Stuck in you

Bill got out of the car, went to the trunk, took out his umbrella, and walked up the stairs. "I happened to pass by. I didn't expect to see you on the way."

"I thought you went back to France."

Ever since Rachel had met Bill at the hospital in France, he had often asked her out for dinner or to watch a movie. At first, she had kept turning him down.

Later, Bill had clarified that he didn't mean anything by asking her out, and that he was just inviting her out because she was alone in France and they were friends.

Upon hearing this, Rachel had felt a little embarrassed and finally agreed.

As time went by, the two of them had become more and more familiar with each other, and their personalities and temperaments had become more and more compatible.

Wiping the rain off his sleeves, Bill asked, "Did you just come back?"

More and more people crowded the entrance of the supermarket, trapped in the rain and unable to leave.

All of a sudden, someone bumped into Rachel, causing her to stagger forward. Fortunately, Bill grabbed her arm, so she didn't fall down the stairs.

With a sheepish smile, she said, "Yes. If it's convenient for you, can you drive me home?"

Bill readily agreed, not wanting to miss this opportunity. As he drove her home, he made small talk, feeling a little nervous. Since Rachel had just come back from abroad, he wanted to use this chance to ask her out for dinner.

When they arrived at her apartment building, he turned off the engine and turned to her. "When will you get off work tomorrow?"

"I have to be on duty tomorrow night." Much to Rachel's surprise, her first day of work was a night shift.

"All right, then I'll call you once you have a good rest," Bill said smoothly.

Rachel nodded and got out of the car. After watching Bill leave, she went upstairs. Just as she reached the landing, she took out her apartment key to open the door, but it fell to the floor.

Looking at the figure leaning against her door, she was stunned. 'Why is he here?'

But in an instant, her panic dissipated and she regained her composure. "Why are you standing there? Please move aside," she said indifferently, picking up the key.

Jack grabbed her arm and stared into her eyes, but said nothing.

In the morning, when he had arrived at Joy City, he had immediately called Austin and asked him to come there as soon as possible to replace him on the business trip. Then, he had taken the next flight back and found out where Rachel lived.

"Let me go."

With a blank expression on her face, Rachel slowly opened the door with her other hand.

Jack tightened his grip on her arm but continued to remain silent.

Realizing that her words wouldn't work, Rachel tried to shake off his hand.

She had known that she would see him when she came back. After all, Ninwell City was just a small place. However, she hadn't expected that she would meet him on her very first day back, let alone in front of her new apartment.

much she tried to get rid of his arm, she couldn't.

up at him. "Jack, what are

to beat around the

tightly, and a sharp glint flashed through

numbed himself more than once. He didn't stop having unrealistic dreams of

out of a building under a shared umbrella, he had turned into a coward, hiding in

what could he

wish her happiness

get into a taxi, talking and laughing. And then,

looked down at her toes and sneered. "I can't come back to

did you leave without

dizzy, Rachel growled, "Enough,

now she was being

I had my own reasons for coming back too. Now that we are divorced, I don't owe you an explanation. And you have no right to ask

Rachel said coldly.

the right then?

had wanted

that he had misunderstood her from the beginning. "It has nothing to do with Lucas. Besides, I don't

Jack's grip and took a step forward. She didn't

again, not

anything to do with you anymore. Don't ever appear in front of me again! Just

the door of the opposite apartment opened with a

frowned at the two of them and pursed her lips in displeasure. "If you want to have

asleep. Now you've woken him

of the door, Rachel heard

her head in embarrassment and said, "I'm sorry." Then, before Jack could come to his senses,

became quiet

the

the doorbell, but then he hesitated and

long time, Rachel gradually came to herself. Then, she

had thought that when she met him three years later, she would remain calm

that she had never

could still rest in the morning as she

the hospital, she went to see the director, who didn't seem to have aged at

greeted her enthusiastically. "Rachel, I have to rely on you more in the future. I hope you can

"Thank you."

was not used to the director's enthusiasm, so she left after exchanging a few polite words

nurses. Most of the nurses she had known had been promoted and assigned to other departments as the head

faces, they were mostly newly-graduated nurses, full of

Rachel took out the gifts she had prepared in advance and said, "I bought something from France for all of

they immediately screamed in joy and opened

the hand cream from her bag started to apply it onto her