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?

dropped.

you cleaned up the study when Celia stayed at your apartment,

Rachel understood why she felt uncomfortable earlier. It seemed that her subconscious knew what was happening before she could even predict

you have

for a

that he was going to live with her, she couldn't

in the past few days, living together might reopen the wounds they had tried their best to

arms. "My ID card was lost, and I haven't found it yet. I can't check in without

staying in your parents'

people they are. I'll

up with, Jack would

She had planned to go to eat at a Japanese restaurant earlier, 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 the doorbell outside, but

reason why she had fallen in love with him three years ago was that

I fall for

woman clouding around his life? She

thought of letting

simply waited by the doorway.

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

worries, he believed that he could ease her

matter what he would say,

at least an hour. He leaned against the doorframe and listened carefully. There weren't any sounds echoing from the apartment, and the light

this entire time, Rachel finally opened the door. When she saw that Jack was

really just be a week. When Cherry and her husband go back, I'll move back

heart softened. She motioned towards the living

afraid that if he delayed any longer, she'd change her mind. Once he sat on the sofa,

agree, he was afraid that their relationship would've stepped back, and she would sink back into her protective

what she felt. Complicated feelings rose in her heart, but she shook them away. "I'll cook some noodles for

"Okay."

he was here with her, he didn't even

up his phone and sent a message to Cherry. "Thank you for your help. You're welcome to stay all week. I'll handle

accompanied Marcus into the furniture store, this was what he

Rachel was washing tomatoes in the kitchen. She had absolutely no idea that this was all part of his

cleaning up and carried a new set of quilt from the cabinet. Without saying another word, she spread it over

jump up when she saw him

didn't notice me."

way he was staring at her, she lowered her head and walked out of the room. "It's late. You should get to bed early," she said before

had

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

slicing through the