Stuck in you

Jack didn't know whether to cry or to laugh. "Rachel...." He was speechless with fury and amusement.

He had changed so much and let his guard down. He had let her peak into his heart.

She should have known that he was in love with her.

Hearing what she had said, annoyed and amused Jack at the same time. He had never felt so helpless before.

After all this time, she still hadn't realized how differently he treated her.

Confused, Rachel asked, "What's wrong with you?"

Placing one hand at the back of her head, Jack pulled her close and pressed his lips against her forehead.

He did not attempt to conceal his feelings for her. "You stupid girl," he said, affection evident in his voice.

Rachel was trying to make sense of what was happening. She did not understand what his answer meant.

'Why did he call me stupid?

Ugh! What exactly did he mean?'

Rachel's mood was quickly deteriorating.

Jack was still evading giving her a proper response. "You can feel my heart beating against yours. Can you not tell whether I have a crush on you or not?"

Rachel could feel her emotions swim to the surface. She realized what a coward she was being.

She was in a daze, unable to figure out what he meant. Jack could also sense her confusion.

But, he was enjoying watching her struggle. So, he kept his mouth shut.

Rachel didn't dare to ask him to give her an exact answer.

On their way home that night, Rachel watched the night sky from the car's window. "Do you remember when we first met?" she asked, after a while.

Jack was stunned by her question. He thought back to when he was a teenager. Maybe that was when they met.

He had little to no recollection of the past. But, he recalled laying eyes on her when she was with the Fu family.

Still, he wasn't sure when they had first met.

He gripped the steering wheel tight, staring straight ahead. With a faint smile on his lips, he questioned, "Why do you ask?"

"Wanted to see if you still remembered," Rachel replied.

to answer honestly. "I don't

complacently. She didn't really

we were children. Perhaps that was when

close relations before. Perhaps they met each other

or five years old, her family had moved abroad. A couple of years later, they

abroad, they rarely contacted any friends they had had back in Ninwell

Jack smiled. "Really? When?"

clearly," she said,

curious to know what else she had dreamed of. But, he did not see it fit to pry

laughed. "You had the same stoic expression on your face like you do now.

"That's all?"

do you want

you wanted to say something else,"

was now realizing all the opportunities he had

back then. Maybe, he resented being forced

when he had found out that they were getting along with each

Tracy was still confused about her husband's motives. She had no inkling of why he had created such

had thought Jack would come back home with Celine on

husband had cleared that misconception. With darkness in his eyes, he had said, "Don't worry. Jack will never bring

Jack wanted to divorce Rachel because he couldn't wait to marry

for Rachel and Jack

had not expected their relationship to take a positive turn in such a

skeptical and convinced herself that they

not professional actors. Their pretense could not have been so realistic as

Jonathan cared only about keeping the married

that they were getting close to each other made

Rachel were only just getting along, he pictured a grandson waving hello to him

father's thoughts, he most definitely would have made

Jonathan felt excited.

finding out that they had spent two days together, he was sure that he had made the right

at his home. Rachel had no idea what was going on,

have dinner, he wanted to know about the development of

of this. Otherwise, she too would have been mad

refuse to go

with him

all. In his heart, Jack would laugh thinking

now the old man was keeping an eye on them. To meet his expectations, Jack put a spoonful

of surprise turned to

that their son

Rachel liked to eat. Jack

taken such a drastic turn in only a