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

up the study when Celia

that her

have

for a long

was going to live with

few days, living together might reopen

his arms. "My ID card was lost, and I haven't found

about staying in your parents'

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

came up with,

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

love with him three years

fall for him

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

of letting him stay here

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

himself waiting any longer. He wanted to

worries, he believed

best medicine. No matter what he would say, time would lead them to its

at his watch from time to time. It seemed that he had waited outside for at least an hour. He leaned against the doorframe and listened

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

go," he said pitifully. "It will really just be a week. When Cherry and

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

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

he was afraid that their relationship would've stepped back, and she would sink back

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

"Okay."

he didn't even care if she decided to serve

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

when he accompanied Marcus into the furniture store, this

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

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 in

everything was ready, she 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 her chest. "Why didn't I hear you come in?"

notice

walked out of the room. "It's late. You should get to bed

had other

and turning in her

creaked open, slicing through the