Stuck in you

Jack emphasized the last two words. It was as if he was scolding her.

Rachel studied his arrogant eyes and felt uneasy.

The uneasiness she felt was not because of Jack's threat. For some reason, she felt as though someone was laying a trap for her.

She wanted to get past Jack, but he got closer and kept pushing her forward.

Finally, she gave in. Fuming, she got into his car. She would just have to see what he was planning to do.

For the next few days, Jack's car arrived on her doorstep on time every morning. And this lasted for three days.

Also, Lucas called her from out of the blue, telling her that something urgent had come up. He said that he might be unable to come back in time.

Lea called Rachel and asked her whether Lucas had come back. Rachel had to tell her that his schedule was delayed. Lea breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's good. I just returned to our hometown with my old man yesterday. My stepmother had an accident. I will not be back until a week or so."

Rachel was about to tell Lea what had happened between her and Jack these days, but she stopped when she heard this.

'Never mind. We can talk about it once she has returned. I don't believe that Jack will be my driver for another week,' she thought.

And she was right.

On the fourth day, Jack informed her that he would no longer come to pick her up.

She breathed a sigh of relief. She had survived these few nerve-wracking days and thought that her ordeal was over.

On the next two days that followed, Jack didn't show up. Rachel was in high spirits. When Dr. Wang had urgent matters to attend to, she agreed to swap schedules.

It was quiet during her duty that night. There was nothing else to do, and she had no operations scheduled. At nine o'clock, a nurse came by to tell her that Mendes was causing trouble again.

Celia had gone home from work, and the nurse she had hired could not comfort the boy. So she came to Rachel for help.

Rachel stood up and made her way to the ward. The nurse had taken Mendes near the door because the other patients could take no more of him. He had been making a scene.

When Rachel arrived, Mendes was in the arms of the nurse. He was crying hysterically. His chubby little face had gone red, and he choked as he cried and yelled for his mother.

This wailing saddened Rachel. Mendes, Celia's half-brother, was only five years old.

knew what had happened to their family.

by this. It was one of the

after her father had brought Mendes home, he flew to South America to pursue

that her father didn't like Mendes very much. While Celia felt a little better because of

for two days. Then, in a hurry, he had left them. It was as though he didn't care

Many times, Celia had

there was nothing she could do. She was a young girl herself, and

time being, she had no choice but to leave Mendes in the hospital and have a

in the ward asked, frowning.

before the former took Mendes to her office. "It's okay," she assured the nurse. "I'll take care of him. You can come by for him again

much!" the nurse said,

to quiet down. Rachel had tried her best to

wiped the tears off his cheeks and said that he was hungry. "Let's get you all washed up first, okay?" Rachel said. She wanted him to look clean and presentable

boy nodded obediently. She brought out a fresh towel and a small, clean basin from the cabinet. Then, she took the boy to the washroom. She used warm

office with the child. As they walked, she realized that they had made the floor

He sat on the small office couch and

pinched his face,

someone had planned something against her

only planned something. They

she was lying in one of the beds in the familiar-looking room. She was in the same hospital, only now she was

from behind her and

someone had planned to kidnap her. Fortunately, it did not take long before she was rescued. She wasn't hurt

also a bump on the back of her head. This, she thought, was an injury she

was leaning on her bed. He pinched her nose with his hand

she heard this, she almost

the afternoon, Rachel was still in a daze. She was sitting on her bed and drinking some water when Dr.

pulled a

with what had happened. And the person

happened. Otherwise, he wouldn't have bothered picking her up and sending her home to protect

to

times that if anything happened to her, he wouldn't be able to explain it to his father. It seemed that Jack had some idea that something bad would happen to her

asked, "Dr.