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

his answer, Rachel smiled a little complacently. She didn't

ago, I dreamed we met when we were children. Perhaps that was when

be true. Their families had close relations before. Perhaps they met each other

four 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

Jack smiled. "Really? When?"

remember clearly," she said,

But, he did not see it fit to pry when she had already said that she did not remember clearly. Instead, he asked,

same stoic expression on your face like you do now. You grew up, but

"That's all?"

do you want to

say something else," he smiled

realizing all the opportunities

Maybe, he resented being forced to marry,

was probably the happiest when he had found out that they were getting along with each

She had no inkling of why he had created such a

had thought Jack would come back home

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

Tracy did not take him at his word. She thought Jack wanted to divorce Rachel

for Rachel and Jack

she had not expected their relationship to take a positive turn in such a short span of

that

not professional actors. Their pretense could not have been

about

they were getting close to each other

getting along, he pictured a grandson waving hello to him much like Mendes

his father's thoughts, he most definitely would have made fun of

Jonathan felt excited.

had spent two days together, he was

had no idea what was going on,

Jonathan asked them to come back and have dinner, he wanted to know

of this. Otherwise, she too would have been

even refuse to

Jonathan only discussed business with him

mentioned their relationship at all. In his heart, Jack would laugh

now the old man was keeping an eye on them. To meet his expectations, Jack put a spoonful of food in Rachel's bowl. "Fried bamboo shoots and

eyes full of surprise turned

and Jonathan could not believe that their son was thinking about someone else

Rachel liked

having trouble believing that their relationship had taken such a drastic turn in only a couple of