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.

said you cleaned up the study when Celia stayed at your

Rachel understood why she felt uncomfortable earlier. It seemed that her subconscious

you have other

vacant for a long time, so they're

a hotel." When she thought that he was

been getting along in the past few days, living together might reopen the wounds they

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

about staying in your parents'

what kind of people they are. I'll be nagged

with, Jack would find something to counter

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

why she had fallen in love with him three years ago

I fall for him again

was some other woman clouding around his life? She had already told Lea that she was willing to set

mere thought of letting him

the doorway.

find himself waiting any longer. He wanted to enter her

he believed

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

watch from time to time. It seemed that he had waited outside for at least an hour. He leaned against the doorframe and listened carefully. There weren't any sounds echoing from

saw that Jack was still standing there,

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

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

room, afraid that if he delayed any longer, she'd change her mind. Once

he was afraid that their relationship would've stepped

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

"Okay."

with her, he didn't even care

to Cherry. "Thank you for your help. You're welcome to

day when he accompanied Marcus into the furniture store,

Rachel was washing tomatoes in the kitchen. She had

the washing of the dishes fell on Jack's lap. She went to her room while he was cleaning up and carried

straightened her back. She was about to call for him, only to jump up when she saw him leaning against the doorway. She placed a hand on

didn't notice

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

had

her bed. She stared at the ceiling

creaked open, slicing through the quiet atmosphere.