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.

there was a light breeze blowing on the balcony, it couldn't do

answer, he became distracted by how beautiful her face looked in such close

started to play with her long hair leisurely, rolling her locks around his fingers. Her jet black hair was as smooth as silk to the

involuntarily, feeling breathless all of a sudden. Finally, she mustered

wrong?" Jack asked,

a moment, feeling dumbfounded. Then, coming to her senses, she put

Jack didn't budge even a little bit. Finally, taking a deep breath to calm herself down, she asked, "Can

will be

was so soft that Rachel didn't catch his words even from such

asked blankly, "What?" "Nothing," Jack

to give

"What?"

think that I am too idle

aback

continued, "Rachel, I really want to start over with you. And I'll

did in the past again. I just

me a chance to make it up

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

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

to say that he was

knew that she didn't need him to do such

though Jack didn't finish his sentence out loud,

her head, making it impossible

could deny that

a sudden, Lea's words flashed

five years had passed with Jack not getting along with her. But now that

all these things out loud, Jack

that he could prove his

about it. If you think I've changed, you can give

strong feeling that Rachel would not say no to

had seen the change in her attitude in

anymore. What he was afraid of now was not that he couldn't make her

Rachel's side who did not have such a messy

with each other, pretending not to notice them.

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

anything to help Jack

and nodded at his father

table and preparing Eric's medicine, turned around and

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

I'll stay

of the spare rooms meant for family members. Both Eric and Jack had suggested that she hire a nurse, but