Stuck in you

In Rachel's opinion, Marcus must have been tired of his family affairs. Being born and raised in a well-off family, he might have been bored with money and other material things, so the simple and unsophisticated Celia attracted his attention. Perhaps she was like a breath of fresh air to him.

But the way Celia behaved in front of Rachel was unforgivable.

Rachel couldn't figure out why Celia had thought that she had a hand in the rumors that spread about her. After all, they were friends. 'She is supposed to trust me,' she thought annoyingly.

The flow of traffic gradually became slow. Rachel was carefully following the car in front of her, but her mind was wandering, keeping her focus away from the road. As a result, she failed to notice that the car in front of her had already stopped. She only realized that she made a mistake after hearing the loud bumping sound.

"Oh, my God! What have I done?" she muttered under her breath. She peered through the window and noticed the big dent at the back of the other car.

The owner of the car got out. His face turned red in an instant after seeing how much damage his car had gotten. Brimming with rage, he rolled up his sleeves, knocked on Rachel's window, and roared, "Get out!"

As soon as Rachel got out, the man pointed to his car and roared again, "Is this your first time to drive? Who the hell issued a driver's license to someone like you?"

It was indeed her fault, and she was more than willing to own up. But she was stunned watching the man cursing in front of her, not showing even an ounce of decency. She couldn't take it any longer, so she said with a frown, "I'm sorry, sir. But don't worry, I'll make sure to pay for all the damages to your car. I'll come with you to the repair shop, so we can check how much it will cost."

Upon hearing that she was willing to pay, the man's face softened a little and he said, "You don't have to waste your time, miss. Just give me the money, and I will go to the repair shop to have it fixed."

It sounded like a fair deal to her, so without wasting any more time, she asked, "How much do you need?"

The wicked man unhesitatingly demanded an exorbitant price. Raising his two fingers, he motioned and answered, "Twenty thousand dollars will do."

Rachel stared at him, hoping to see any sign that he was only kidding. But he looked earnest with his words, so she gave him a disgusted look and called the traffic police and her insurance company. She then said to the man, "At first, I thought that it was my fault, and I wanted to sort it out quickly. But now I realized it would be much better if we go through the normal process. Let's wait for the police to arrive."

The man glared at her and was about to curse her again when her phone suddenly rang. He had no choice but to watch her get back into her car to answer the call.

It was Jack, who asked in a tired voice, "Are you home?"

"No, not yet. It's only five o'clock in the morning there in America. Why are you up so early?"

smiling bitterly at the other end of the line when he replied, "I've been busy since I got here. And now that I have some free time, I am missing

the background. Frowning, he asked, "Why is it so

outside. The traffic police were very efficient to arrive within a few minutes. They were now standing outside, listening to the man's rant. 'I wonder what he is telling them,' she thought worriedly. She had to get out of the car and speak to them. She was about to end the call when one of the traffic police came over and knocked on her window. He asked, "Miss, did you hit that gentleman's

ended the call yet, so Jack surely heard everything. To prove her suspicion right, she heard him yell, "Rachel, are you okay?

police are here now, so I have to deal with them first. I'll call you back once I sort

to both parties involved and get their statement, then Rachel signed the full responsibility accident report,

able to get an extra penny despite his determination to gain some money out of it. Thus, he was a bit annoyed seeing how

She couldn't take it anymore, so she retorted, "You know what? This is my first time to come across with such an ill-mannered man like you. I've apologized to you from the very start and took all the blame for my mistake,

get more annoyed. He touched his nose and vented his

those who were involved in accidents would use the politest tone when conversing with them to coax the insurance company to pay more compensation. After

unreasonably. It looked like he didn't even know what

and said, "There is no debris on the ground. I only found some dents and scratches on the trunk. The car can easily be repaired and repainted. The total

shoulder stiffly, pointed at the tilted rear

enlightened and said, "Yes, there is indeed something wrong here. However, I was busy listening to you blabbering that my mind got so distracted. Because of you, I wasn't

that the insurance staff was taunting him as if

first time, he was rendered

she was also too tired to stop by a restaurant, so she came home with an empty stomach. She soon realized that Jack must be worried about her. She dialed his number immediately

other end of the line as she filled him in. When she finished, he said, "You must always be careful and take good care of yourself. I will finish my work here

say, today's incident had rattled him. He couldn't help thinking that something bad might happen to her in his absence. Without giving her a chance to speak, he continued, "When you sleep, make sure the door is locked. If you get into trouble, don't ever try

inwardly. No way! She would never disturb the old

think there's a need to trouble Dad. Just

goes wrong. I'm sure he won't mind," he insisted. There were a few seconds of silence before he added seriously,

will be waiting for

he reluctantly hung up the phone. After everything, Rachel

when the doorbell rang. As soon as she opened the door, Lea was standing outside with a bag of take-out food. Grinning, she said, "Your

and asked, "Why are you here? Didn't you go

the chopsticks when she heard Lea said plaintively, "You two are always like that. How do you think I can be in the mood to try my bridesmaid gown alone?" She was referring to Celia and