looking for someone.


    Rachel went up the stairs to the second floor of the bar. Along a long hall, there were several private


    rooms. The area was padded with soft, red wool, muting the noise from downstairs.


    It was one of the most famous hot spots in the city. Even though it looked like an ordinary bar, it was


    said that it had the best DJ and the most beautiful girls went here to have a good time. The second


    floor was more like apletely different world. As soon as Rachel stepped foot there, the loud


    music from downstairs was muffled. The rooms here offered its upants a decent amount of


    privacy. Once the doors were shut, only the waiters were allowed toe in and out of the rooms


    as they pleased.


    Seeing that no one was around, Rachel thought that she would be able to get in without any


    problems. Rachel walked to the private room at the end of the corridor, pushed the door open and


    calmly walked in.


    To her surprise, the lights inside were as bright


    as day. Rachel squinted, her eyes adjusting to the sudden brightness.


    After a while, she looked around the room, and saw that she knew most of the people who were


    there.


    The room smelled like pine wood. There were pieces of antique furniture, including a sofa which


    looked like it was made out of solid mahogany. At the other end of the room, there was a folding


    screen decorated with an array of sculpted flowers and birds. However, the brilliant, bright light


    ruined the supposedly ssic and elegant atmosphere.


    Rachel stepped in further, and saw a couple of strangers sitting on beanbag chairs in the corner. On


    the other side of the folding screen, she saw Jack was leaning on the couch with Celine. It looked


    like Celine was back to her usual self. She looked much better than when Rachel had seen her in


    the hospital the other day.


    On the floor beside them, was her brother, Eric Shen, his face pressed against the carpet. "What


    happened here?" Rachel said with a frown.


    "Sis..."


    "Rachel?"


    Eric Shen and Michael spoke almost at the same time.


    Michael was sitting on the sofa and looked at Rachel with his eyes wide open. "Is this man your


    brother?" Then he turned his head and looked at Jack sitting on the couch. ''So, wouldn''t that mean


    that this is his brother-inw?''


    Meanwhile, Jack just stared nkly at Rachel. The room fell silent. Michael looked back at Eric from


    Rachel and back to Eric again.


    The more he looked at the two, the more he could see their resemnce.


    "He was holding Celine''s hand and trying to take her somewhere," Michael exined, breaking the


    silence.


    Rachel couldn''t believe that Eric would do something like that. But soon, she had processed the


    situation and began collecting her thoughts.


    "Sister, I didn''t mean it. I really like Celine. I just wanted to pull her away," Eric retorted weakly.


    Rachel closed her eyes and took a deep breath. There was no denying now that he had admitted it.


    It was obvious that he liked Celine. ''Didn''t he know that Celine was the apple of Jack''s eye?''


    "Jack, he is young and thoughtless. Please let him go. I promise it won''t happen again."


    With a cigarette in one hand and a goblet in the other, Jack cautiously swirled the wine in his ss.


    The wine in the ss was as red as blood. Although he was looking at her direction, he seemed not


    to pay attention to Rachel. After a long time, he said slowly in a t voice, "Sure, I''ll let go of him!


    But he has to pay for what he had done to Celine."


    Rachel''s heart sank along with his words. She could feel the suppressed anger in Jack''s words, but


    she wanted to give it another shot.


    "Jack, this is my brother, Eric. He has always been a reckless and naughty boy ever since his


    childhood. You two used to y and get along so well. Have you forgotten about that?" Rachel said


    through her teeth, her words slow and sure.


    Hearing this, Eric froze, his eyes wide.


    Michael raised his eyebrows in surprise. ''This coward yboy kneeling on the ground was one of


    Jack''s ymates? What an amazing world!''


    However, it seemed that Jack paid no attention to her at all. He stared at Eric for a while and then


    looked away. "And what of it?"