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.

answer honestly.

little complacently. She

dreamed we met when we

true. Their families had close relations before.

her family had moved abroad. A couple of years

time abroad, they rarely contacted any

Jack smiled. "Really? When?"

clearly," she

to know what else she had dreamed of. But, he did not see it fit to pry when she had already said that she did not remember clearly. Instead, he asked, "What was I like back

your face like you do now. You grew up, but nothing

"That's all?"

you want

you wanted to say something else,"

the opportunities he had

back then. Maybe, he resented being forced to marry, rather than the person he

he had found out that

inkling of why he had created such a fuss in the first place only to have her son agree to divorce

had thought Jack would come back

husband had cleared that misconception. With darkness in his eyes, he had said, "Don't worry.

take him at his word. She thought Jack wanted to divorce Rachel because he couldn't wait to marry

impossible for

not expected their relationship to take a

that they were only

pretense could not have been so realistic as to

about keeping the married couple

fact that they were getting close to each other made him

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

Jack had heard his father's thoughts, he most definitely would

Jonathan felt excited.

they had spent two days together, he was sure that he

them to dinner at his home. Rachel had no idea what was

to come back and have dinner, he wanted to know about

thought it was lucky that Rachel did not know of this. Otherwise, she too would have been mad

would even refuse to

only discussed business with him at the

never mentioned their relationship at all. In his heart, Jack would

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

of

and Jonathan could not believe that their son was thinking about

Rachel liked to eat. Jack was a changed

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