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?"

it," she snapped, waving her fist

unhealthy." He grinned when she finally agreed for him to carry

separation, they talked and looked at each other as if

creaked open, he took it as his cue to pick her up and

miles apart from them. Maybe then he could hold her for a longer time being. In fact, he wished that he didn't need to let

the bed, she looked up

"Thank you."

her shy gaze, hope grew in his heart. Maybe,

play with the strands of her hair. With a faint glint in his eyes, he said, "I haven't had breakfast yet. What do you

the word "breakfast,"

tilted her head. "I would

"Okay, I'll buy them."

were in full bloom. Among the green leaves were clusters of gold and yellow flowers, and the morning dew seeped into the fragrant atmosphere. It was

on duty walked into the room with a thermometer in her hand. She placed it inside Rachel's ear and noted, "It's

leave immediately. Instead, she leaned in closer to the woman lying in the bed. "The man

'I smiled sweetly?'

"No, we're just friends."

realized that she might have crossed the line. She smiled sheepishly and left

couldn't help but cover her face and recall how

fact, their interaction now was no different from how they

She could already smell the familiar scent

bought the buns from that shop? Isn't it usually very

couldn't have bought it that

the plastic plate. He handed her a pair of chopsticks. "The shop already moved. It's not that far from

buns and took a bite. The taste brought back so many memories. She almost groaned

out of the country for three years, so she missed

the Chinatown in France, but their steamed buns

from the drawers. He wiped the

eaten this in such a

brightened up. "Have

yet. You should

like a chipmunk, with

for good, she didn't have the

at home. If she was on a night shift, she would've bought

out a business card and handed it to her. "It's not that far from the hospital. In fact, it's near to where

in the hotel

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

the rustic design of the hotel. Besides, it's also a part of this city," Jack said, with a small smile on his face. "The