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

cleaned up the study when Celia stayed at your apartment, right? I can

earlier. It seemed that her subconscious knew what was happening before she could even

have other

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

she thought that he was going to live with

the past few days, living together might reopen

and I haven't found it yet. I can't

in your

kind of people they are. I'll be

solution she came up with, Jack would find something

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

had fallen in love with him three years ago was that she

I fall for him

already left, what if there was some other woman clouding around his life? She had already told

letting him stay here

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

wanted to enter her life

believed that he could ease her

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

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

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

don't have anywhere else to go," he said pitifully. "It will really just be a week. When Cherry and her husband go

She motioned towards the living room. "Just one weak," she said

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

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

heart, but

"Okay."

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

a message to Cherry. "Thank you for your

furniture store, this was what

Rachel was washing tomatoes in the kitchen. She had

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

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

didn't notice

out of the room. "It's late. You

had

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

creaked open, slicing