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.

on the balcony, it couldn't do anything to quell the heat between

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

hair leisurely, rolling her locks around his fingers. Her jet black hair was as smooth as silk to

lips involuntarily, feeling breathless all of a sudden. Finally, she mustered

Jack asked, feigning

moment, feeling dumbfounded. Then, coming to her senses, she put her hands on his chest and gave

a little bit. Finally, taking a deep breath to calm herself down, she asked, "Can we

"He will be

was so soft that Rachel didn't catch

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

back to give her

"What?"

I am too idle these

was taken aback by this

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

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

chance to

finish that sentence out loud because he knew that "make it

afresh, as if they

to Rachel to say that he was

didn't need

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

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

was, she could deny that she was

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

getting along with her. But now that they were about

say all these things out

he was confident that he could prove his sincerity

If you think I've changed, you

Jack had a strong feeling that Rachel would not

he had seen the change in

was afraid of now was not that he couldn't make her love him, but that he

not have such a messy past with her,

returned to the ward, Jonathan and Eric continued to chat with each other, pretending not to notice

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

was willing to do anything to help Jack save

nodded at his father

preparing Eric's medicine, turned around and said, "Dad, are you leaving? Let me drive you

"Jack can

I'll stay here

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