My Darling, My Dearest novel Chapter 336

Cherry saw the interaction between the couple and smiled. "You know, I used to have a secret crush on Jack, but that was all in the past."

"You don't have to tell her that."

At her senseless words, Jack immediately frowned at the implication. He turned to Rachel and explained himself, "She was just an immature girl that time. The only thing she knew back then was to chase handsome boys around.

"It seems you've grown an even bigger head since the last time I saw you." Cherry slapped the back of Jack's shoulder heavily before turning to the other woman. "I hope you don't misunderstand, Rachel. This is just how I joke around."

"It's fine."

Rachel didn't think too much into their relationship. She just found the two very interesting. In fact, she never heard that Jack had a female friend before.

To be even more frank, she had never seen this side of him before—the one that was more playful without any inhibitions. Jack turned serious. "Isn't the exhibition over by nine?" he asked. "Where are you going now?"

Cherry rubbed the back of her neck. "Well, something had gone wrong with our hotel, so now my husband and I have to find another one. Otherwise, we will be sleeping on the streets."

"How many days will you be staying in the city?"

There was silence before she answered, "About a week."

"If that's the case, then you don't have to find another hotel." He shrugged. "You can stay at my place. I can ask the maid to clean the guest room. You're welcome to go there in a while."

Cherry's eyes widened in surprise. "And where will you live?"

Turning his head to glance at Rachel, Jack flashed a smile. "I can stay somewhere else."

The moment Rachel heard his words, a shiver shot down her spine.

After a while, the matter had been settled. Cherry and her husband would stay at his place while Jack would seek refuge somewhere else.

Once they said goodbyes, Rachel immediately removed his hand from her waist and furrowed her eyebrows. "You're lending your house to Cherry and her husband," she stated as she tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. "Where are you going to stay tonight?" Jack didn't answer. Instead, he simply grinned at her.

It was strange.

She furrowed her eyebrows. Seeing that she might not be able to figure it out herself, he sighed.

He pointed at her. "Your place."

What?

Her jaw dropped. "My place?"

"You said you cleaned up the study when Celia stayed at your apartment, right? I can stay there.

Now, Rachel understood why she felt uncomfortable earlier. It seemed that her subconscious knew what was happening before she could even predict it.

"Don't you have other houses?"

"Those houses have been vacant for a long time, so they're messy," he answered.

"You can stay at a hotel." When she thought that he was going to live with her, she couldn't help but feel nervous.

Although the two of them had been getting along in the past few days, living together might reopen the wounds they had tried their best to seal. Jack crossed his arms. "My ID card was lost, and I haven't found it yet. I can't check in without it."

"How about staying in your parents' place?"

"You know what kind of people they are. I'll be nagged to death."

No matter what solution she came up with, Jack would find something to counter it.

Even then, Rachel didn't want to agree. She had planned to go to eat at a Japanese restaurant earlier, but after learning what was going to happen, she had no appetite. When she returned to her home, she slammed the door to his face. Jack rang the doorbell outside, but she was still unmoved.

The reason why she had fallen in love with him three years ago was that she let Jack move in.

'Will I fall for him again this time?'

Although Celine had already left, what if there was some other woman clouding around his life? She had already told Lea that she was willing to set everything aside to start over with him.

However, the mere thought of letting him stay here made her flinch.

Jack didn't leave. Instead, he simply waited by the doorway. He knew that there were still doubts in her heart. Although he should've been more patient, he couldn't find himself waiting any longer. He wanted to enter her life as soon as possible and let her accept him again.

As for all her worries, he believed that he could ease her in time.

Time would always be the best medicine. No matter what he would say, time would lead them to its final verdict.

Jack glanced at his watch from time to time. It seemed that he had waited outside for at least an hour. He leaned against the doorframe and listened carefully. There weren't any sounds echoing from the apartment, and the light that reflected at the crack of the door had faded into darkness.

Sitting in the dark this entire time, Rachel finally opened the door. When she saw that Jack was still standing there, her eyes widened. "Why are you still here?"

"I really don't have anywhere else to go," he said pitifully. "It will really just be a week. When Cherry and her husband go back, I'll move back out."