Stuck in you

Rachel's wealth had always sparked jealousy from people around her. It was no surprise that many of them had spread rumors that accused her of being a mistress for a wealthy man. But the truth was, she was just rich and no rumor would ever be able to alter that.

Mendes' voice pierced the silence as he shouted, "Lucas!" He dashed off of Rachel's lap and ran towards the direction of the figure entering the room, colliding with his leg. Joyfully, Mendes hugged his leg and gleefully looked at the man with a big smile saying, "Hug!"

Lucas bowed down and hoisted the boy up. Mendes was so happy that he held his neck and kissed him on the face several times.

Rachel felt a tang of envy as she saw how sweet and considerate he was with Lucas. She looked at the happy boy and coyly said, "Wow, I only missed work for a few days. When did you guys start getting along so well?"

Grinning, Mendes rested his head on Lucas' shoulder and replied loudly, "I like Lucas!"

Rachel stood up and walked towards the pair. She pinched Mendes' chubby cheek teasingly and pouted as she asked, "But, don't you like me?"

"Of course, I like you too," he groaned, rolling his eyes like crescent moons.

His funny reaction amused the both of them.

Lucas chuckled and patted him on the back. "You are a clever boy. You always know what to say." He turned to face Rachel and gently whispered, "Don't worry. I've been taking care of him these days which explains why he is very intimate with me now."

Rachel gaped, a little surprised. "Why are you taking care of him?"

Lucas explained that it really was a coincidence. He stroked the boy's soft brown hair and explained briefly, "Our fathers are close friends. His father asked me for a favor to help take care of Mendes on his behalf."

Still nestling his head on Lucas' shoulder, Mendes blinked and curiously asked, "If my father is a friend of Lucas' father, does that mean that I am also Lucas' friend?"

Rachel and Lucas smiled at the boy and replied, "Yes, of course!"

"Ha-ha." With a mischievous smile on his face, Mendes jolted and kissed on Lucas' cheeks. His eyes playfully lit up. "Hey, since we are friends, can I have an ice cream?"

"Nope!" Lucas immediately answered him without any trace of hesitation. In response, Mendes began to pout.

Putting the boy down, he softly uttered, "Stay here for a while with Rachel. Maybe I'll take you shopping later after work."

Upon hearing this, Mendes cheered up and excitedly shouted, "Yeah!" Lucas chuckled at the boy's response and winked at him. Mendes' family had left him behind.

Since he was still a child, eating and playing were of the highest importance to him and as long as he was distracted, he wouldn't miss his parents.

Rachel retrieved her tablet from the drawer and searched up a cartoon for him to watch online.

whispered, "You have to take care of

shut behind her, not wanting to startle

Is his family

in a low voice, "Gennady Xu is his father, my father's friend. His daughter has briefly taken an internship but it is ending this month. This means that she will soon go back to school. She

Mendes to attend kindergarten. But I think that I could

one day, he happened to see Celia

have been such a big deal if Mendes was obedient. But he was mischievous and loved to stir up trouble. Celia

see his father. Exasperated and angry, Celia also burst into

Luckily, a patient

of them sat

the situation. Celia continued to wail, despite his protestations for her to calm down. He then took Mendes back

to take him to dinner. Despite Lucas' coaxing, the boy refused to

at the child, he realized that Mendes was the son

called Gennady. He knew of the affairs happening in the Xu family, but kept his mouth shut, not wanting to have a say in

couldn't leave the subject matter alone. He didn't know what transpired in the conversation between Gennady

he had meant by temporarily taking care of him was finding Mendes a suitable and reliable boarding school.

days before Gennady came back. As such, Lucas had willingly offered to take care of the

pockets, Lucas bitterly smiled. "I thought it was about feeding him, but I didn't expect that he would be short of anything.

nodded her head. "Yes, I'm free. I can accompany you after work to

neither of them had any experience raising a child, he guessed that women

be able to handle the situation much easier. Although Lucas had decided to take care of

had broken his arm, he had been taken

the nanny didn't spend all her effort to

he found the boy was short

didn't need any other things. But now that

Lucas glanced at Rachel.

asked, "Do I look bad? The nurses keep telling me

carefully. There was nothing wrong with Rachel's face, except that it was

curved. She blinked and stared

staring too long. "Not too

so scared when I felt

I would be more immune

doubt in her words. He raised his eyebrows in suspicion. "What do you mean? How did

wore a little less clothing. I'll be