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.

on the balcony,

became distracted by how

play with her long hair leisurely, rolling her locks around his fingers. Her jet black hair was

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

What's wrong?" Jack asked, feigning

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

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

muttered, "He will be happy if

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

at him and asked blankly, "What?" "Nothing,"

to give her

"What?"

also think that I am too idle these

aback by this

I really want to start over with you.

never make the same mistakes I did in the past again. I just hope you don't

a chance to make it

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

he hoped was that they could start afresh, as

say that he was

of them knew that she didn't need him

for Rachel, even though Jack didn't finish his sentence out

could feel her heartbeat pounding in her head,

it was, she could deny that she was moved

panic. All of a sudden, Lea's words flashed in her mind. 'Am I really out of my mind?' she asked

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

out loud, Jack

he was confident that he could prove his

he held her hand casually and said, "Don't think too much about it. If you think I've changed, you can give me a

Jack had a strong feeling that Rachel

seen the change in

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

not have such a messy past

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

Jack to stay behind and help Rachel. "I'll deal with the company affairs, so you don't have

willing to do anything to help

smiled and nodded at his

medicine, turned around and said,

can drive me home. You can stay with

stay

the past few days, she had been staying in one of 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