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?"

responded at

hide while the other one

"Don't glare at each other in front of me, okay? I may not be

turned to the place where she had

Jack softened and decided not to make a fuss with that

younger man, Jack

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

"What's disgusting?"

I can't stand

crossed her arms over her chest. "You can

you. Didn't you

that she

mean it. You have to

with you

do you mean 'again'?" Eric's jaw dropped in disbelief. "Do you even know how Jack had treated me when you were

eyes hurt?"

eyes? What?" Rachel furrowed her eyebrows. "I don't understand

Even then, he couldn't still

good to see you here,

tightened his hold around her. "When I got the news of what had happened to you, I thought I was going to lose

off. Rachel leaned against his arms, hugging

fine now,

What he didn't say

who had

he had been anxiously

had encountered such a thing, and it was

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

his mother, her phone was switched

he

he was

parents divorced when he

didn't want him and left him to

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 something she didn't

to find someone to send her

Rachel, she sent her son back. She gave him

why he was being sent

the past two years he had been staying in Ninwell City, his parents ignored his very existence. The only time they

him, he might have degenerated into a criminal. Just the thought

hugged her

was so scared," he

couldn't see him, she could tell that

what had

she seemed, she was overwhelmed with fear at the face of these

stay in the hospital, she

what would happen to the Fu family, Jack, and even Eric

couldn't help

take care of