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

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

his fingers. Her jet black hair was

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

What's wrong?" Jack

her senses,

to calm herself down, she asked,

will be happy if he sees

Rachel didn't catch his words

at him and asked blankly,

give her

"What?"

I am too idle

aback by

find the words to answer him, Jack continued, "Rachel, I really want to start over with you. And I'll prove myself with my

the same mistakes I did in the past again. I just hope you

to make it up to

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

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

say that he was doing all these things just to make it up

didn't need him to do such a

sentence out loud, she

feel her heartbeat pounding in her head, making it impossible for her

could deny that she

her that it made her panic. All of a sudden, Lea's words flashed in her

five years had passed with Jack not getting along with her. But now that they were about to divorce, he

she didn't say all these things out loud, Jack knew what she was

could prove his

you think I've changed, you can give me a chance

strong feeling that Rachel would not

in her attitude in the past

What he was afraid of now was not

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

Jonathan and Eric continued to chat with each other, pretending

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

do anything

nodded at his father in

table and preparing Eric's medicine, turned around and

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

stay here

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.