Chapter 111


    It was the best choice send Celine away.


    "You don''t have to apologize for this, you know," Rachel said. "I do hope that you can keep your


    word. We both know that if shees to me and stirs up trouble again, Dad won''t just drive her


    away from the city."


    She was seldom mighty, but when she was, it deeply impressed Jack. It seemed that Celine had


    pissed her off too many times that she had run out of tolerance.


    "It won''t happen again. That, I can assure you." He paused and felt the embarrassment rising up in


    his head. "Before she came to you, I had already broken up with her. But I didn''t expect her to


    cause you trouble."


    Rachel nodded to indicate that she understood what he meant. She curved her lips into a small


    smile and said, "If you loved her so much before, why didn''t you fight to stay in the rtionship?"


    Jack wasn''t expecting for her to ask such a question. His face slightly darkened and silence lingered


    in between them. After a pause, he replied, "I thought that I could''ve maintained the rtionship on


    my own for the both of us."


    Rachel pursed her lips. He didn''t seem to know how to be in a proper rtionship. But then again,


    what did she know? She had never been in a rtionship before. ■d


    She felt sympathetic with his answer. He thought he could''ve fixed the both of them, even when


    things had gone sour.


    Seeing that there was nothing else to be talked over, Rachel stood up. I''m quite tired, I think I''ll head


    upstairs to sleep."


    Jack stood up as well. "I''m going to bed too."


    He caught a glimpse at Rachel''s foot and saw that it seemed to be healing. "Your foot is looking


    much better. Does it still hurt?"


    "Not anymore. Thank you for asking." Things got awkward real fast. It seemed that the intimacy that


    they had shared a few days ago was shortlived. They were back to being estranged with one


    another.


    But Jack didn''t think he did anything wrong.


    He himself didn''t understand why he started to have feelings for Rachel.


    He couldn''t even properly exin his feelings about her. But the truth was, his feelings for her kept


    getting stronger every passing day.


    Even when he saw the miserable look on Celine''s face, he could only feel pity for her, not love.


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    He felt surprised and ashamed at such a change of heart.


    He had treasured Celine for several years. But he wasn''t willing to fight for his rtionship with her.


    He started to doubt why his attitude had changed so suddenly. ■d


    He didn''t know if it was even a good idea to be doubting himself.


    Perhaps it would help him reflect on his recent actions.


    He wondered if his feelings for Rachel were caused by the fact that he hadn''t had sex for years.


    Was his interest in her was purely sexual?


    They silently went upstairs to their respective rooms.


    Even though they were still awkward around each other, it was good that the tension from earlier


    had been resolved.


    The rain continued to pour outside. Rachel pulled the duvet on top of her and tried to fall asleep, not


    wanting to linger around her thoughts for the meantime.


    However, as soon as she closed her eyes, all she could see was Jack''s eyes staring at her.


    Rachel tossed around in the bed. After midnight had struck, she finally fell into a deep slumber.


    She awoke the next morning to find that the rain had stopped. The sun was shining once again over


    the vi.


    The morning dew glittered on the bright green leaves as it reflected the sunlight.


    There was a mixed scent of soil and grass circting in the air. Rachel stretched her body in front of


    the window before freshening up.


    She twisted her foot to check how it was doing. She was able to move it around more. After ■d


    removing the bandage, she found that she could walk perfectly fine.


    Just as she left her room, she ran into Jack adjusting his sleeve.


    Hearing the sound of the door opening, he looked up, and their eyes held contact.


    Jack tore his eyes away from hers and looked down. "How''s your foot?"


    She looked down and saw that she was only wearing a pair of white slippers, leaving her feet


    exposed.


    "It''s better."


    He shrugged, as if to say "no problem." With his head bent down and his sleeves rolled up, Jack


    suddenly said, "By the way, I''ll be moving back to my house."


    Rachel was slightly stunned and blurted out, "So suddenly?"


    "I made the decision just earlier today. I forgot to tell you."


    Jack avoided looking at her. "Someone will arrive to get my luggageter. If you won''t be home


    today, I can ask him toe another time."


    "Did you tell Dad?"


    "I''ll already told him. Don''t worry."


    Rachel kept silent for a while and replied, "Okay."


    She had gotten used to having him around.


    Jack quickly strode downstairs, with Rachel ■d


    slowly falling behind.


    He grabbed his keys and turned to her. "I''m leaving now. Call me if anything happens."


    Rachel nodded her head. She had nothing else to say.


    ncing at her onest time, Jack asked, "Is there something you want to tell me?"


    Rachel blinked her eyes and nkly asked, "What?"


    The corners of his mouth twitched. He raised his hand to scratch his forehead. Seeing that she


    wasn''t going to say anything, he turned around and closed the door behind him.


    Rachel looked at the door. Why did he suddenly decided to move out? Was it because of what


    happened yesterday?


    It wasn''t that she didn''t want him to leave, she was just confused why it was sost-minute.


    She shook her head. It was none of her business. If he wanted to leave, then that was on him. She


    should be happy, she''d finally get to live alone again.


    It took Jack the whole night to decide whether he should move out.


    He wanted to keep a safe distance from her. Otherwise, he might be unable control himself one day


    and force her to have sex with him.


    Every time he was around her, all he wanted to do was pin her against his bed and start doing


    things beyond her imagination. ■d


    If he had sex with Rachel, he would have to be responsible for her in his whole life. Otherwise, his


    dad wouldn''t let him go.


    One way to prevent himself from making any more mistakes was to keep his distance.


    Deep inside, he felt empty. He had wanted her to beg him to stay, but why didn''t she?


    With one hand on the steering wheel, he dialed Michael''s number. "Where are you?"


    "I''m in bed, man. Why are you calling me so early?"


    Jack frowned. "Get up and meet me at the office now. I have something important to tell you."


    Before Michael could say anything, Jack hung up. Michael groaned; he called Jack several more


    times, but there was no response.


    With a heavy sigh, he got up from the bed. In his mind, he cursed Jack for making him get up so


    early. He had been having the best sleep of his life, until Jack ruined it.


    Luckily, Jack was one of his closest friends. If it had been someone else, he would''ve left them


    hanging.


    Rachel had been resting in her apartment after getting into a fight with Lea and Rachel.


    Her face had been injured and her hand was hurt. In her eyes, Jack would avenge her and wouldn''t


    let Rachel go.


    But it had been more than a day and she still hadn''t heard from him. The longer she waited, the


    more anxious she became. When Rona called and ■d


    said she would like to visit her, Celine just refused.


    Celine had sent him countless messages, but there still wasn''t a single reply.


    She cried in frustration.


    After losing all hope, she calmed down and tried to ponder over her rtionship with Jack again.


    She didn''t understand why and when Jack suddenly became so cold to her.


    She thought about it and came to a realization that it all began when she had lied to him about


    attending a party in one of her friend''s yacht. She didn''t even know how he had been able to detect


    the lie.


    She wanted to reim Jack''s love for her. Why did he even give up in the first ce? Was it just


    because she lied?


    The bell suddenly rang, disrupting her thoughts. She twisted her brows in response. She wasn''t


    expecting any guests today.


    Rolling her eyes, she deduced that It was probably just Rona. That girl never listened to her and it


    was getting annoying.