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.

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

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

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

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

wrong?" Jack asked,

coming to her senses,

deep breath to calm herself down, she asked, "Can

and muttered, "He will be happy if

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

him and asked blankly,

to give her some space.

"What?"

think that I am too idle these

was taken aback

really want to start over with you. And I'll prove myself with my

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

to make it up

couldn't bring himself to finish that sentence out loud because he knew that "make it up to you" were not the appropriate

that they could start afresh, as

was doing all

them knew that she didn't need him to do

sentence out loud, she knew what he had meant to

could feel her heartbeat pounding in her head, making it impossible for her to think

was, she could deny that

panic. All of a sudden, Lea's words

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

things out loud, Jack knew what she was

he could prove his sincerity

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

that Rachel would not say no

in her attitude in the past few

he was afraid of now was not

by Rachel's side who did not have such a messy past with her, he would be at

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

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

do anything

smiled and nodded at

around and said, "Dad,

his son and replied, "Jack can

I'll stay

the spare rooms meant for family members. Both Eric and Jack had suggested that she hire