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

Rachel smiled a little complacently.

when we were children. Perhaps that was

had close relations before. Perhaps they met

four or five years old, her family

contacted any friends they had had back in

Jack smiled. "Really? When?"

remember clearly," she

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

"You had the same stoic expression on your face like you do now. You grew up, but nothing has

"That's all?"

do you want to

wanted to say something else," he smiled

all the opportunities he had missed in

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

found out that they were getting along with each

her husband's motives. She had no inkling of why he had created such a fuss in the first place only to have her son agree to divorce

would come back home

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

his word. She thought Jack wanted to divorce Rachel because

for Rachel

she had not expected their relationship to take a positive turn

was skeptical and convinced herself that they were

professional actors. Their pretense could not have been so realistic

only about

close to each

pictured a

Jack had heard his father's thoughts, he most definitely would have made fun of him.

Jonathan felt excited.

they had spent two days together, he was

ask them to dinner at his home. Rachel had no idea what was going on, but Jack had guessed what his

them to come back and have dinner,

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

to go there

Jonathan only discussed business with him

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

To meet his expectations, Jack put a spoonful of food in Rachel's bowl. "Fried bamboo shoots and shredded meat, your favorite,"

full of surprise turned to

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

think, he remembered what Rachel liked to eat. Jack was a

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