Stuck in you

Rachel didn't need to tell her plan to others in advance when she lived alone. So she forgot to tell Jack about the dinner in the Zhou family residence.

Jack's face darkened. "I was overreacting."

"You were."

She didn't even bother to deny the fact.

As she thought about it, maybe this was the opportunity to make everything clear between them. If she left it like this, the problems they had would simply grow bigger and bigger.

Thinking of this, Rachel pursed her lips and stared up at him once more. "Do you have anything to tell me?"

When she recalled what Celine had said so arrogantly in the morning, her heart throbbed against her chest.

Anger, sadness, disgust—all these emotions overwhelmed her like a net surrounding a fish. It was as if she couldn't find it in herself to move because she was afraid that she'd simply get even more tangled in her own prison of thoughts.

Back then, Celine had been staring at her with a smug look.

"Well, I was never fond of children in the first place. I'm not pregnant. I just have a stomachache. Sorry to rain on your parade."

Rachel sneered and left.

However, every step she took felt like she was hauling across bags of lead. It was painful, and it was something that she wouldn't subject anyone to.

She wanted to see if Jack would confess to her.

Rachel didn't care if what Celine had said was true or not. This had happened before the two of them were together. Back then, Jack loved Celine wholeheartedly, so it was natural for him to do such a thing.

However, now that he was with Rachel, she expected honesty. It was as if he took her as a stupid shrew.

When she recalled all the times he had whispered in her ear about having a baby, she could feel the knife twisting deeper into her heart.

As if nothing had happened, Jack smiled and held her in his arms. He rested his chin on top of her head. "I won't be so narrow-minded in the future. Trust me."

'Trust him?'

Rachel shook and avoided his gaze.

He noticed the change. Frowning, he asked, "What's wrong? Are you okay?"

"Nothing. I had some fried rice cake for lunch. I probably ate too much."

She waved her hands dismissively. "I felt a little nauseated in the afternoon. In fact, all the nurses in the hospital thought I was pregnant."

Jack chuckled. These two days, they were both feeling agitated because of the suspicion they had for one another. Now that she was willing to tell him about these mundane events, he felt that everything was finally falling into place.

As always, their relationship jumped up just when they thought everything was lost.

Holding her face in his hands, he kissed her on the lips several times. "Even the nurses are worried about you," he whispered. "Maybe it's time for us to give then what they've been speculating."

that point, she couldn't

the sight of his furrowed eyebrows and faltering smile, she

Can you even

of man who was quick on his feet, but now it felt as if his entire mind had crashed before him. He didn't know

face, Rachel concluded that Celine's words were

had been hiding it from her from the beginning. He probably took her as a fool every

Was she that gullible?

was a little sore, and her eyes were

who has had a vasectomy have a baby?" she asked. "Let me tell you, as a doctor, that will probably

Jack had been hiding from Rachel all this time was finally revealed. He wanted to explain, but he couldn't bring himself

found himself frozen

Let me explain," he

Rachel shook her head.

was no need for that. All she wanted to know was whether it

"Well? Is it true?"

in her heart, she still wanted

Jack was silent.

once he nodded, everything would be over for the both of them. Their

"Was it for Celine?"

shake his head, but when he saw Rachel's clear eyes, it felt as if the

it more or less

calmed

seemed that her

for him to do things for Celine,

would fall for his lies

looked away as she

to go up the second floor when Jack grabbed

want to let her

just couldn't let her leave

now, then it would just get more and

an appointment

a baby

gaze, he

really wanted to

the operation never happened in

burst of coldness

Do you even

if nothing had happened and all you could ever talk about was

past, she didn't mind Jack having an affair with Celine because they were

they become a real couple, she found that he had

What a joke!

hand to wipe the tears running down her cheeks before walking

eyebrows,

of his footsteps, he grabbed the stack of folders from the other end of the table and slowly pushed