Stuck in you novel Chapter 45

"Damn it! Why can’t I ask you? If I can’t, then who can?" Eric snapped.

The cluster of people gathered behind Eric couldn’t help but poking him on the shoulder. "Hey!"

Eric turned around and asked in an aggravated voice, "What’s with you?"

"Can you lower your voice? They all are looking at you." reminded the girl wearing a light grey baseball coat.

Eric was flabbergasted as he realized that his high-pitched voice had attracted the attention of innumerable people. A shade of red appeared on his pretty face. He felt embarrassed as he said in a hushed tone, "Sorry. Thank you for reminding me."

"You’re welcome." The girl grinned from ear to ear. Her sparkling teeth caught Eric’s attention, and he blushed.

"Rachel! Who on earth do you want to go out with?"

Eric continued to ask.

At that moment, Rachel, who was followed by Jack, came downstairs. "Jack Fu," she answered.

The person on the other end of the line was silent for a moment. Before hanging up, he cursed, "Fuck."

Eric didn’t have the guts to compete against Jack.

He had vowed to find out as to who was bold enough to ask Rachel out. But when he knew it was Jack, he could do nothing. When did he resurface again in her life?

Eric had no intentions of going back and having an encounter with Jack as he was no match for him.

He was beaten up so severely that Jack's name haunted him. He felt as if he was less of a being whenever he encountered Jack.

"Hey! Hey!" A soft, gentle voice was heard from behind. Still exasperated from the thought of Jack, Eric turned around and was greeted by a bright smile which portrayed a row of gleaming, white teeth. His sour mood immediately lightened, and he smiled readily.

He then cleared his throat and asked in a soft voice, "What’s the matter?"

The girl in the baseball coat raised her head. "Move forward; you are blocking us."

Only then did Eric realize that there was no one in front of him, and the people behind were glaring at him.

He took a big step forward.

The girl took out her phone and sent a message to her friend.

"Damn it! There is an idiot in front of me!"

Eric was feeling quite hungry. He purchased a large order comprising of three meals and headed towards home. As expected, Rachel wasn’t there.

Furthermore, the black Land Rover that was earlier parked downstairs was no longer there.

'Fuck!' Eric screamed inwardly. 'Turns out Jack has arrived even before us.'

Rachel wanted to eat noodles from Green Leaf Restaurant, but it was hard to find the alley where it was situated.

After steering through several streets, Jack finally found a place to park his car. Since he couldn't take his car inside the alley, he had to park in such a grubby area.

After they got out of the car, Rachel let them to the alley. Jack, who was walking beside her, wondered whether the restaurant was there or not.

They walked further ten meters, and the road ahead became distinct.

Hot shops filled with mouth-watering food were situated consecutively. Countless tables and chairs were present on the street, and masses of people were lined at the gate of each restaurant.

A few street lamps were shining dimly. The aroma from all the restaurants amalgamated into a single odor which smelled delicious.

Rachel started to regret.

'Alas!

I shouldn’t have taken him to a place like this.

What a waste of a brilliant opportunity!' I should have asked him to take me to the most expensive restaurant in Ninwell City,

even though I have no appetite.'

But the first restaurant came to her mind was Green Leaf Restaurant. It was Lea who had taken her to this place.

After that, Rachel had come to this place from time to time.

When Jack offered to buy her food, Rachel thought of the food here and asked him to take her here.

She still couldn’t figure out as to why she brought him to such a place when she could have gone to an expensive one.

Jack had never eaten food from such a place before.

But he finally gave in to the thought of dining with Rachel. And besides, he'd never have a chance of eating here again, so he thought to make the best of this opportunity.