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.

decided to answer honestly. "I

a little complacently. She didn't really want to

we met when we

could be true. Their families had close relations before. Perhaps

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

any friends they had had back

Jack smiled. "Really? When?"

clearly," she said,

had dreamed of. But, he did not see it fit to pry when she had already said that she did

face

"That's all?"

do you want to

thought you wanted to say something

was now realizing all the opportunities he had missed in

idea why he disliked Rachel back then. Maybe, he resented being forced to marry, rather than the person he had

the happiest when he had found out that they

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

would come back home

in his eyes, he had said, "Don't

not take him at his word. She thought Jack wanted to divorce Rachel because

was now impossible for Rachel and Jack

not expected their relationship to take a positive turn in such a short span

was skeptical and convinced herself that

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

retired, Jonathan cared only about keeping the

that they were getting close to each other made

just getting along, he pictured a grandson waving hello to him much

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

Jonathan felt excited.

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

have dinner,

Rachel did not know of this. Otherwise, she too

refuse to go there

only discussed business with him at the dining

relationship at all. In his heart, Jack

man was keeping an eye on them. To meet his expectations, Jack put a spoonful of food in Rachel's bowl. "Fried

full of surprise turned to

not believe that their son was

he remembered what Rachel liked to eat. Jack was a

that their relationship had taken such a