Chapter 89


    His voice trailed off as he realized he hadn''t told Michael and the others that he and Rachel had


    been living together.


    Jack thought Rachel might feel embarrassed. He tried to change the subject and alleviate their


    suspicions. "We''ll drop you off on the way home. Would that be fine with you?" he asked.


    "You don''t have to. I came with Lucas, and he''ll drive me back," Rachel politely refused.


    Jack had heard from Rick that she dide here with Lucas.


    In truth, he was trying to tell Rachel that they could go back home togetherter.


    But to his dismay, she refused without a hint of hesitation.


    His face twitched, but he tried to hide his disappointment from Rachel. "So where is he right now?"


    he asked.


    Rachel didn''t know how to answer that because she herself didn''t know where Lucas was right now.


    "If you can''t find him, I can drive you home," Jack offered again.


    Marcus noticed that some people were approaching them. He tapped Jack''s shoulder to catch his


    attention. "We should find somewhere more private. There are a lot of prying eyes and ears here,"


    he whispered to Jack. ■d


    More and more people woulde and mingle.


    Soon they would be surrounded by people that would flock around them like flies. Marcus didn''t


    want to endure that kind of trouble.


    Rachel didn''t exactly say yes or no to Jack''s


    offer.


    Now she had no choice but to leave this ce with them first.


    Celine was only here because of Rona. If not for Rona, she would not be able toe here as she


    was not invited.


    ris and her brother had different friends. She had juste back from abroad, so she was eager


    to invite her new friends over for a night of fun.


    Thankfully, ris was a weing and gracious host. She even allowed her invitees to bring their


    own friends along if they wanted to. Rona didn''t even know ris, at least not personally. She had


    the chance to be here because her father was invited by Rick. She brought Celine along to at least


    have one friendly face along with her.


    Rona knew that Celine was not having the best of times. She thought that Celine needed to unwind


    and just let loose. A party would help Celine relieve some of her stress.


    Most of ris'' guests were girls, and many of them came from overseas. Celine hardly knew these


    girls and she felt quite relieved.


    She didn''t want other people to know what had happened between her and Jack. ■d


    Jack had proposed that they stayed far away from each other and calm down for a while.


    Celine found this n ridiculous. She was angry and aggrieved. She was scared that they wouldn''t


    get back together again. She felt so many emotions all at once that it drove her to tears.


    However, her tears could no longer arouse a trace of pity in Jack''s eyes. She had a premonition


    once that he would no longer return her calls and that he had suddenly disappeared.


    ''Why would he tell me that we should separate for the time being? It''s clearly just an excuse!'' she


    thought to herself. ''He only wants to break with me once and for all!''


    Celine thought that Jack might have gotten bored of her. It was a sad thought but it was a reality


    she had to ept. His marriage yed a huge part in their separation.


    ''There''s no love between Rachel and Jack, but they can go to various asions together without


    being criticized by people behind their backs.


    Even though he doesn''t love Rachel, he still won''t divorce her!


    Am I just another one of Jack''s whores? A typical home wrecker? And when he gets tired of me,


    he''s going to discard me like some used up napkin.''


    Celine had been most afraid that this day woulde. She knew that this day woulde sooner


    orter, given that Jack was a married man. However, she had wished that it could have beenter


    rather than sooner. ■d


    When Jack decided to break up with her, she begged him to stay. She even broke down in tears,


    but he didn''t give a damn about her anymore. Instead, he left her with a message. He told her that


    she should figure out a way to deal with their rtionship.


    Celine would not have begged him to stay, if she knew what to do with their rtionship.


    After she had stopped crying, he left her on her own. She cried and cried until she felt less


    burdened by her emotions. She must have cried a river of tears for the whole day.


    The first time Jack treated her so coldly, she already knew that their rtionship was doomed.


    Now that she was looking back on it, she was not so heartbroken when Jack decided to break up as


    she thought she would be.


    But she was still too sad to cheer herself up. Her heart was filled with all kinds ofplex emotions.


    Jack had promised to spoil her and give her everything that she needed or wanted.


    On the bright side, Celine thought that she was smart to not have fully trusted Jack. She felt lucky to


    have been given so much, but at the same time, everything that she owned right now was given by


    Jack.


    Now that they have broken up, what would people think of her? What would those people do to her?


    All those people that she looked down on, and all the people she had belittled. All of them would try


    to take revenge on her now that Jack had left her. ■d


    When she came to Ying family''s vi, she was still a little restrained and reserved. Just like the way


    she was when she was first brought into this circle by Jack. But now that she had be more


    mature and experienced, she knew how to hide her true emotions and intentions.


