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 stop

sneered and shoved him away. At the sight of his furrowed eyebrows and faltering smile, she

Can you even make

now it felt as if his entire mind had crashed before him. He

from the look on his face, Rachel concluded that Celine's words were

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

Was she that gullible?

a little sore, and her eyes were filled with unshed

took a deep breath. "Tell me, how can a man who has had a vasectomy have a baby?" she asked. "Let me tell you, as a

Jack had been hiding from Rachel all this time was finally

found himself frozen

to me. Let

Rachel shook her head.

wanted

"Well? Is it true?"

the answer in her heart, she still wanted him to tell

Jack was silent.

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

"Was it for Celine?"

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

did it more or less

silence calmed her

that her

was natural for him to do things for Celine, but to keep it

expect that she would

looked away as she

was about to go up the second floor

didn't want to let

just couldn't let her

things clearly now,

already made an

a baby

gaze, he trailed

wanted to hide things

the operation never happened in the

burst of coldness rushed

Do you even know what that

couldn't restrain herself any longer. "You did the vasectomy for your mistress. Then you pretended as if nothing had happened and

Jack having an affair with Celine

she found that he

What a joke!

to wipe the tears running down her

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

grabbed the stack of folders from the other end of the table and slowly pushed the door.