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.

up the study when Celia stayed

seemed that her subconscious knew what was happening before she could even predict

have

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

can stay at a hotel." When she thought that he was going to live with her,

along in the past few days, living together might reopen the wounds they had tried their best

was lost, and I haven't found it yet. I can't check in without

about staying in your parents'

they are. I'll

she came up with, Jack would find something to counter

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.

fallen in love with him three years ago was that she let Jack move

fall for him again this

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

of letting him stay here made her

he simply waited by the doorway. He

He wanted to enter her life as

her worries, he believed

he would say, time would

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

door. When she saw

just be a week. When Cherry and her husband go

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

her mind. Once he sat

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

know what she felt. Complicated feelings rose in her heart, but she shook them away. "I'll cook some noodles for dinner," she said

"Okay."

didn't even care if

message to Cherry. "Thank you for your help. You're welcome to stay all week. I'll

accompanied Marcus into the furniture store, this was

the kitchen. She had absolutely

fell on Jack's lap. She went to her room while he was cleaning up and

to jump up when she saw him

notice me." He

head and walked out of

had

turning in her bed. She stared at the ceiling with

slicing through the quiet