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."

she couldn't stop herself

of his furrowed eyebrows and faltering smile,

A baby? Can you even make

on his feet, but now it felt as if his entire mind had crashed before him.

on his face, Rachel concluded that Celine's words

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

Was she that gullible?

little sore, and her eyes were filled

a baby?" she asked. "Let

had been hiding from Rachel all this time was finally

found himself frozen into

to me. Let me explain," he

Rachel shook her head.

need for that. All she wanted to know was whether it was

"Well? Is it true?"

heart, she still wanted

Jack was silent.

that once he nodded, everything would be over for the both

"Was it for Celine?"

he saw Rachel's clear eyes,

more or

calmed

her

for him to do things for Celine, but to keep it from Rachel was

didn't expect that she would fall for his lies yet

away as she was

the second floor when Jack

didn't want to let

couldn't let

that if he didn't explain things clearly now, then it would just get more and

already made an

can have a baby soon.

her withering gaze,

really wanted to hide things

the operation never happened in the first

of coldness rushed through

Do you even know what

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

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

that he had

What a joke!

hand to wipe the tears running down her cheeks before

day, Austin yawned and walked into the office. Furrowing his eyebrows, he

the other end of the table and slowly pushed the door. Suddenly, he