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. "I don't

smiled a little complacently. She didn't really want to know the

we met when we were children. Perhaps that was when we

families had close relations before. Perhaps they

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

abroad, they rarely contacted any friends they had had

Jack smiled. "Really? When?"

remember clearly,"

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

on your face like

"That's all?"

else do you want

to say something else," he smiled

now realizing all the opportunities he had

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

the happiest when he had found out

inkling of why he had created such a fuss in

thought Jack would come back

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

word. She thought Jack wanted to divorce Rachel because he couldn't wait to

impossible for

had not expected their relationship to take a positive turn in

and convinced herself that they were only pretending in

pretense could not have been so

cared only about keeping the married couple

getting close

only just getting along, he pictured a

had heard his father's thoughts, he most

Jonathan felt excited.

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

not wait to ask them to dinner at his home. Rachel had no idea what was going on, but Jack had guessed what his

have dinner, he

did not know of this. Otherwise, she too would

even refuse to

with him at

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

them. To meet his expectations, Jack put a spoonful of food in Rachel's bowl. "Fried bamboo shoots

full of surprise turned

their son was thinking about someone else besides

what Rachel liked to eat.

still having trouble believing that their relationship had taken