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

answer, he became distracted by how beautiful her

her locks around his

feeling breathless all of a sudden. Finally, she

Jack asked, feigning

coming to her senses, she

breath to calm herself down, she asked, "Can we just speak normally? What if Dad comes

and muttered, "He will

didn't catch his

asked blankly,

to give her some space.

"What?"

also think that I am too idle

aback by

"Rachel, I really want to start over

past

me a chance to make

finish that sentence out loud because he knew that "make it up to you" were not

start afresh, as if they

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

of them knew that she didn't need him to do such a

though Jack didn't finish his sentence out loud,

in her head, making it impossible for her to think

she could deny that she was moved by Jack's

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 wanted

these things out loud, Jack knew what

that he could prove his sincerity with his actions and gain her

it. If you think I've changed, you

had a strong feeling that

had seen the change in her attitude

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

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

Eric continued to chat with each other, pretending

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

do anything to

nodded at his father in

was clearing the table and preparing Eric's medicine, turned around

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

stay here

members. Both Eric and Jack had suggested that she hire a nurse, but she had declined. She had no problem