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

was trying to hide while the other one was

I may not be able to see now, but

where she had heard Jack's voice.

to make a fuss with that brat for the time

the younger man, Jack

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

"What's disgusting?"

I can't stand

over her

don't understand the two of you. Didn't you guys fight? Why are you already in

that she was going to

mean it. You have to

wrong with you again?"

do you mean 'again'?" Eric's jaw dropped in disbelief. "Do you even know how Jack had treated me when you were away?" Just as Rachel was about to listen to his

eyes hurt?" he

her eyebrows. "I don't understand what you're

and embraced her. Even then, he couldn't still believe that Rachel

see you here, you

you, I thought I was

off. Rachel leaned against

now,

and kept silent. What he didn't say

Jonathan was the one who had informed him

that time, he had been anxiously waiting for some

encountered such a thing, and it was

he thought of asking help from was from his mother

when he tried dialing his

trance, he had

thought that he was going to be an

divorced when he was

want him and left him

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

the Shen family members had passed away. His mother had to find someone to

back. She gave him plenty of excuses as to

a fact why he was being sent

years he had been staying in Ninwell City, his parents ignored his very existence.

degenerated into

hugged her even more

was so

couldn't see him, she could

relaxing against his touch. At that moment, what had happened when she had been buried under the ruins flashed through

she seemed,

she had thought about a

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

then, she couldn't help but realize

would take care of Eric if she was