Stuck in you

What Jack said made Rachel red with rage, as if somebody had slapped her. Both of them hung up at the same time.

She took a deep breath trying to calm down, but instead let out a forced laughter. 'What is wrong with me? Why should I get involved in this sort of thing in the first place?

This is insane!' she thought.

After all she had done for him, his mistress felt wronged and he immediately called her to lash at her. Rachel regretted offering to help him.

Her sullen mood made her want to just doze off. She was about to lift the quilt when her phone lit up, breaking the darkness in her lonely room.

The sound of the unending vibration and the sight of a familiar phone number made Rachel's heart beat faster. She slid the screen and answered the call.

From the other end of the line, a gentle voice she hadn't heard for so long filled in the silence of the night. "Rachel, were you asleep?"

As if the sound of his voice put her in a daze, Rachel blinked her eyes twice to make sure she wasn't dreaming. "Not yet," she quickly replied.

"That's great. I was afraid I'd woken you up." His gentle voice hinted of listlessness. "It's three o'clock in the afternoon here. I just got off work."

"You sound really busy," Rachel remarked, noticing the tiredness in his tone. "Please take care and get some rest."

He chuckled, "I'm fine. I had a surgery today, that's why I'm a little tired.

By the way, I will be back in a week."

Rachel's eyes widened. "Really?"

"Hmm." The joy and surprise in Rachel's voice lighted him up, as if all fatigue in his body had suddenly escaped. "Give me one more week."

Devoid of any emotion, Jack instructed his secretary to buy an air ticket for him as soon as possible so he could go and check on Celine. He had been calling her repeatedly, but her phone was off.

He closed his eyes as his fist clenched around his phone.

Cooling down, he once again rang his secretary to take his order back. "Forget it. Don't book the ticket. The schedule is still arranged as usual."

The calmness in his tone surprised even Austin Lin, his secretary. "Have you already...?" Austin Lin started but soon trailed off. After all, this was Jack's private matter.

"I'll call off the air ticket now."

crease between his eyebrows.

how to respond

lately?

to weigh in his words and how dangerous the topic could

"Go ahead."

you been having quarrels

into silence. Celine had been stirring up his anger lately, and he

the past six months and it

careful not to make any sound that Austin might hear from

apologize," said Austin, sensing

chat with her friend, Rachel was about to lie down and sleep when her mobile phone buzzed again. A message

I was emotionally unstable.

gripped her phone tightly, squinted, and stared at it closer. She checked the message's log once more to make sure that she was not having illusions.

surprised her, she had no idea what

totally useless. Rachel always thought that people should always think thrice

made her feel

relationship between Jack and his woman. If he decided to make trouble for Eric, she would find another

trip, Jack asked

sofa and rushed toward the door as soon as she heard someone coming. She had been drunk and home alone ever since she decided to break up

phone had since been off because she knew that he would call. That night, she didn't want to see him. She didn't

She couldn't forgive Jack. It was hard for her to believe he loved her after putting

missed calls the next morning, resentment turned into regret, but nobody called again. Not even a single

turned into panic. She called Jack to apologize, but his indifferent attitude made her

when Jack would come home, so she

before him, Jack's eyes glittered.

lot of words she wanted to say, but Jack's cold glare and nonchalant words made her tears

and held her by her shoulder. "Stop it." He let out a deep breath and continued, "I didn't mean

Jack couldn't help but feel his heart ache. He could never endure seeing her

carefully lowered her attitude and tried pleasing him. She graciously ran into the kitchen to make him a bowl of

hand finally healed a few days after. It was time for him to check out from

set foot on her

airline stewardess dragging her suitcase and laughing while on a phone

were enough to catch everyone's attention. She did not care, though, as she was

luggage into the trunk. After telling the driver