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,

became distracted by

leisurely, rolling her locks around his fingers.

Finally, she mustered up her strength to

What's wrong?" Jack asked, feigning

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

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

and muttered, "He will be

voice was so soft that Rachel didn't catch his words

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

back to give

"What?"

also think that I am

aback by

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

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

to

he knew that "make it up

he hoped was that they could start afresh, as if

was doing all these things just

that she didn't

sentence out loud, she knew what

her head, making it

deny that she was moved by

of a sudden, Lea's words flashed in her

with her. But now that they were

didn't say all these things out loud,

that he could prove his sincerity

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

feeling that

change in

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

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

each other, pretending not to notice them.

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

do anything

and nodded at his

turned around and said, "Dad, are you leaving? Let me drive you

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

I'll stay here

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