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

little complacently. She didn't really want to

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

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

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

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

Jack smiled. "Really? When?"

can't remember clearly,"

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

the same stoic expression on your face like you do

"That's all?"

else do you

you wanted to say something else," he smiled

now realizing all the opportunities

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

when he had found out that they

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

come back

misconception. With darkness in his eyes, he had said, "Don't

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

it was now impossible for

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

herself that

they were not professional actors. Their pretense could not have been so realistic as to deceive

about keeping the married

fact that they were getting close to each

he pictured

thoughts, he most

Jonathan felt excited.

two days together, he was sure that he had made the

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

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

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

even refuse to

only discussed business with him at the dining

never mentioned their relationship at all. In his

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

of

their son was thinking about someone else besides

he remembered what Rachel liked to eat. Jack was

that their relationship had taken such a drastic turn