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

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

seemed that her subconscious knew what was happening before she could

you have other

vacant for a long time,

she thought that he was going to live with her, she couldn't help but

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

crossed his arms. "My ID card was lost, and I haven't found it yet. I can't check in without

in

people they are.

what solution she came up with, Jack would find something to

didn't want 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

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

fall for him again

there was some other woman clouding around his life? She had already told Lea that she was willing to set everything aside to start over

mere thought of letting him

he simply waited by the doorway. He knew that

wanted to enter her life as soon as possible and let

he believed that he could ease

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

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 of the door had faded

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

he said pitifully. "It will really just be a week. When Cherry and her

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

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

their relationship would've stepped

felt. Complicated feelings rose in her heart, but she shook them

"Okay."

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

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

into the furniture store, this was what he had

meantime, Rachel was washing tomatoes in the kitchen. She had absolutely no idea that this was

was cleaning up and carried

she saw him leaning against the doorway.

didn't notice me."

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

he had other

herself twisting and turning in her bed. She stared

door creaked open, slicing through