Stuck in you

Eric's life in Ninwell City was all thanks to Rachel's constant care. In the bottom of his heart, he valued her very much.

Now, he just didn't know what to do.

It was as if he was stuck between a rock and a hard place.

However, seeing the happy couple in front of him, it was as if he was seeing the protagonist and the villain getting along.

There was a sinking feeling in his chest that couldn't be stopped.

He felt like he was the third wheel.

Eric sat their quietly, without saying a word. He had his head lowered to avoid looking at any of them in the eye.

Jack didn't realize that there was a man sitting beside him until he had finished scanning the document he was holding.

He didn't mean to ignore him. It was just Eric was so quiet, and he didn't behave like his usual self.

Eric was always very loud whenever they crossed paths. It was strange to see him so quiet.

Taking a closer look at Eric, Jack saw that the man was in a trance-like state. His head was dipped as if he was looking at every detail in the sofa.

His mind flashed back to when Michael had told him that their company had been busy with a very integral project. In fact, he even asked three departments to let their employees work overtime for more than a week.

He had asked about Eric, but Michael had shook his head, saying that there shouldn't be any exceptions.

Seeing at the man's dazed look, Jack wondered if the one month overtime had made him dull.

He was about to call him when Rachel walked out of the kitchen. She had taken out a box of desserts from the fridge and placed it in front of him. Without another word, she opened the packaging and sat beside him.

Jack recognized the box. It was the one she had taken back from Mosa City.

She had made them herself. In fact, she even studied the recipe with a local cook. The ingredients were all made according to the right proportion, and the flavoring was even better.

She even rolled the dough herself.

Rachel spent the whole afternoon to make these desserts.

Since they weren't that bad, Rachel decided to package them up.

During that time, Jack thought that she just liked desserts. Now, it seemed that she was making them for Eric.

"Do you want to try?" She gazed at Eric expectantly.

She knew for a fact that Eric liked sweets, but something flashed in his eyes when he saw the desserts.

Seeing his hesitation, she pursed her lips. "What's wrong? Don't you want some?"

"Well..." He hesitated as he picked up one of them, analyzing it closely. "They look terrible. Where did you buy them?"

She stiffened. "Terrible?"

didn't know that the small dessert in his hand was created by Rachel. He turned around only

never thought that she could

guessed that she

but that wasn't the entirety of the

it a try. Maybe it

softened as a smile threaded across her

opened his mouth and took a

Milky fragrance wafted across his face as

his eyes drastically. This was actually

"Well?" she questioned.

to stuff two bites of the

looked as if he was gazing into

had eaten three desserts, Jack smiled and shook

he should remind Rachel that Eric had eaten too much at once.

box.

his

She didn't take the

who handcrafted the dough, and the filling which Eric thought was

filling was great. In fact, it wasn't too sweet or greasy, but the

Was that sarcasm?

continued to

for sweets, he was always so thoughtful

had praised it generously, but she was not a fool. She knew

Eric who loved desserts as if they were his lifeline, but she didn't expect that

had tried one of them, she had thought

it seemed that no one was

glass of water. He really did like

aftertaste was enough to balance

might look ugly, but they weren't so bad after

should buy a box too," he said

teeth.

for a bit before he burst

meantime, Jack, who had just been reading a

as she slammed

him the rest of the desserts and reminded, "You can't eat

After hearing her words, he smiled awkwardly. "I

didn't believe him in

obsessed with food. There was no way he could abstain from

late. You should

hesitated for a while as he stood by the doorway. Rachel eyed him,

it

you really