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

at Rachel for an answer, he became distracted by how

around his fingers. Her jet black hair was as smooth

feeling breathless all of a sudden. Finally, she mustered up her strength to ask,

What's wrong?" Jack

dumbfounded. Then, coming to her senses, she put her hands on his chest and gave

Jack didn't budge even a little bit. Finally, taking a deep breath to calm herself down, she asked, "Can we just speak normally? What if Dad comes out and sees

"He will be happy

soft that Rachel didn't catch his words even from

him and asked blankly, "What?" "Nothing," Jack replied lightly,

back to give her some

"What?"

that I am too

taken aback

could find the words to answer him, Jack continued, "Rachel, I really want to start over with you. And

in the past again. I just hope you don't reject me. Can

me a chance to make it up

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

as if

say that he was doing all these things just to

knew that she didn't need

his sentence out loud, she knew what he had meant

pounding in her head, making it impossible

it was, she could deny that she was moved by Jack's

sudden, Lea's words flashed in her mind. 'Am

passed with Jack not getting along with her. But now that they

out loud, Jack knew what

was confident that he could prove his sincerity with his

you think I've changed, you can give me a chance to start over again. But if

Jack had a strong feeling that Rachel would not say no

the change in her attitude in

anymore. What he was afraid of now was not that he couldn't make her love him, but that he would have

was a better man by Rachel's side who did not have such a

returned to the ward, Jonathan and Eric continued to chat with each other, pretending not to notice them.

specially asked Jack to stay behind and help Rachel. "I'll deal with the company affairs, so

to do anything to help

smiled and nodded at

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

replied, "Jack can drive me home. You

I'll stay here

meant for family members. Both Eric and Jack had suggested that she hire a