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.

cleaned up the study when Celia stayed

her subconscious knew what was happening before she could even

you have other

been vacant for a long

thought that he was going to live with her,

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

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

about staying in your parents'

people they are. I'll be

up with, Jack would

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 she

had fallen in love with him three years ago was that

fall for him

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

of letting

leave. Instead, he simply waited by the doorway. He knew that there were still doubts in her

longer. He wanted to enter her life as soon as possible

worries, he believed that

he would say, time would lead them to its

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

Rachel finally opened the door. When she saw that

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

eyes, Rachel's heart softened. She

any longer, she'd change her mind. Once he sat on the sofa, he sighed in relief. God knew how anxious he'd been while he

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

heart, but

"Okay."

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

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

into the furniture store, this was what he had

She had absolutely no idea that this was all

lap. She went to her room while he was cleaning up and carried a new set of quilt from

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

didn't notice me."

her head and walked out of the room. "It's late. You should

he had other

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

creaked open, slicing through the quiet atmosphere.