Stuck in you

Celia's voice sounded a little throaty when she answered, "I'm still at home right now because I have a fever."

"Really? Then I'll come over to see you at noon," Rachel answered.

"Thanks, but I'm fine. Marcus is here with me." She coughed a few more times before she hung up the phone. Marcus then came to her with a bowl of millet porridge. He scooped a spoonful, gently blew it, and put it into her mouth. He said, "Good girl. Finish this porridge and take medicine so you can have a good sleep."

But his phone suddenly rang. He looked at the screen with an unusual expression.

It was Eden.

Celia lowered her gaze to hide the disappointment in her eyes. When she raised her head again, she was already smiling as if it was nothing. She then said, "Marcus, give me the bowl. I'll eat it myself while you answer your phone."

Marcus went to the balcony with his phone. As soon as he answered it, he immediately got annoyed with Eden's flattering voice. He asked sulkily, "What's the matter?"

"Your mom and I went shopping in the mall earlier, and we thought of buying you a cashmere shirt. But we don't know your size, so we're not sure if this fits you. Would you like to come over and try it on?"

"No, thanks," he refused coldly.

Without waiting for Eden to speak again, he hung up at once. He was about to go back to Celia's room, but his phone rang again. This time, it was his mother. She asked him to go shop with them, and he could not refuse.

Based on his facial expression, Celia could already tell. Somehow, she felt relieved that he wasn't leaving because of another woman. She touched her forehead and said, "I'm fine now. If you have anything to do, just go ahead. I'm sure I can have a good sleep."

"Are you sure you're feeling better? Call me if you need anything."

"I will."

Wrapped in a quilt, she stood on the balcony and looked down to watch his receding figure. As his car disappeared from her sight, tears suddenly fell from her eyes.

She ended up sobbing and thought of sending a message to Rachel.

It was almost time to get off work when Rachel received Celia's message. It read, "Rachel, it seems like I find it more and more difficult to leave him." The message was full of helplessness and sadness.

But since she wasn't good at comforting others, she didn't know what to reply. Staring at her phone for so long, she decided to exit the message interface.

Jack's efficiency seemed to have really improved a lot recently after receiving a few threats from Rachel.

When she came back from work today, he was already sitting on the sofa with legs crossed. With a faint smile, he picked up the teacup and sipped slowly.

off her coat, hung it on the coat rack, and asked, "Didn't you tell me this

answered, "I have

he hadn't finished yet and drank it up. When her throat felt moistened,

surprised that he was home so early

an envelope, raised his chin, and motioned for her to take a look while he explained, "This photo came from the cafe. It's not so clear, but we both

agreement. "Yes, that's right. I remember she wore the same dress yesterday. But who is that person on the other side? Is she... someone

words, she caught

touched her face. "Is there anything wrong with my

wife to be so smart," he said

her smile. All of a sudden, her heart filled

something, so she poked him on the shoulder and asked, "What do you mean

Instead, he took out another photo and said, "Have

"Yes,

replied unhesitatingly. "She is Marcus' aunt. She is a housewife, and her husband is just an ordinary factory worker. In short, they only rely on the Ji family when it comes to their living expenses. Thus, since it's

before she asked, "Have you found out what the Ji family had offered

some TV dramas. It can be money or power. But I'm pretty

of the time, she would watch with her. This kind of scene frequently happened. But she didn't expect

a greedy woman. It's not surprising that she

with his deep-set eyes. When she was about to say something, the corners of his mouth curved into a

words could make her

cheek, she asked, "Why are you

is about to end. We

his words. "Next year? Didn't

you don't give birth by next year, your metabolism will already decline, and your body

course, I'm still young," she countered. She wanted to

anymore. So if I don't put it on my bucket list next year, I'm afraid I won't have enough energy later. Please, satisfy an elderly man

Jack had already sealed her mouth with a passionate kiss.

she couldn't help crying in her heart. She didn't want to wear a wedding dress with a big belly. It would look too

When she answered it, she heard Celia's hoarse voice from the other end of the line. "Rachel, please help me.

heart skipped a beat. She knew that Celia was referring to Bertha. Without thinking twice, she grabbed her coat and put it on. She was about to leave when

"How can you drive like this? Let

moment they entered Celia's apartment, everything looked unusual. The tidy living room was all in a mess. The sofa cushions and the neatly arranged books on the

were also some bloodstains on the TV mounted on the

uneasy