Stuck in you

What Jack said made Rachel red with rage, as if somebody had slapped her. Both of them hung up at the same time.

She took a deep breath trying to calm down, but instead let out a forced laughter. 'What is wrong with me? Why should I get involved in this sort of thing in the first place?

This is insane!' she thought.

After all she had done for him, his mistress felt wronged and he immediately called her to lash at her. Rachel regretted offering to help him.

Her sullen mood made her want to just doze off. She was about to lift the quilt when her phone lit up, breaking the darkness in her lonely room.

The sound of the unending vibration and the sight of a familiar phone number made Rachel's heart beat faster. She slid the screen and answered the call.

From the other end of the line, a gentle voice she hadn't heard for so long filled in the silence of the night. "Rachel, were you asleep?"

As if the sound of his voice put her in a daze, Rachel blinked her eyes twice to make sure she wasn't dreaming. "Not yet," she quickly replied.

"That's great. I was afraid I'd woken you up." His gentle voice hinted of listlessness. "It's three o'clock in the afternoon here. I just got off work."

"You sound really busy," Rachel remarked, noticing the tiredness in his tone. "Please take care and get some rest."

He chuckled, "I'm fine. I had a surgery today, that's why I'm a little tired.

By the way, I will be back in a week."

Rachel's eyes widened. "Really?"

"Hmm." The joy and surprise in Rachel's voice lighted him up, as if all fatigue in his body had suddenly escaped. "Give me one more week."

Devoid of any emotion, Jack instructed his secretary to buy an air ticket for him as soon as possible so he could go and check on Celine. He had been calling her repeatedly, but her phone was off.

He closed his eyes as his fist clenched around his phone.

Cooling down, he once again rang his secretary to take his order back. "Forget it. Don't book the ticket. The schedule is still arranged as usual."

The calmness in his tone surprised even Austin Lin, his secretary. "Have you already...?" Austin Lin started but soon trailed off. After all, this was Jack's private matter.

"I'll call off the air ticket now."

Jack raised his hand and rubbed the crease between his

Austin didn't know how to respond

this lately? Is it

for a while, trying to weigh in his words and how dangerous the topic could get. "Mr. Fu, can

"Go ahead."

you been having quarrels

had been stirring up his anger lately, and he would inevitably bring his anger

having such fights for the past six months and it was always

height of these thoughts, he pounded the handrail of the stairs with his fist, careful not to make any sound that Austin might hear from the other side of the line. After seconds of silence, Jack managed to answer in a low voice, "I have brought my personal emotions to

Fu. There's no need to apologize," said

her friend, Rachel was about to lie down and sleep when her

phone call. I was emotionally unstable.

once more to make sure that

message surprised her, she had no idea what he

always thought that people should always think thrice before

her feel

woman. If he decided to make trouble for Eric, she would find another way to

his four-day business trip, Jack asked the driver

rushed toward the door as soon as she heard someone coming. She had been drunk and home alone

had since been off because she knew that he would call. That night, she didn't want to see him.

She couldn't forgive Jack. It

dozen missed calls the next morning, resentment turned into regret, but

to apologize,

home, so she decided to

standing right before him, Jack's eyes glittered. With pursed lips, he

nonchalant words made her tears rush down instead. "I can't come?" Her voice cracked as she

her shoulder. "Stop it." He let out a deep breath and continued, "I didn't

tears, Jack couldn't help but feel his heart ache. He could never endure seeing

well. She carefully lowered her attitude and tried pleasing him. She graciously ran into the kitchen to make him a bowl

for him to

foot on her motherland, she couldn't wait

of a beautiful airline stewardess dragging her suitcase and laughing while

care, though, as

hailed a taxi and put her luggage into the trunk. After telling the driver her home address, she called