    She didn''t know anyone here so she didn''t have to worry. They were all in the same age group, so


    she could let herself go a little bit.


    Her mood was gradually getting better.


    ris told them that there would be a fireworks disyter and that they would be invited to the


    open-air balcony to watch the fireworks in twenty minutes.


    Celine freed herself from the card game and went to the bathroom to fix her makeup. Then, she


    received a call from her mother, asking whether she coulde visit them some time.


    "What''s the matter? Did something happen?" she asked.


    Celine''s parents lived in a small town. They had no idea what she was doing in this city, or who she


    was affiliating herself with. They only knew that their daughter was very busy with the hustle and


    bustle of the city life. In fact, she was too busy to visit them.


    "Nothing, really. Your father and I just really miss you. When will you being home? We''re going


    to prepare you a nice dinner!" Celine knew that her mother was trying to sound happy, but the tone


    of her voice was a little worried.


    At first, Celine was touched by her mother''s ■d


    sincerity and kindness. But when she heard her mother''s local ent, she waspletely


    annoyed. "I''ve just been very busytely. I''lle home when I have more time on my hands," she


    said.


    "I see," replied her mother. There was silence at the other end of the line for a few seconds, but


    Celine could hear her mother''s deep sigh. "Please take good care of yourself, Celine." Her mother


    sounded so disappointed. She must be heartbroken that her daughter could note home yet


    again.


    "I know, I know," said Celine. She clicked her tongue and rubbed her eyes with her fingers. "I got it,


    Mother. I''m a grown woman, you don''t have to worry so much." Before her mother could have said


    another word, Celine dropped the call. She was too annoyed to hear more of her mother''s


    chastisement.


    She returned her phone back to her purse and continued retouching her makeup.


    Celine was terribly embarrassed of her family background, let alone her low educational


    background.


    If anyone from her hometown saw her now, none of them would believe that she could be the same


    country bumpkin that she was five years ago.


    She had been living an indulgent and extravagant life for the past few years. She didn''t want to go


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    In her eyes, this city was where she belonged. A party for the rich and elite was more suitable to her


    tastes.


    In Celine''s mind, she didn''t want to have any ■d


    ordinary friends, but she couldn''t live without friends in this circle. She had to make use of her


    charisma to make more powerful and influential friends.


    Since they were friends, it would be convenient for her to do anything. Even if Jack had abandoned


    her, she wouldn''t bepletely alone. As long as he had not said anything about their breakup yet,


    nobody would still dare to insult her.


    As long as people thought she was still Jack''s girlfriend, no one would mess with her or make fun of


    her. She thought that it would be best to make the most out of this situation for as long as she could.


    Even if everyone found out that they had broken up, Celine wanted people to think that the reason


    they broke up was because she didn''t want to be with him anymore. She did not want people to


    know that Jack offered to break up with her.


    Although the results were the same, the effects werepletely opposite. Celine had a lot of


    schemes under her sleeves, but she did not expect such a coincidence.


    After she was done retouching her makeup, Celine got out of the bathroom and returned to the


    party.


    At a corner of the garden, a fireworks disy was being set up. Many workers went in and out,


    passing through where Lea and Henry had been staying.


    Because of this, they didn''t feelfortable talking anymore. "Why don''t we go inside?" Henry


    suggested. ■d


    Lea nodded and stood up. There was something different in the way that she walked. She held


    such elegance and delicacy that only princesses could have.


    It was dark outside, so Lea didn''t notice that Henry blushed a little.


    "Let''s go back to the banquet hall.


    They are looking for us," said Henry.


    Lea felt a little shy. She once thought that she would express her feelings straightforwardly if she fell


    in love with someone. But it seemed that she was wrong.


    The path was too narrow for them to go through at the same time.


    Lea noticed two workersing towards them. They both held fireworks in their hands.


    She stopped and tried to move aside to avoid it. Henry reached out his hand and protected her from


    getting hit. This thoughtful action impressed her. She thought that he was quite the gentleman for


    protecting her.


    The two workers walked through the narrow path, withrge boxes of fireworks in their hands.


    There were some branches on both sides of the path that stretched out into the pathway.


    She didn''t want her clothes to tear or get dirty, so she had no choice but to avoid the branches.


    The worker in a blue uniform couldn''t help but look at Lea, and their eyes met momentarily.


    He looked away in a hurry. The two workers left quickly. ''Why did the workers leave in such a hurry?


    Am I ugly or something?1 Lea thought to herself.