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 the same

while the other one

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

turned to the place where she had

Jack softened and decided not to make a fuss with

the younger man, Jack

placed his arms around his stomach and pretended to vomit. He rolled his eyes. "It's only been

"What's disgusting?"

I can't stand

crossed her arms over her chest.

understand the two of you. Didn't you guys

had thought that she was going to divorce

it. You have to

with you again?" Rachel

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 complaints, he quickly changed the

hurt?"

Rachel furrowed her eyebrows. "I don't understand what

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

to see you here,

I got the news of what had happened to you, I thought I was going to lose you. I couldn't get

leaned against his arms, hugging him

now, really,"

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

who had informed

he had been

thing, and it was during those times when he felt the most

thought of asking help from was from his mother

when he tried dialing his mother, her phone

a trance, he had

thought that he was going

divorced when he was

him and left him to

want him. She was the type of person who yearned for adventure. She didn't want to be tied down to

Shen family members had passed away. His mother had to find someone to send her son to. Suddenly, she remembered about

she sent her son back. She gave him

stupid back then. He knew for a fact why he was being sent

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

have degenerated into a criminal. Just the

her even

so scared," he

she couldn't see him, she could tell that he

that moment, what had happened when she had

matter how strong she seemed, she

hospital, she had thought about a lot of

would happen to the Fu family, Jack, and

couldn't

care of Eric if