Chapter 198 Went Public

As soon as the phone was connected, Eric greeted Rachel politely. However, he knew that it wasn't
time to beat around the bush, so he immediately go straight to the point. "I heard that your relationship
went public," he stated. "What's going on? Why did you suddenly announce it?"

Although his voice was indifferent, there was a sinking feeling in his chest that made him think that he
would have a little nephew along the way.

Rachel furrowed her eyebrows, unsure of what Eric was talking about. "What got out in public?"

Listening to her confused voice, Eric was stunned. It was only then he found out that she didn't know
about the news that had spread like wildfire.

He briefly told her about what he had just heard. Rachel listened, subconsciously glancing at Jack who
was right beside her.

Sensing that the call might have something to do with him, the man stared back and raised his
eyebrows.

Rachel wasn't really one to check about gossip. Plus, during this period, she had been with Jack the
whole time. If he wanted to block any news from her, it would be a piece of cake.

What was more, she had been focusing on Lea's news the entire time. How could she know what
gossip was crawling around?

"I didn't know about it," she said honestly.

Eric frowned and hesitated for a while. "What about Jack?"

He had no idea that the rumor was actually true—that she had actually been sleeping with the man for
a while.



Rachel forgot that she still hadn't informed Eric that she was with Jack. Hearing Eric's question, she
thought that he was referring to where he was.

"Right next to me."

He was silent for a while before asking, "Are you together now?"

"Yes, we're outside. Anything wrong?"

Eric rubbed his forehead. "Nothing."

After hanging up, Jack nudged her arm. "Why? What's wrong?"

"Eric called."

He raised his eyebrows.

"He asked a lot of strange questions."

"Like?"

"Let's go back first," Rachel suggested.

Jack nodded in response.

After hanging up the phone, Eric stood still for a while as he thumped his forehead with his fist. He
paced across the street, feeling a little anxious.

In fact, there were numerous passers-by who thought that he had a disease. Some strayed away while
others tentatively got close to him, wanting to make sure that he wasn't about to faint.

"Sir?" one of them called out, knocking him out of his thoughts. "Are you okay?"



Eric didn't even realize that there was something wrong with his behavior. He looked at the man
strangely before shaking his head. "I'm good."

He turned and walked to the other end of the street while the other man furrowed his eyebrows and
shook his head.

The man looked like a weirdo.

Eric felt that something big had happened when he had buried himself in work, but he just didn't know
what.

Ever since he was wounded, he found himself becoming more and more devoted to his work.

However, he couldn't help but think back to his conversation with Rachel.

She didn't seem to know anything about the news.

Eric was smart enough not to ask her any more questions. Given that the news came from other
people, he still needed to confirm it before he would confront her about it again.

There had been no escalated news about her marriage with Jack for quite a long time.

If people knew about it, Rachel's peaceful life would be destroyed in seconds.

Since she was under the Fu family's protection, it was impossible for any of the media companies to
leak such information out to the public,

unless Jack had allowed it.

Eric pursed his lips. He just couldn't believe that Jack would be able to convince Rachel to do anything,
or even make her willing to announce herself as his wife.



'Is it possible

that she's pregnant?'

The thought made his head pound erratically.

When he returned to his table, he searched for different news headings about their marriage.

Although there was news regarding Jack's marriage on the Internet, it was mostly written out of
speculation.

From what he had gotten from the articles, Jack was married. However, his wife wasn't known yet.
Instead, the article presented ambiguous photos where they couldn't even see for sure if the woman
was indeed Rachel.

The news was restrained.

Eric furrowed his eyebrows. He thought that the news was completely open.

If not, why were his colleagues discussing it as if it was already a fact? This type of news wouldn't be
released so easily.

In fact, knowing the Fu family, this type of article would be removed in an instant.

So why was it here? Why would they allow such an article? Eric just couldn't figure it out.

When they returned to their hotel, Rachel was still confused about Eric's call. She just didn't know what
he was talking about.

Although she didn't take it to heart, that didn't mean that the man next to her didn't take it seriously.

'Has our relationship status been released to the public? What did the media say?



Why wasn't I informed?' Glancing at the man next to her, she pursed her lips. 'We aren't celebrities. It
would be impossible for us to write a proper statement about such a thing.'

Seeing her glancing at him, he raised his eyebrows and looked over. "Why are you looking at me?"

Rachel didn't feel embarrassed that she was caught staring at him. Being with Jack for so long, she
had gotten used to his flirting.

"Because you're so handsome," she flirted, winking.

Although Jack knew that she was teasing him, he couldn't help but smile back.

A gust of wind blew over as they entered the hotel. Soon enough, he had already attracted all the
women passing in and out of the doorway. They couldn't help but gaze at the handsome man.

If they weren't out in public, Jack would've already kissed her.

After returning to their room and ordering a meal, Jack took a bath first, intending to take her out for a
walk in the evening.

Although their main purpose was the resort, it still shouldn't prevent them from walking around the
ancient city.

For example, they could go to the night market.

Before coming here, Rachel already searched and found lots of activities in which they could partake
in, in the evening.

The hotel's service was very quick. The moment Jack was about to take off his shirt, the doorbell rang.

Rachel opened the door, and two waiters pushed the cart in. Once they'd arranged the food, they left.



She couldn't help but admire the attention to detail. On the center of their table was a small bottle with
a red rose propped inside of it.

She picked up the flower and inhaled. The unique aroma tickled her nostrils. The fragrance was better
than any ordinary rose. In fact, it seemed to be sweeter than anything she had ever smelled before.

"I remember that they have a garden filled with roses here."

Rachel turned to see him coming back. "Weren't you supposed to take a shower?"

"I almost forgot. Since we're already here, why don't we go to the hot spring?"

"Now?" Rachel hesitated. "Aren't we going out tonight?" Since they had agreed to hang out tonight, the
hot spring should be postponed.

After all, there wasn't any rush since they were planning to stay here for three days.

If they went to the hot spring tonight, then they wouldn't be able to go to the night market.

Jack knew that she was expecting to walk around. After pondering for a bit, he nodded. "Okay. We can
do that some other time."

After a short pause, he asked casually, "By the way, what did you want to tell me?"

Remembering the phone call, Rachel suddenly straightened her back and told him what Eric had told
her.

Jack's eyes twinkled at her words. He pretended to know nothing about it as he pursed his lips and
tilted his head. "Really? What did they say about us?"

Rachel shook her head and threw her hands up in the air. How could she know?



Seeing that he also didn't know what had happened, Rachel thought that they were both kept in the
dark.

"I will look into it," he stated.

In fact, he was the one who had started the news.

If Michael had seen this scene, he would have burst out into laughter. 'What a hypocrite!' he would
have yelled out. The reason why Jack did such a thing was very obvious.

He wanted to ease Rachel's presence into the public eye by giving them some half-truths that they
could chew on.

What he didn't expect was for her to find out so soon. In that case, it was time for his next move.

Jack turned and pretended to look into it.

In the dining room, Eric returned to his seat. Because of Michael's arrival, no one paid any attention to
his absence.

As soon as he sat down, Michael poured a glass of wine and handed it to Eric with a smile.

Stunned, Eric said, "Thank you." He took it from him.

Seeing as there were doubts sown into his heart, he couldn't help himself as he leaned in closer to ask
Michael secretly, "How much do you know about Jack and Rachel?"


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