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 she comes 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 relationship?"
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 relationship on my
own for the both of us."
Rachel pursed her lips. He didn't seem to know how to be in a proper relationship. But then again, what
did she know? She had never been in a relationship before.
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 short-lived. 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 explain 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.
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 relationship with her.
He started to doubt why his attitude had changed so suddenly.
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 villa.
The morning dew glittered on the bright green leaves as it reflected the sunlight.
There was a mixed scent of soil and grass circulating 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 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 luggage later. If you won't be home today, I
can ask him to come 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 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.
Glancing at her one last time, Jack asked, "Is there something you want to tell me?"
Rachel blinked her eyes and blankly 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 so last-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.
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 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 relationship 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 reclaim Jack's love for her. Why did he even give up in the first place? 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.
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