Trapped In Lace

When Jack arrived in the hospital, Celine's injured hand had just been bandaged up by the nurse. Celine had been wailing like a banshee for the past half hour, and Rona stayed by her side the entire time. Rona was the first one to notice Jack. She poked Celine's shoulder and pointed at him. Celine kept her head down when she realized that it was him.

Celine didn't want Jack to see her like this, much less interact with him. She tried to hide her face by leaning her head on Rona's shoulder, but it was ultimately useless.

Upon seeing Celine, Jack pursed his lips and sat next to her.

Rona nudged on Celine's shoulder to push her closer to Jack but Celine avoided her. Celine did not want to pay him any attention, nor did she even want to turn her head towards him. She didn't want him to see her like this. Her cheeks had become swollen.

"Turn around and let me see your face," said Jack.

But Celine bit her lips and didn't move.

"Look at her face! Look at what they did to her," Rona shouted. She carefully raised Celine's injured hand and showed it to Jack. "Look at her hand. Because you weren't there to protect her, this happened!

The doctor said that her hand had been dislocated. It will take weeks or even months for her hand to completely heal. Look at what Rachel did to her!"

Hearing Rona's complaints, Jack remained calm and said patiently, "Please let me see your face."

Jack had not been so kind to her for a lo

he need arose.

Jack sighed and stepped forward. Before Rachel could do anything, he touched her cheek his hand.

Rachel's eyes widened. Her back was against the wall, and she had nowhere to retreat.

She closed her eyes, preparing for the pain that was about to befall her.

However, instead of the burning sensation of a palm to her face, she felt a gentle touch on her cheek.

Rachel was taken by surprise. She didn't even open her eyes. Jack's hand was cold but soft. He slowly caressed the redness on her face.

Jack brushed her hair to try and calm her down.

Rachel still couldn't say a word. Her eyes remained closed.

He withdrew his hand with a sigh. "Why do you hide from me?" he asked. "What makes you think that I would hurt you?"

When she heard him speak, Rachel opened her eyes. She expected to see an angry demon, but instead she saw him looking at her with eyes that were clouded by so much emotion. She saw the kindness behind the beautiful smile drawn on his lips.

Rachel's heart skipped a bit. She tried to control her breathing.

"You traumatized me," she said frankly.

She knew what Jack was capable of. Last time, he almost cut off Eric's hand because he touched Celine. She thought that Jack would take his anger out on her after she hurt Celine's hand.

The corner of Jack's lips twitched. He couldn't remember what he had done that traumatized Rachel.

"I don't hit women," he said, pursing his lips.