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.

have to take care

door softly shut behind her, not wanting to startle Mendes. She straightened her skirt and frowned at Lucas with her arms crossed

on? Is his family going to

and for a brief moment, he 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

me that the boy's father wanted to find a boarding school for Mendes to attend kindergarten.

But one day, he

was obedient. But he was mischievous and loved to stir up trouble. Celia

burst into tears and threw a tantrum, demanding to see his father. Exasperated and angry, Celia also

crowd of onlookers. Worried that something grave had happened, they began to ask for help. Luckily, a patient was able to recognize Celia and her

them sat quietly still. They believed

hospital to deal with the situation. Celia continued to wail, despite his protestations for her to calm down.

not protest when he came to take him to dinner. Despite Lucas' coaxing, the boy

look at the child,

He knew of the affairs happening in the Xu

wasn't like his father and couldn't leave the subject matter alone. He didn't know what transpired in the conversation between Gennady

by temporarily taking care of him was finding Mendes a suitable and reliable boarding school. But Lucas wasn't so

only ten days before Gennady came back. As such,

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. Are you free after work? I would like to buy him

"Yes, I'm free. I can

neither of them had any experience raising a child, he guessed that women were more considerate when buying gifts for

easier. Although Lucas had decided to take

had broken his arm, he had been taken care of by a

his biological mother, the nanny didn't spend all her effort to take good care of

Mendes, he found the boy was short of many

things. But

relieved, Lucas glanced at Rachel.

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

were thick and well curved. She blinked and stared at him with a

long. "Not

care of yourself. I was so scared when I felt

would be more immune to colds." She

eyebrows

smiled dryly and waved her hand to dismiss him. "I just wore a little less clothing. I'll be more careful next