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 telling the

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

the place where she had heard Jack's

decided not to make a fuss with that

man, Jack smiled. "I'll come back

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

"What's disgusting?"

can't

arms over her

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

she was going

it. You have to

with you again?"

you even know how Jack had treated me when you were away?" Just as Rachel was about to listen to his complaints,

eyes hurt?"

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

Even then, he couldn't still believe that Rachel was right in front

good to see

around her. "When I got the news of what had happened to you, I thought I was going to lose you. I couldn't get through your phones. That's when I realized to call the hospital

off. Rachel leaned against his arms, hugging him

now,

on Rachel's neck and kept silent. What he didn't say was that

one who had informed him of what had

been anxiously waiting

he had encountered such a thing, and

of asking help from was from his mother who

he tried dialing his mother,

a trance, he had

thought that he was going

divorced when

want him and left him to his

didn't want to be tied down to something constant. Having a son

to find someone to send her son to. Suddenly, she

She gave him plenty of

knew for a fact why he

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

into a criminal. Just the thought

hugged her even

was so

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

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

matter how strong she seemed, she was overwhelmed with fear at

in the hospital, she had thought about a lot of

Fu family, Jack, and even Eric if

she couldn't help but

take care of Eric if