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.

there was a light breeze blowing on the balcony, it couldn't

to stare at Rachel for an answer, he became distracted by how

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

all of a sudden. Finally, she mustered up her strength to ask, "Jack, can you please

What's wrong?" Jack asked, feigning

dumbfounded. Then, coming to her senses, she put her hands

taking a deep breath to calm herself down, she asked, "Can we

snorted faintly and muttered, "He will be happy

didn't catch his words even from such a close

looked up at him and asked blankly, "What?" "Nothing," Jack

give her some space.

"What?"

also think that I am

taken aback

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

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

to make it up

bring himself to finish that sentence out loud because he knew that "make it up to you" were not the appropriate words for what he

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

be unfair to Rachel to say that he was doing all these things just

them knew that she didn't

didn't finish his sentence out loud,

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

was, she could deny that she was

so unfamiliar to her that it made her panic. All of a sudden, Lea's words flashed in her mind. 'Am

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

say all these things out loud, Jack knew

he could prove his sincerity with his

"Don't think too much about it. If you think I've changed, you can give me a chance to

feeling that Rachel would not say no

the change in her

of now was not that

have such a messy past with her, he

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

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

anything to help Jack

nodded at his father in

turned around and said, "Dad,

and replied, "Jack can drive me

I'll stay here

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