Stuck in you

Cherry saw the interaction between the couple and smiled. "You know, I used to have a secret crush on Jack, but that was all in the past."

"You don't have to tell her that."

At her senseless words, Jack immediately frowned at the implication. He turned to Rachel and explained himself, "She was just an immature girl that time. The only thing she knew back then was to chase handsome boys around."

"It seems you've grown an even bigger head since the last time I saw you." Cherry slapped the back of Jack's shoulder heavily before turning to the other woman. "I hope you don't misunderstand, Rachel. This is just how I joke around."

"It's fine."

Rachel didn't think too much into their relationship. She just found the two very interesting. In fact, she never heard that Jack had a female friend before.

To be even more frank, she had never seen this side of him before—the one that was more playful without any inhibitions.

Jack turned serious. "Isn't the exhibition over by nine?" he asked. "Where are you going now?"

Cherry rubbed the back of her neck. "Well, something had gone wrong with our hotel, so now my husband and I have to find another one. Otherwise, we will be sleeping on the streets."

"How many days will you be staying in the city?"

There was silence before she answered, "About a week."

"If that's the case, then you don't have to find another hotel." He shrugged. "You can stay at my place. I can ask the maid to clean the guest room. You're welcome to go there in a while."

Cherry's eyes widened in surprise. "And where will you live?"

Turning his head to glance at Rachel, Jack flashed a smile. "I can stay somewhere else."

The moment Rachel heard his words, a shiver shot down her spine.

After a while, the matter had been settled. Cherry and her husband would stay at his place while Jack would seek refuge somewhere else.

Once they said goodbyes, Rachel immediately removed his hand from her waist and furrowed her eyebrows. "You're lending your house to Cherry and her husband," she stated as she tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. "Where are you going to stay tonight?"

Jack didn't answer. Instead, he simply grinned at her.

It was strange.

She furrowed her eyebrows. Seeing that she might not be able to figure it out herself, he sighed.

He pointed at her. "Your place."

What?

jaw dropped. "My

study when Celia stayed at your apartment, right?

why she felt uncomfortable earlier. It seemed that her subconscious knew what

have other

vacant for a long time,

stay at a hotel." When she thought that he was going to live with her, she couldn't

them had been getting along in the past few days,

card was lost, and I

about staying in your parents'

people they are. I'll be nagged to

matter what solution she came up with, Jack would

but after learning what was going to happen, she had no appetite. When she returned to her home, she slammed the door to his face. Jack rang

with him three years

fall for

clouding around his life? She had already told Lea that she was willing to set everything aside to start over with

thought of letting him stay

leave. Instead, he simply waited by the doorway. He knew that there were still doubts

he should've been more patient, he couldn't find himself waiting any longer. He wanted to enter her

her worries, he believed that he could ease

what he would say, time would lead them to its

least an hour. He leaned against the doorframe and

door. When she saw that

really just be

desperate glint in his eyes, Rachel's heart softened. She motioned towards the living room. "Just one weak,"

immediately walked into the room, afraid that if he delayed any longer, she'd change her mind. Once he sat on the sofa, he sighed in relief. God knew how anxious he'd been while he

stepped back, and she would sink

she didn't even know what she felt. Complicated feelings rose in her heart, but

"Okay."

was here with her, he didn't even care if she decided

message to Cherry. "Thank you for

he accompanied Marcus into the furniture store, this was what

She had absolutely no idea that this was

the dishes fell on Jack's lap. She went to her room while he was cleaning

she saw him leaning against the doorway. She

didn't notice me." He

of the room. "It's late. You should get to bed early," she said

had

an hour later, Rachel found herself twisting and turning in her bed. She stared at the

slicing through