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

while the other one was telling

I may not be able to see now, but that doesn't mean I don't know what's

to the place where she had heard Jack's

Jack softened and decided not to make a fuss with that

Jack smiled. "I'll come back

vomit. He rolled his eyes. "It's only

"What's disgusting?"

can't stand

arms over her chest. "You can

understand the two of you. Didn't you guys

thought that she was going to divorce

it. You have to

wrong with you

jaw dropped in disbelief. "Do you even know how Jack had treated me when you were away?" Just as Rachel was about to listen

hurt?"

her eyebrows. "I don't understand

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

to see you here,

thought I was going to lose you. I couldn't

Rachel leaned against

now,

kept silent. What he didn't say

who had informed him of what

he had been anxiously

such a thing, and it was

from his mother who was his only family left other than

he tried dialing his mother, her phone was

a trance, he had

thought that he was going to

divorced when

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 something constant. Having a son

His mother had to find someone to

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

for a fact why he was being sent back here.

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

him, he might have degenerated into a criminal. Just

her even

was so

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

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

seemed, she

hospital, she had thought about

the Fu family, Jack,

couldn't help but

of Eric if she was