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

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

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

families had close relations before.

old, her family had moved abroad. A couple of

their time abroad, they rarely contacted any friends they had

Jack smiled. "Really? When?"

can't remember clearly," she said,

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

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

"That's all?"

you want to

to say something

the opportunities he had missed in

had no idea why he disliked Rachel back then. Maybe, he resented being forced to marry, rather than the person he

found out that they

had no inkling of why he had created such a fuss in the first place only to have

back home with Celine on his

misconception. With darkness in his

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

thought it was now impossible for Rachel and Jack to live

she had not expected their relationship to take a

and convinced herself that they were only pretending in front

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

Jonathan cared only about keeping the

getting close to

only just getting along, he pictured a grandson

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

Jonathan felt excited.

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

not wait to ask them to dinner at his home. Rachel had no idea

have dinner, he wanted

lucky that Rachel did not know of

refuse to go there for

Jonathan only discussed business with him at

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

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

eyes full of surprise

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

think, he remembered what Rachel liked to eat. Jack

their relationship had taken such a drastic turn in only a