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 the same

was trying to hide while the

front of me, okay? I may not

had heard Jack's voice. "And you!

her reproachful tone, Jack softened and decided not to make

the younger man, Jack smiled.

pretended to vomit. He rolled his eyes. "It's

"What's disgusting?"

can't

over her chest. "You

understand the two of you. Didn't you guys fight?

thought that she was going

it. You have to help me,"

you again?" Rachel

"Do you even know how Jack had treated me when you were away?" Just as Rachel

eyes hurt?"

her eyebrows. "I don't understand what

deep sigh, Eric leaned over and embraced her. Even then, he couldn't still believe that Rachel was right in front

to see you

I was going to lose you. I couldn't get through your phones.

leaned against

now,

he

the one who had informed him of what

he had been

time he had encountered such a thing, and it was during

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

his mother, her phone

a trance, he had to

thought that he was

parents divorced when he

didn't want him and left him

to be tied down

mother had to find

touch with Rachel, she sent her son back. She gave him plenty of excuses as to why she was

for a fact why he was being sent back here. His

his very existence. The only time they actually acknowledged it was whenever they wired

into a criminal. Just the

hugged her even more

so scared,"

if she couldn't see him, she could tell

relaxing against his touch. At that moment, what had happened when she had

seemed, she was

hospital, she had thought about a lot

to the Fu family, Jack, and even Eric if

then, she couldn't

would take care of