Stuck in you

Claris turned pale with fright, her lips quivering. Her legs became shaky as she stood up.

Jack lowered his eyes to Rachel and fondly tucked a wisp of hair behind her ear. "Miss Ying, I hope you would pay attention to your words next time. Just because you are free to say whatever you want doesn't always mean you should.

Do not be stupid and assume that other people will also value the man you adore," he said coldly.

His words struck Claris hard. She tried to explain, but her voice barely functioned. Before she could speak, Jack turned to Rachel and held her hand. "Let's go back."

"Don’t we need to stay here after the problem is solved?" They talked as if Claris was not in the room.

"The case has nothing to do with you. Why should we waste more time here?" He pulled her, and together they walked out of the room.

Claris was left staring after their retreating backs, waves of regret and fear surging through her veins.

'What should I do?

I shouldn't have been so impulsive!'

Jack was her brother's most prominent client, and she had managed to offend him. She could not imagine what might happen to Rick.

The longer she worried about it, the more it chipped away at her. She put her hands over her face and whined.

She must have had a momentary flare of insanity to say those words to Rachel. And she even let Jack hear her!

How reckless she was!

Frantic, she pulled her phone out of her pocket to call Rick.

She scrolled through her contacts and was about to press the call button when it suddenly occurred to her that it wasn't such a good idea to make her brother worry. Calling Rick might prove totally disastrous. With a shudder, she put her phone back to her pocket.

Rachel followed Jack out of the police station. When they were walking across the parking, she couldn’t control herself any longer and dissolved into a puddle of laughter.

"Why are you laughing?" He was stunned by her outburst. The sound was so sweet and joyful, her almond eyes sparkling with mirth that he could not help smiling.

Rachel said nothing and merely shook her head. ‘What could I say? That I'm happy that he defended me?'

Rachel wasn't a woman who was good at reasoning.

If not for Jack, she could only guess how many more hurtful words Claris would have hurled at her.

Seeing she had no intention of giving him an answer, Jack was somewhat confused. They walked in silence and headed for the car.

Once seated, Jack fastened his seat belt and turned on the ignition. He shifted gear and drove out of the parkway. "By the way, what's your answer to Claris' question?"

Rachel was in the front passenger seat. She just buckled up when she heard Jack. "What?"

Jack was looking straight ahead, trying to look nonchalant. He said in a flat tone, "I'm also curious what's between you and

slightly surprised expression out of the corner

ambushed and hesitated to reply. The more reluctant she was, the more nervous Jack felt. He subconsciously held his breath, his handsome face tensing

remained silent after what

quick sideways glance at her, and he

asked calmly with a smile on his

said. "I'm just wondering why you

as if reflecting on a memory. "For me, he always seems like the

He clenched his jaw, but Rachel

once decided that if I never fell in love with someone after the divorce, I would consider having

agreement so soon.

hard to control his growing jealousy. His face was

the situation

head to the side. "I'm being

thought if I never fell in love, it would be the same for Lucas. Then we will be in

had feelings for

she could push herself to others! Maybe it was because he had always cared for her, which made her greedy

that her feelings for Lucas

have a

they would only be a couple who respected

face relaxed a bit,

regretted asking such a stupid

happy because Rachel felt

she was not in love with someone,

still thought a relationship with

him?"

touched her lips guiltily.

could not

think... Lucas likes you?" he continued

he would need to keep

hurried on, with a hot blush. She pretended to look

glanced at her, wondering what she meant. He could not tell where

every time he saw

pictured him as her ideal future lover.

speak. "I don't think so. We are just close friends who treat

no oxygen in his lungs. But then the snap eased as if the tight band constricting his heart had loosened. In return, he was filled

as before. No one would guess how happy

'It doesn't matter!

between them!'

Rachel became more attainable.

zero chance for him