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.

balcony, it couldn't do anything to quell the

became distracted by how beautiful

her locks around his fingers. Her jet

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

What's wrong?" Jack asked,

senses, she

a deep breath to calm herself down, she asked, "Can we just speak normally? What if Dad comes out and sees us like

and muttered, "He will be happy

soft that Rachel didn't catch

up at him and asked blankly, "What?"

give her

"What?"

also think that I am too

aback by

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

did in the past

a chance to

out loud because he knew that "make

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

say that he was doing all these things just to make

she didn't need him to do

for Rachel, even though Jack didn't finish his sentence out loud, she knew what

in her head, making it impossible for her to think

was, she could deny that she was

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

But now that they were about to divorce, he wanted to

these things out loud, Jack knew what she

he could prove his sincerity with his actions and gain

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

strong feeling that Rachel would not

the change in her attitude in the past

afraid of now was not that he couldn't

have such a messy past with her, he would be

the ward, Jonathan and Eric continued to chat with each

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

willing to do anything to help Jack save his

nodded at his father

medicine, turned around and

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

stay

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