'Is that what he meant?' Rachel thought and
raised an eyebrow. "How do you plan to avenge Celine?"
"Avenge?" Jack chuckled, as if he heard a joke. With a sly grin, he asked, "How should I avenge her?"
Rachel pursed her lips, not having an answer. But he wasn't even expecting an answer. Hearing
nothing, he walked past her and took his jacket off.
Rachel gaped as she stared at his strong back, his defined muscles were accented by the tight-fitted
shirt.
Without his back facing her, Jack calmly asked, "Could you please prepare warm water for me? I got
caught in the rain earlier and I would like to take a warm bath."
Before ascending upstairs, he hung his clothes on the armrest. This was strange, it wasn't what she
had expected.
Rachel frowned. She wasn't his maid, why was he ordering her to do things for him?
"Hey!" Rachel quickly follow him up the stairs and found a half-naked Jack. For a while, she got
entranced by his broad shoulders and well-defined chest that could make any teenage girl scream in
delight.
"I'll take care of the issue with Celine. Don't worry about it. Could you please prepare some water for
me now?"
She gave him a pointed look and crossed her arms. "You don't have a bathtub in your room. I can't help
you."
Instead of arguing, Jack tilted his face and gave her a teasing smile. "I do remember that you have one
in your room."
'Is this guy serious?' "You want to use my bathtub?"
She rolled her eyes. "No way! Don't you have a perfectly working shower in your bathroom?"
Ignoring her, he walked past her. "I'll be here later."
Before entering his room, he suddenly stopped. Without turning around, he said, "After I finish taking a
bath, we can discuss how we'll solve the issue about Celine. For now, please prepare my bath."
Rachel blushed in fury and stared at the door to his bedroom.
'Asshole! I'm not his nanny!'
She had already had a script played in mind, listing down what she was going to argue back with. She
sighed. That man surely got the better of her, rendering her speechless.
She looked at Jack's wet black jacket that was drenched from the rain.
A flicker of doubt crossed her mind. Where did Jack come from?
She took his jacket and ran upstairs. Before entering his room, she heard someone talking on the
phone inside.
"Yes, something happened and I can't let her stay here any longer."
Curious, Rachel shamelessly eavesdropped as Jack spoke on the phone.
"We already broke up a long time ago. I don't want to be bothered with this matter anymore."
Jack paused and continued in a low voice, "For the past five years, I have truly loved her. Honestly, I'm
fed up. It's impossible for me to maintain a relationship filled with deceitful lies."
"I can't take it anymore. That's it."
Hearing this, Rachel quietly went back. She finally understood why Jack didn't question her right after
he arrived.
'Had he really broken up with Celine?'
She retreated into her room with Jack's jacket.
She unconsciously followed Jack's orders and turned the bathtub's water on. For a while, she got lost
in thoughts. Just as she was about to place his wet jacket in the laundry basket, she saw that the tub
was almost full.
Quickly, she turned the faucet off.
Just as she was about to leave, Jack entered the bathroom with a robe in his hand. He stood there,
half-naked, and surprised to see her preparing water for him.
Rachel turned around and gaped at this sexy man. "You..."
Before she could say anything else, Jack winked and cheekily said, "Thanks for the bath."
Pretending to be serious, he looked at her. "I'm going to take a bath. Please leave."
Entranced, Rachel hurriedly left the bathroom and heard the door close behind her. She stared at the
bathroom door, her eyes narrowing.
'This man...
is so thick skinned,' she cursed inwardly.
She felt so embarrassed for gawking at his body.
She knew he'd tease her about what had just happened, after he finished showering.
'What the hell is going on?' she thought.
She balled her fists up and waited for Jack. After around twenty minutes, he finally came out of the
bathroom and wiped his hair with a towel.
Rachel avoided looking at him and curtly said, "I'll wait for you downstairs. We can talk there."
Without another word, she turned and left the room. She didn't bother to for his response.
Jack sighed and shook his head.
He had wanted to ease the atmosphere before they talked. Rachel had been so nervous that he
wanted to shift her attention. He wanted her to relax. He didn't expect that she would be even more
nervous now.
They really needed talk. He already had someone look into the whole situation.
He didn't want to be a fool in believing everything that Celine had told him.
Although she had been sympathetic when they had talked, she had continually lied to him over and
over again. It was difficult to completely trust her.
He came back not to question Rachel or avenge Celine, but because his father told him to.
Over the phone, his father explained that Rachel had been bullied, and asked him to check how she
was.
He wanted Jack to investigate what had happened and to report to him in detail. Only then did he know
that it didn't match Celine's story.
It was clear to him that Celine had lied again. It displeased him so much. And so, when his father said
he would drive Celine away from Ninwell City, Jack didn't hesitate to agree.
After drying his hair, Jack went downstairs and saw Rachel sitting quietly on the sofa, waiting for him.
Only wearing a bathrobe, he approached her.
Rachel seemed to be lost in thought, until he sat down in front of her. She looked at Jack, from his
slightly open collar to his arms and legs.
"Are you going to talk to me just dressed like this?"
With his lips slightly quirked up, Jack leaned back and said, "Take it easy. Don't be nervous."
Rachel's face darkened with anger. She stared at him and sarcastically said, "You are so considerate."
'How dare he sit across me half-naked? Asshole! How can we talk like this? This isn't formal at all!'
Jack's body wasn't fully covered up. He wore a white bathrobe and its belt was loosely tied up. It left a
part of his chest exposed.
He rubbed his temple gently. Rachel could smell the scent of his slightly wet hair.
It was still raining outside, accompanied by the lightning and a muffled thunder.
Since things had been settled, Rachel didn't shrink back this time. She expressed her thoughts clearly.
"Celine has gotten me into trouble several times already. I have endured enough. Shouldn't she go to
you to solve your problem? Why is she still targeting me?"
Celine was a stupid girl that always did things at the wrong time. Rachel slightly blamed Jack for
spoiling her while they had been together.
She was willful and arrogant. Everyone had treated her politely for Jack's sake, even though they didn't
like her.
That was the reason why Celine became even more unbearable. She had always been proud of herself
for stirring up trouble with Rachel.
She thought her words and actions intimidated Rachel.
But she always lacked the sense of reason. Rachel could've answered back, but she didn't want to fight
in public.
Every time they had encountered each other, Celine always called her a bitch, and frankly, she was
getting tired of it.
"I suppose you already know that I've told Dad about it. He will handle the situation," Rachel said.
Jonathan didn't want to be too cruel to Rachel. The worst that he could do was drive her away from the
city.
"I don't blame you for this matter," Jack finally said after a long pause. "I'm not apologizing for Celine,
nor am I going to defend myself."
At this moment his attitude had changed. He wanted to look at things from a different angle.
In the past, Rachel had been more like a stranger to him and he had always thought of Celine.
But now, the closer he got to Rachel, the more he realized that he was wrong about her.
He wanted Celine gone, especially after the countless times that she had lied to him. Jack didn't have
any reason or excuse to keep her. He also couldn't blame Rachel for what she had done to Celine.
Looking into her eyes, he sincerely said, "I'm so sorry for the trouble that she had caused you. But trust
me when I say that from now on, you won't have to see her again."
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