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

hide while the other one was telling the

okay? I may not be able to see

had heard Jack's voice. "And you! Don't

decided not to make a

Jack smiled. "I'll

vomit. He rolled his eyes. "It's

"What's disgusting?"

I can't

her arms over her chest.

you. Didn't you guys fight? Why are you already in

she was going

You have to

with you again?"

me when you were away?" Just as Rachel was about to listen to his complaints, he

your eyes hurt?" he

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

then, he couldn't

to see you here, you

to you, I thought I was going to lose you. I couldn't get through your phones. That's when I

trailed off. Rachel leaned against his arms, hugging him

now, really,"

neck and kept silent. What he

was the one who had informed him of what had

time, he had been anxiously

had encountered such a thing, and it was during those

thought of asking help from was from his mother who was

when he tried dialing his mother, her phone was

he had

was going

parents divorced when he was

father didn't want him and left him

for adventure. She didn't want to be tied down to something constant. Having

had to find someone to send

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

wasn't stupid back then. He knew for a fact why he was

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

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

hugged her even

was so scared," he

see him, she could

At that moment, what had happened when she had been buried under the ruins flashed

No matter how strong she seemed, she was overwhelmed with fear at the face of these

she had thought about

to the Fu family,

couldn't help but

would take care of Eric if she was