Stuck in you

Rachel was easily persuaded by Jonathan because she never imagined that even Jack agreed to the proposal, he wouldn't be so obedient as to stay at her place.

However, it was not until she gave her promise that everything turned a little different from her expectations.

Jack showed no intention of agreeing to his father’s request at all.

Rachel found that she fell into Jonathan’s meticulously woven plot.

She could not renege on her word, so to keep her promise, she tried convincing Jack into the agreement.

Not that she didn’t mind living with Jack, but Rachel also had her reasons.

She never proposed divorce before simply because Jonathan didn’t want them to. From when she was eight until she turned eighteen, the Fu family raised her like their daughter. When she was orphaned, her relatives from her mother’s side refused to take care of her while they failed to contact her father’s only sister, who was living out of the country.

She remembered how helpless she had been. When no one was willing to accept her, the Fu family embraced her.

Rachel was grateful for the generosity of the Fu family during those ten years. More so, Jack's grandfather had worried about her future and arranged the marriage before he died.

He asked Jack to marry her to ensure that she would always be taken care of. She knew that Jack only agreed to please his grandfather.

She did not know why the elderly worried so much, but she felt his genuine care for her.

Since then, she had always kept in her heart their kindness towards her and wished to repay them one day. Then again, the Fu family was extremely wealthy.

She had no means of repaying them apart from saying yes to the wedding.

Unfortunately, the marriage failed.

She did not understand why Jonathan insisted on them continuing the arrangement even if it gained no fruition. It seemed he still believed that she and Jack might have a chance of becoming a real couple.

She dared not say that the idea was unreliable, but if Jonathan did not agree with the divorce, she would not even think about it.

Firstly, she was still young and not in a hurry. Secondly, she had no real relationship with Jack. They only saw each other on a few occasions and pretended for appearance. It was only a paper marriage.

Thirdly, she had not met someone she loved who would make her decide to take the initiative and settle this fake marriage.

Even before she could wait for it to happen, Jonathan had unexpectedly allowed their divorce.

The fact that it had strings attached wasn’t even surprising for Rachel.

He wouldn’t just permit them and surely had something in his mind. She did not object at all.

He laid out his plan but didn’t force them to do so.

loopholes with the agreement that she didn’t understand why Jack, who was cunning as a fox,

deduce some conspiracy theory to bend the rules. With such a brilliant and insidious mind, she couldn’t fathom

how meticulously crafted Jonathan’s plan was, it could still

Jack would make a statement and then move his things to

precisely as he wanted. Nevertheless, they were still willing

agreement within a couple of days,

was clueless about what would

cleaning the guest room once she took off

living room with Mendes beside him. The little boy was eager

to easy and then tossed the controller to Mendes. Afterward, he stood up, looking for something to

game. He was just happy to see

the kitchen and checked out the fridge. Rachel’s fridge was usually empty, but now, it was full of fruits, healthy snacks, and

himself a glass. He looked down and saw a small hand gripping his shirt. He

room?

with his

want to drink that too." His chubby little finger excitedly pointed to the glass

took a smaller cup and poured him another

reached out and received the cup with his hands. He took a sip and squinted in satisfaction, smiling at Eric

looked pudgy but

didn’t resemble that of the Michelin tires but more of a bubble or a bun. He looked like a

Eric forgot his annoyance earlier. He didn’t know Rachel had the tolerance to raise a

always followed him closely like a little tail.

juice and headed for the stairs. Mendes followed immediately

the game?" Eric asked.

to come with

replied meekly. "I'll go wherever you

was lost for

and said, "You can go

"I'm going, too."

him and walked

out a chuckle as he saw

would use. A housekeeper visited every month to help maintain the house, so she only needed to tidy a

almost empty and needed furniture.

a couple of days or a month at most until the agreement was

was looking around the room, holding a rag in one hand when

Mendes crowded at the door, peeking inside the room curiously. The little guy had no idea what they were doing

two of them staring. She felt like an animal enclosed in a zoo

A sweet and fruity smell floated inside the room. Her gaze dropped

eating junk food and kept asking for snacks the first night he stayed with her. Although she refused him, she decided to buy him plenty of fruits and vegetables to add to his meals. She also found the juice maker that was not used at home and made the orange