Stuck in you

Jonathan glared at Jack. "He wouldn't dare!"

Jack gritted his teeth in an effort to control himself. He couldn't stand it anymore. He felt like if he stayed here any longer, his father would just make all his decisions for him.

Without saying anything, he abruptly got up and walked out of the room. After a moment of hesitation, Rachel followed him out as well.

As they left, Jonathan and Eric, who were having a pleasant conversation in the ward, turned and looked at the door at the same time.

Then, they turned back to each other with tacit smiles in their eyes.

It was only when Jack reached the balcony that he realized that Rachel was following him.

He put away the pack of cigarettes in his hand and asked indifferently, "Why are you leaving the ward too?"

Rachel smiled thinly. "To let them talk."

Then, after a pause, she added, "Actually, I came out to say thank you."

There was a flicker of emotion in Jack's deep eyes before they became unreadable once again. He put his hand on the balcony railing and lightly tapped on its edge with his slender fingers.

"For what?"

Rachel nodded her head and said earnestly, "Thank you so much for your help in the past few days."

Upon hearing this, Jack smiled bitterly and stepped closer to Rachel, towering threateningly over her.

Rachel couldn't help but nervously take a step back, cornering herself against the balcony railing.

Just as she prepared to push Jack away, however, he stopped in his tracks.

Then, pursing his lips, he said in a low voice, "Do you think I did all those things just to hear a thank you from you?"

Hearing a hint of turbulence in his voice, Rachel held her breath.

Her intuition told her that if she answered yes, he would be furious.

"No. It's not like that..."

"Then why do you think I did those things?" This time, he moved closer to her until his face was almost touching hers.

As Rachel looked into his mysterious eyes, her heart skipped a beat. She had nowhere to retreat, but she didn't dare to push him away. In the end, she leaned against the railing and turned her head to the side so that she wouldn't have to look into his eyes.

Unable to answer his question, she tightened her lips. Fortunately, the light was too dim for Jack to see the awkward expression on her face.

Still, he wasn't going to let her go until he got an answer out of her.

breeze blowing on the balcony, it couldn't do anything to quell the heat

at Rachel for an answer, he became distracted by how beautiful her face

locks around his fingers. Her jet black hair was as

parted her lips involuntarily, feeling breathless all of a sudden. Finally, she mustered up her strength to ask, "Jack, can

Jack asked,

Then, coming to her senses, she put her hands on his

calm herself down, she asked, "Can we just speak normally? What if Dad

will be happy if he sees

didn't catch his words

and asked

give her some space.

"What?"

I am too idle

taken aback by

find the words to answer him, Jack continued, "Rachel, I really want

same mistakes I did in the past again. I just hope you don't reject me.

me a chance to make it up to

loud because he knew that "make it up to you" were not the appropriate words for what he wanted

they could start afresh, as if they were meeting each other for

was doing all these things just to

them knew that she didn't

though Jack didn't finish his sentence out

in her head, making it impossible for her to

it was, she could deny that she was moved

of a sudden, Lea's words flashed

along with her. But now that they were about to divorce,

out loud, Jack knew

could prove his sincerity with his actions and gain

her hand casually and said, "Don't think too much about it. If you think I've changed,

strong feeling that

had seen the change in her attitude in the past few

now was not that he couldn't

better man by Rachel's side who did not have such a messy past with

to chat with each other, pretending not to notice them. After a while, Jonathan finally

Jack to stay behind and help Rachel. "I'll deal with

willing to do anything to help Jack save his

smiled and nodded at his

was clearing the table and preparing Eric's medicine, turned around and said, "Dad,

pointed to his son and replied, "Jack can drive me home. You can stay

stay

the spare rooms meant for family members. Both Eric and Jack had suggested that she hire a nurse, but she had declined. She had no problem staying here