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

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

when we were children. Perhaps that was when we

be true. Their families had close relations before. Perhaps they met each other when they were

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

rarely contacted any

Jack smiled. "Really? When?"

remember clearly,"

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

laughed. "You had the same stoic expression on your face like

"That's all?"

do you want

to say something else," he

realizing all the opportunities he had missed

forced to marry, rather than the person he had

when he had found out that they were getting along

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

had thought Jack would come back home

husband had cleared that misconception. With darkness in his eyes,

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

impossible for

expected their relationship to take a positive turn in

and convinced herself that they were

they were not professional actors. Their pretense could not have been

cared only about keeping the

fact that they were getting close to each other made him

and Rachel were only just getting along, he pictured

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

Jonathan felt excited.

together, he was sure that he had

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

and have dinner, he wanted to know about the development

did not know of this. Otherwise, she too would

even refuse to go there for

only discussed business with him at the

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

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

full of

believe that their son was thinking about someone

he remembered what Rachel liked to eat.

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