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

said you cleaned up the study when Celia stayed at

that her subconscious knew what was

have other

a long

hotel." When she thought that he was going to live

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

arms. "My ID card was lost, and I

staying in your

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

came up with, Jack would find something to

agree. She had planned 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, she slammed the door to his face. Jack rang the doorbell outside, but she

fallen in love with him three years ago was that

for him again this

She had already told Lea that she was willing

thought of letting him stay here made

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

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

for all her worries, he believed

always be the best medicine. No matter what he

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

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

said pitifully. "It will really just

glint in his eyes, Rachel's heart softened. She

she'd change her mind. Once he sat on the

that their relationship would've stepped back, and

feelings rose in her heart, but she

"Okay."

as he was here with her, he didn't even care if

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

Marcus into the furniture

tomatoes in the kitchen. She had absolutely no idea that this

he was cleaning up and carried a new set of quilt

when she saw him leaning against the doorway. She placed a hand on her chest. "Why didn't I hear you come

notice me."

way he was staring at her, she lowered her head and walked out of the room. "It's late. You should

he had

hour later, Rachel found herself twisting and turning in her bed. She stared

the door creaked open, slicing through the quiet