Chapter 198 Went Public

As soon as the phone was connected, Eric greeted Rachel politely. However, he knew that it wasn't time to beat around the bush, so he immediately go straight to the point. "I heard that your relationship went public," he stated. "What's going on? Why did you suddenly announce it?"

Although his voice was indifferent, there was a sinking feeling in his chest that made him think that he would have a little nephew along the way.

Rachel furrowed her eyebrows, unsure of what Eric was talking about. "What got out in public?"

Listening to her confused voice, Eric was stunned. It was only then he found out that she didn't know about the news that had spread like wildfire.

He briefly told her about what he had just heard. Rachel listened, subconsciously glancing at Jack who was right beside her.

Sensing that the call might have something to do with him, the man stared back and raised his eyebrows.

Rachel wasn't really one to check about gossip. Plus, during this period, she had been with Jack the whole time. If he wanted to block any news from her, it would be a piece of cake.

What was more, she had been focusing on Lea's news the entire time. How could she know what gossip was crawling around?

"I didn't know about it," she said honestly.

Eric frowned and hesitated for a while. "What about Jack?"

He had no ide

told him what Eric had told her.

Jack's eyes twinkled at her words. He pretended to know nothing about it as he pursed his lips and tilted his head. "Really? What did they say about us?"

Rachel shook her head and threw her hands up in the air. How could she know?

Seeing that he also didn't know what had happened, Rachel thought that they were both kept in the dark.

"I will look into it," he stated.

In fact, he was the one who had started the news.

If Michael had seen this scene, he would have burst out into laughter. 'What a hypocrite!' he would have yelled out. The reason why Jack did such a thing was very obvious.

He wanted to ease Rachel's presence into the public eye by giving them some half-truths that they could chew on.

What he didn't expect was for her to find out so soon. In that case, it was time for his next move.

Jack turned and pretended to look into it.

In the dining room, Eric returned to his seat. Because of Michael's arrival, no one paid any attention to his absence.

As soon as he sat down, Michael poured a glass of wine and handed it to Eric with a smile.

Stunned, Eric said, "Thank you." He took it from him.

Seeing as there were doubts sown into his heart, he couldn't help himself as he leaned in closer to ask Michael secretly, "How much do you know about Jack and Rachel?"