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.

her and whispered, "You have to take care

a moment and pulled Lucas quietly out of the office. The door softly shut behind her, not wanting to startle Mendes. She straightened her skirt and frowned

his family

looked so helpless. But he straightened his posture and replied 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 can't stay here

school for Mendes to attend kindergarten. But I think that

But one day, he happened to see Celia and Mendes having

a big deal if Mendes was obedient. But he was mischievous and loved to stir up trouble. Celia also had a

father. Exasperated and

Luckily, a patient

Both of them sat quietly still. They believed that it was an adult's fault for starting everything, rather than

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

he came to take him to dinner.

came over. After one look at the child, he realized that Mendes was the son of

the rise of conflict, Lucas' father called Gennady. He knew of the affairs happening in the Xu

matter alone. He didn't know what transpired in the conversation between Gennady and his father,

suitable and

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

had been two days since his decision to take care of the little boy. Placing his hands in his pockets, Lucas bitterly smiled. "I thought it was about feeding him, but I didn't expect that he would be short of anything.

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

any experience raising a child, he guessed that

to handle the situation much easier. Although Lucas had decided to take

Mendes had broken his arm, he had been taken care

nanny didn't spend all her effort to take good care of

of Mendes, he found the boy was short of many

any other things. But now that he

glanced at Rachel.

look bad? The nurses keep telling me that I seem

the comment, Lucas examined her face more carefully. There was nothing wrong with Rachel's face, except

black eyelashes were thick and well curved. She

long. "Not too much,

care of yourself. I was so scared when

an accident. I had always thought that I would be more immune to colds." She felt

a hint of doubt in her words. He raised his eyebrows in suspicion. "What do

just wore a little less clothing. I'll