Stuck in you

Rachel lowered her head and spat out the toothpaste foam from her mouth.

At the door behind her, Eric stared at the back of her head, dumbfounded at the sight.

Her glossy black hair had been shaved, and he could see the faint outline of scabs and bruises on her scalp. The back of her head had a gauze attached to it, just so it didn't incur any infections.

Eric's nose twitched as he watched Jack take care of her as if he was treating a child. He took the towel from the rack and helped his wife wipe her mouth.

Before Eric came here, Jonathan had already informed him of Rachel's condition. The doctor had told them that she would temporarily lose her sight due to a clot pressing on one of her visual nerves.

Her vision would be blurred for a while, but it wouldn't be permanent. Today, she would have to go back to Ninwell City for further treatment.

When he thought of how urgent Rachel's condition was, Eric could feel his heart sink.

Uneasy, he turned and walked away.

After waiting outside for a while, Eric saw Jack taking Rachel's hand and assisting her out of the bathroom as cautiously as possible.

Eric couldn't help but feel bad that he wasn't there when she needed him the most.

Rachel's head turned anxiously as she tugged Jack's arm. "Where is he?"

"I'm here," Eric replied.

Jack took Rachel in front of Eric before bringing out a chair for her to sit down. He glanced at his watch. "I'll go downstairs to buy some breakfast for you, okay?"

"Okay."

Eric waved his hand when the man glanced at him. "Don't worry, I've already had breakfast."

Jack curled his lips. "I wasn't going to ask you."

"F—" Eric glanced at Rachel and didn't finish. He was smart.

Now that his strongest backer was right beside him, there was no way Jack would bully him.

"Rachel, how about I give you my advice?"

"What suggestion?" She furrowed her eyebrows.

"Let's leave this man and find you another husband."

As expected, Jack stopped in his tracks. He turned around and glared at him. If looks could kill, Eric would've already been swimming in the depths of hell.

A shiver ran down his spine, but Eric didn't show it. Instead, he smirked and burst into laughter.

This was his chance. When Rachel wasn't around, he couldn't find it in himself to strike back at Jack. Now that she was here, he could do everything he wanted.

'Take that, asshole!'

Hearing his words, Rachel pursed her lips. She could tell that Jack had stopped moving. "What are you doing?"

at

while the other one was

me, okay? I may not

place where she had heard Jack's voice.

her reproachful tone, Jack softened and decided not to make a fuss with

younger man, Jack

He rolled his eyes. "It's

"What's disgusting?"

can't

her chest. "You can shut

the two of you. Didn't you guys

thought that she was going to divorce

mean it. You have to help

with you again?" Rachel

know how Jack had treated me when you were away?" Just as Rachel was about to listen to his complaints, he quickly changed the

eyes hurt?" he asked

eyebrows. "I

embraced her. Even then,

to see you here, you

news of what had happened to you, I thought I was going to lose you.

off. Rachel leaned against

now, really,"

his head on Rachel's neck and kept silent. What he didn't say was that he

one who had informed him of what had

he had been anxiously waiting for some

had encountered such a thing, and

he thought of asking help from was from his mother who was his only

when he tried dialing his mother, her phone was

a trance, he had

he was going to be an

parents divorced when he

father didn't want him and left him to his

his mother also didn't want him. She was the type of person who yearned for adventure. She didn't want to be tied down to something constant. Having a son was like shackling her down to land, which was

the Shen family members had passed away. His mother had to find someone to send her son to. Suddenly, she remembered

she sent her son back. She gave him plenty

why he was being sent back here. His parents wanted nothing to do with

the past two years he had been staying in Ninwell City, his parents ignored his very existence. The only time they actually acknowledged it was whenever they wired him

he might have degenerated into a criminal. Just

her even more

was so scared,"

him, she could tell that he was

against his touch. At that moment, what had

seemed, she was overwhelmed with fear

stay in the hospital, she had thought about a lot

happen to the Fu family, Jack, and even Eric

couldn't

of Eric if