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

up the study when Celia stayed at your apartment,

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

you have other

for a long time, so they're messy,"

stay at a hotel." When she thought that he was

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

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

staying in your

kind of people they

came up with, Jack would find something to

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,

him three years ago was that she let Jack

I fall for him again this

some other woman clouding around his life? She

letting him stay here made

the doorway.

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

for all her worries, he believed that he could

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

the doorframe and listened carefully. There weren't any sounds echoing from the apartment, and the light that reflected at

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

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

Rachel's heart softened. She motioned towards the living room. "Just

her mind. Once he sat on the sofa, he sighed in relief. God knew

agree, he was afraid that their relationship would've stepped

in her heart, but she shook

"Okay."

here with her, he didn't even

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

he accompanied Marcus into the furniture

had absolutely no idea that this

dishes fell on Jack's lap. She went to her room while he was cleaning up and carried a new set

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.

notice me." He

lowered her head and walked out of the room. "It's

he had other

twisting and turning in her bed. She stared at the ceiling

creaked open, slicing through