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?"

they responded at

trying to hide while the other

snorted. "Don't glare at each other in front of me, okay? I may not be able to see now, but that doesn't mean I don't know what's

where she had heard Jack's voice. "And

tone, Jack softened and decided not to

man, Jack smiled. "I'll come back

around his stomach and pretended to vomit. He rolled his eyes. "It's only been a while since I saw you last time, and you're already all

"What's disgusting?"

I can't stand

over her chest. "You can

Didn't you

had thought that she was going to divorce

have to help me," he

with you again?"

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

eyes hurt?"

eyes? What?" Rachel furrowed her eyebrows. "I don't understand what you're talking

a deep sigh, Eric leaned over and embraced her. Even then,

to see you here,

news of what had happened to you, I thought I was going to lose you. I couldn't get through your phones. That's when I realized to call the hospital

trailed off. Rachel leaned against his arms, hugging

now, really,"

and kept silent. What he didn't say was that he was at a loss during those

who had

time, he had been

he had encountered such a thing, and it was during those times when he

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

tried dialing his mother, her phone

trance, he

was going to be an

divorced when he was very

father didn't want him and

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,

passed away. His mother had to find someone to send her son

her son back. She gave him plenty of excuses as

for a fact why he was being sent back here. His parents wanted nothing to

in Ninwell City, his parents ignored his very existence. The only time they actually acknowledged it

an eye on him, he might have degenerated into a criminal.

her even more

was so

him, she could tell that he was

his touch. At that moment, what had happened when she had been buried under

an ordinary person. No matter how strong she seemed, she was overwhelmed with fear at the

she had thought about a lot

of what would happen to the Fu family, Jack, and

couldn't help but

would take care of Eric