Stuck in you

Jack gazed at Celine coldly. "You better know where you stand. Remove your hand."

His words had a double meaning.

Looking at the way his eyes flashed with such intensity, she could feel her mind going blank. "I-I won't be like this in the future," she stuttered out.

She was afraid that Jack wouldn't be as forgiving this time around.

If he was pissed at her now, it would be harder for her to get back into his good graces next time.

"Your apology is cheap! Just like you," he spat. Without giving her a chance to speak up, he drove away.

The skies rumbled in anger, and soon enough, rain drizzled around her. Even nature was mocking her every being.

Celine squatted on the ground and hugged her legs tightly. She shivered under the rain. At this point, it felt as if her whole life was falling apart right in front of her.

In the ward, Rachel shifted in her bed uncomfortably. It was then that she realized how painful it must've been for Lea on her first night when she had gotten injured.

They got hurt in the same month. 'That must mean we're good friends,' she thought, snickering at the irony.

As soon as she woke up, sunlight poured through the corners of the blinds. She sat up and struggled to get out of bed.

However, as soon as she stepped on the floor, Rachel could feel a sharp pain poking her on the hips. Her legs trembled from the feeling. She was about to support herself using the chair only to fall forward. Her chin slammed against the handle, and she cried out in pain.

Suddenly, the door was pushed open. Jack sprinted over like a knight about to save his queen. He held her up and placed her back onto the bed. "Are you okay?" he asked hurriedly. "Did you hurt yourself?"

Staring at his sudden appearance, she furrowed her eyebrows. "Why are you here?"

"I happen to pass by when I heard you. What were you planning to do?"

"Nothing."

Rachel wanted to pee, but she was too embarrassed to tell him.

When he saw that her face was growing redder and redder by the second, he understood what was going on. Jack stretched out his hand and offered to hold her up. "I could take you to the bathroom."

She turned her head, struggling to cover the blush that had bloomed on her cheeks. "No thanks," she murmured. "Celia's coming over."

"You're a doctor. Do you really think it's healthy for you to hold it in?"

he insisted. Upon seeing how stubborn she was, he cocked up an eyebrow. "Or do you plan to just do it on the bed?"

waving her fist at him. She looked like

she finally

separation, they talked and looked at each other as if time hadn't

open, he took it as his cue to

was miles apart from them. Maybe then he could hold her for a longer time being. In fact, he wished that he

her back onto the bed, she

"Thank you."

hope grew in

help but raise his hand and play with the strands of her hair. With a faint glint in his eyes, he said, "I haven't had breakfast yet.

"breakfast," her

hand over her belly and tilted her head. "I

"Okay, I'll buy them."

were clusters of gold and yellow flowers, and the morning

in her hand. She placed

in closer to the woman lying in the bed. "The man who just left...is he your boyfriend?

'I smiled sweetly?'

"No, we're just friends."

change in expression on Rachel's face, the nurse realized that she might have crossed the line. She smiled sheepishly and

couldn't help but cover her face and recall how much they had gotten along in the

their interaction now was no different from how they

Jack returned with a plastic bag. She could

widened. "You bought the buns

bought it that

handed her a pair of chopsticks. "The shop already moved.

of the streamed buns and took a bite. The taste

of the country for three years,

the Chinatown in France, but their steamed buns always tasted different from the ones

tissue from the drawers. He wiped the sauce from the

this in

"Have you eaten

yet. You should

like a chipmunk,

back for good, she didn't have the

usually cook something up at home. If she was on a night shift, she would've bought some snacks in

card and handed it to her. "It's not that far from

in the hotel owned

"When did this happen? Isn't the rent in your hotel

said, with a small smile on his face. "The second floor of the hotel has actually been renovated.