Stuck in you

Austin exited Jack's office after the conversation.

Jack looked blankly at his computer screen. A pen spun atop his slender fingers.

Austin had aired his observation. For the past two days, he appeared to be slacking off at work. Jack was chagrined to realize he committed mistakes.

The man had never allowed his business to suffer before. Definitely not for any private matters.

He prided himself of his discipline in drawing a line between his public and private interests. He didn't expect that he would bend his self-imposed rules by falling in love with Rachel.

In the meeting earlier, Rachel had sent him a message asking what he wanted for dinner.

Ignoring his subordinates, he had chatted with her with a dash of excitement, the meeting totally forgotten.

The pen finally stopped, and Jack, who was thinking for a long time, finally made a decision.

What Austin stated was totally justifiable. He had allowed his emotions to override his reasons. He needed to strengthen his resolve and separate public affairs from personal ones.

After working hours, Jack drove back without waiting for news from Rachel.

The rain fell steadily without let up since morning. Alongside the road, leaves drooped under the weight of the droplets, adding a striking color to the foggy weather.

His piled up work and health condition put him in a consistently bad mood lately. He was only in a good mood if Rachel was beside him, but because of work, he couldn't accompany her often.

He needed to squeeze out time from his busy schedule if he wanted to spend time with her.

Although Rachel didn't know what he had done, it didn't matter.

It was a good thing to get the snail slowly come out of its shell. From being wary of him, she was now willing to come closer to him.

They were barely making any progress. But now, it was getting much better.

Jack felt intensely happy when he reached his apartment. His eyes were fixed on the brightly lit window.

He clearly knew that from the day Rachel moved in, the light in his house would always be on.

Rachel did nothing for the whole day. Jack was a neat freak and had stringent conditions with the housekeepers.

In particular, they had to clean up and kept things in order. His obsession with cleanliness warranted that every corner was flawlessly swept, dusted, and scrubbed.

They all observed the rules. Basically, a housekeeper was scheduled to do the cleaning once every two days.

Although the house looked cold and cheerless, there was never a trace of dust or grime.

As a result, Rachel did not need to clean anything except for her own mess when she decided to cook.

walked around in the morning and then went back

by noon. Rachel was woken up by a phone

turned out, Jack was here to supervise

she planned Jack’s dietary plan for

meticulously planned his meals and even consulted with one of

she didn’t notice the time. When she received a phone call from Jack, he was already at the

good rest, pay close attention to avoiding the irritating food, and just take good

chatted for a while longer and the nutritionist discovered

few more questions, and when she learned that it was designed for a man, her

asking Rachel, who the lucky guy

much attention and detail to every meal, there would be no better care for the

heart major and

couldn't resist her interrogation and was about to find an excuse to say goodbye. Then,

hurried off under the pretext of

Although they only talked via Internet, Rachel was afraid that

was not good at telling lies. Her only way out

landed at the doorway, he paused and waited for Rachel to

and then heard the door being opened inside. Lights flowed out as Rachel pulled

back." The woman he liked stood at the door and

at the moment. A wave

her in his

the house by

you frightened?" he

door opened, she was seized and kissed by a man. Her mental fortitude

"I almost slapped you!"

"No way!"

opened the door to

mischief as he viewed his surroundings. The house felt a little different because of

was on the center table, and another pair of shoes were on the floor. Even the dining table was neatly

disappeared for a day, but so

final survey at the meal plan before tidying up the table. "Do you want to go to

and took a peek at her notes. "Are you going to buy

watch, it was only six in the evening. It was still

"Then let's go!"

room and took a quick change of clothes, while Jack

the apartment a few minutes

lamps were lit, casting a glow

played an unfamiliar

a low voice while Jack

the car swiftly shifted into a blur. Not long after, they arrived at the mall. Moving