My Darling, My Dearest novel Chapter 163

Jack had asked Michael to take his cat back.

Michael had mentioned how the cat would keep scratching the door while screaming at midnight.

He had been on the verge of breaking down. Jack had asked him why he had decided to raise a cat. Michael had told him that the cat was a woman's and he was courting her.

She had been out of town on a business trip, so Michael had offered to take care of the cat for her.

Jack had chuckled at his idiotic friend's plight.

Rachel burst out in laughter after hearing Jack's comment. She was laughing so heartily that he could not help but stare at how beautiful she looked when she was laughing.

"Is it so funny?" Jack asked.

Rachel imagined how furious Michael got every time the cat would scratch at his door while he was peacefully drifting into sleep.

"No, it's not. I think the cat is really cute," she said while she was ironically trying to hide her laughter.

"Wait a minute. Rachel, do you like cats?" Jack interrupted.

Of course, Rachel didn't particularly like cats.

She just said that because of how Jack had

been describing the cat. But she never said that she had no interest in raising pets.

She only said that cats were cute because she wanted to see how Jack would react. It was the perfect setup to trick him and see how far he would go.

Rachel tilted her head and acted like she was thinking about it. She even made the "Hmm" sound, to make it more believable.

"Rachel, please don't tell me you like cats too," said Jack.

"Maybe, what about you?"

Jack's smile immediately turned into a frown. When it dawned on him that Rachel might really like the furry little creature, he felt distressed.

He had zero interest in pets, let alone raising them. He tried to play it cool so Rachel wouldn't notice that he was worried.

Albeit reluctantly, he told her, "If you want, maybe we can get one."

Rachel was surprised. She didn't realize her plan would go this well. Who knew that she could easily manipulate Jack like this? "Do you really mean that?"

Jack gave up. His feelings for Rachel were stronger than his convictions. If she was truly adamant in having one of these things, he would force himself to endure having one around the house. Besides, it was normal for girls to like soft and furry little creatures.

"Yes, I mean it," he conceded. Jack sighed as

soon as he said that, but Rachel would be so happy, and he thought it was worth it.

However, he didn't expect that Rachel would burst into laughter again. "You don't want to raise a cat! It's written all over your face, Jack. Why would you debase yourself like that?"

Jack had never looked more ashamed his whole life, but what he said next surprised Rachel even more. "It depends on you, Rachel," he said.

"If we raised a pet even if you hated it, you would despise both of us!"

"If you really wanted one, I would be okay with it. I mean I don't love the idea, but I can endure it for you," he retorted.

Rachel turned around to hide her smile. She didn't want Jack to see that she was slightly blushing so she went to the living room.

Jack followed her and held her hand. "If you want, we can drop by the pet store this afternoon."

She held her forehead and smiled at him. "Don't take it so seriously, Jack. Have you ever seen me keep one of those things around?"

Jack was surprised to hear what she had just said. After all, she did look like she was really interested. However, it was clear to him that she never really did have the chance to raise any sort of pet because his mother disliked having little animals around the house.

Part of the reason that Rachel couldn't raise pets was because she didn't have too much time on her hands. Half of the time, she spent with the Fu family. The other half, she was trying to study. If she

kept a pet, she would have forgotten to feed it.

Jack pondered if Rachel really was just trying to see how he would react or if she truly wanted to raise a pet.

In a short amount of time, Jack had already come up with several ideas. The look on his eyes was all the evidence that Rachel needed to tell that he was plotting something again.

Rachel unconsciously touched her face because of how much he was staring at her. "What's wrong?" she asked.

"Nothing," he replied while keeping a straight face. Jack had already decided that he would go through with his plan. "I'll come back later this evening."

"And then what?"

"And then I'll arrange for Austin to choose two pet stores. We'll drop by and see if you find one that you like."

Rachel paused and bit her lip. "Stop. I really don't want to raise a pet, Jack."

Instead of listening to what she was telling him, Jack chose to ask her a question. "Then what would you like?"

'What do I like?' She kept thinking for over a minute and couldn't decide on an answer.

She had never really built a habit of keeping pets. Now that she was thinking about it, she realized that she had led a completely dull life compared to other people.

Jack received a phone call and left in a hurry.

After he left, Rachel began to arrange her stuff.

She put her clothes into his wardrobe and arranged them neatly.

After arranging the wardrobe, she found that all his pillow covers and blanket had been changed.