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. "My

said you cleaned up the study when Celia

that her

you have other

been vacant for a long time, so they're messy," he

hotel." When she thought that he was going to live with

in the past few days,

ID card was lost, and I haven't found it yet. I can't

about staying in

people they

what solution she came up with, Jack would find something to counter

at a Japanese restaurant earlier, but after learning what was going to happen, she had no

why she had fallen in love with him three

fall for

his life? She had already told Lea that she was

thought of letting him

by the doorway. He knew that there were still doubts in

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

all her worries, he believed that he could ease her

always be the best medicine. No matter what he would say, time would

at least an hour. He leaned against the doorframe and listened carefully.

in the dark this entire time, Rachel finally opened the door. When she saw that Jack was still standing there, her eyes widened. "Why are you still

have anywhere else to go," he said pitifully. "It will really just be a week. When Cherry and her

heart softened. She

her mind. Once he

Rachel didn't agree, he was afraid that their relationship would've stepped back,

what she felt. Complicated feelings rose in her heart, but she shook them away.

"Okay."

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

you for your help. You're welcome to

the furniture

tomatoes in the kitchen. She had

Jack's lap. She went to her room while he was cleaning up and carried a new set of quilt from the cabinet. Without saying another word, she spread it over the small bed

she saw him leaning against the doorway. She placed a hand

didn't notice

her, she lowered her head and walked out of the room. "It's late. You should get to bed early,"

had other

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

open, slicing through the