My Darling, My Dearest novel Chapter 132

"Is he here too?" asked Lucas. He seemed surprised from the look on his face.

Neither he nor Rachel noticed that Claris was gnashing her teeth.

'How dare they flirt with each other in front of me! Do they have no respect for me at all? What are they thinking acting so lovey-dovey in front of me?

This bitch!1 Claris was so angry that she let go of Lucas' hand.

She stay behind them and listened to every word they said with contempt.

The two of them were so indulged in their conversation that they didn't notice Claris' expression.

Ever since they got here, Lucas barely paid attention to her. He was so focused on Rachel that he might've forgotten that Claris was there too.

What irritated Claris all the more was the way Lucas talked to Rachel. His voice sounded so gentle. It was completely different from the way he used to treat her, cold and distant.

The mixed feelings of envy and grief welled up in Claris' heart. She couldn't believe how angry and helpless she felt right now.

Lucas' eyes were covered with a layer of shadow. He pressed his perfectly- shaped lips together and said in a soft voice, "You wait here,

and I'll go over there and take a look."

When she heard what Lucas said, Claris said, "I'll go with you!"

Lucas frowned and looked at her. "There's nothing for you to do there. You can wait here."

Claris bit her lower lip and her eyes turned red. She felt so betrayed and wronged that she was driven to tears.

Lucas saw that she was crying, and couldn't stand seeing her like this. He sighed and said in a soft voice, "You should wait here. I just need to do something, alright?"

Claris pursed her lips and reluctantly agreed.

Lucas was about to pat Claris' head when he realized something. He looked at Rachel, who was staring at him.

His face turned slightly red. He clenched his fist and pressed it against his lips to clear his throat. "I'll go have a look. Don't worry, I won't be long."

Obviously, he said these words to Rachel. Before she could say anything, Claris interfered. "Okay, don't take long," she said.

Lucas was left speechless.

Rachel didn't know what to say either. Both of them decided to just let it go.

After he left, Claris turned around to look at Rachel. The more she looked at her, the more upset she felt.

Claris would felt much better if Rachel looked

ugly. But she was a pretty woman.

'Wait, why does it seem like I've seen this woman before?1 she thought.

While Claris was sizing Rachel up, the latter reached out her hand and said politely, "Hi, I'm Rachel Shen."

Claris smiled back and shook her hands. "Nice to meet you. I'm Claris Ying," she said in the sweetest and most innocent voice she could. She even tilted her head to the side to look more genuine.

When they shook hands, Rachel remembered where she heard her name from. She was Rick's sister, and Lucas and she had a blind date at the Ying family's banquet.

So many things happened on that banquet that her memory of it was a little hazy.

Claris sat beside her and nudged on her shoulder. "Aren't you nervous?"

Rachel looked at her, a little confused. "Nervous? About what?"

"Aren't doctors most afraid of this kind of medical trouble?"

"I haven't done anything wrong, I don't have to panic," Rachel said with a faint smile.

Claris didn't have anything snarky to reply to Rachel this time. "I see. Well, you're not wrong," was all that she could say. To avoid being too obvious, Claris tucked her hair behind her ear and smiled at Rachel. She tried to look as friendly as possible. "Don't worry, Lucas can solve this, he always does."

Claris portrayed that she and Lucas were close to make Rachel jealous, but she didn't see any different reaction from Rachel.

There was a moment of awkward silence between the two of them. Rachel had nothing interesting to tell her, and Claris was too occupied by the thought of embarrassing Rachel.

Rachel looked aloof when she didn't say anything. Claris couldn't think of anything snarky to say anymore. She was also intimidated when she saw Rachel's poker face.

The tension rose with every passing second.

The silence continued for a few more minutes until Claris summoned the courage to talk. "Miss Shen..."

"Just call me Rachel," she interfered.

"I-1 see," Claris stuttered. She forgot what she was about to say midway into her sentence.

She fidgeted with her purse and it reflected her discomfort.

When she was trying to recall what she was about to say, Rachel broke the silence and said, "What's up? You don't have to worry, you can tell me anything."

Claris was surprised at how reassuring she was. She never would've thought the woman she despised could be so kind.

She noticed how beautiful the side of her face was and it caused an image to flash in her mind. She remembered where she had seen her before. "Rachel, aren't you Mrs. Fu?" Claris asked with a hint