Stuck in you

Jack recognized the little boy. He realized that he looked familiar because they had already met each other twice.

"Who is this little fella?" asked Jack. Even though he was confused, he still tried to sound kind and genuine.

"Why don't you introduce yourself to this uncle?" said Rachel.

Mendes was not usually this shy. He sat closer to Rachel in the back seat for comfort. Perhaps he was intimidated by Jack. "My name is Mendes Xu," he said.

Mendes' voice was so soft it was almost inaudible. Rachel couldn't even believe that the voice was from him. He was usually loud and outspoken. She never expected the child was hiding an effeminate side.

Seeing Mendes' reaction reminded Rachel how shy he was when he met Jack in the past. She couldn't help but wonder if Jack was the problem. 'Is he really that intimidating?' she thought.

"Nice to meet you again, Mendes. You can call me Uncle Jack," replied Jack as he tried to keep his eyes on the road.

"Uncle Jack!" Mendes said in a clear and loud voice.

Rachel noticed that Mendes might be trying to please Jack on purpose. Maybe Mendes was trying to get on his good side.

Jack never asked why she was bringing the child with her, nor did he ask where the child came from. He just focused solely on driving and the occasional small talk.

Rachel had planned to ask Jack about Wendy, but she realized that it was not the appropriate time to ask him. Mendes might not be able to completely understand that conversation, Rachel still decided to hold off on the question. It was not healthy for the boy to hear that kind of conversation.

Mendes was usually curious and full of energy, but right now he was behaving himself and wouldn't say a word.

Rachel had no idea why he was behaving this way. What could have made him so afraid of Jack?

She ruffled the child's hair but said nothing. There was an abject silence in the car. Jack found that it was especially quiet. He looked at them from the rearview mirror, and found that neither of them were interested in talking.

Jack saw that Mendes was resting his head on Rachel's shoulder. He stared at her with a pair of bright black eyes.

When the three of them arrived at the Fu family's house, Jonathan was waiting by the gate. He didn't expect that Rachel and Jack would arrive with a child in tow.

The old man glared at Jack. "Who is this boy?" he grunted. Mendes stared at Jonathan with his beady little eyes.

He wondered why the old man was angry and hid behind Rachel. She held Mendes close and stroked the boy's head to comfort him. "This is my friend's child. He's out of town for a couple of days so he asked me to take care of the kid while he's gone. I had no choice but to bring him here with me," she said.

The old man's scary expression became gentle. He gestured for the boy to come closer and smiled. "Come over here, little boy. Let me have a closer look at you," said Jonathan as he crouched down to Mendes' level.

Mendes took a glance at Jonathan and stepped closer towards him.

"Young man, I'm Jonathan," said Jonathan. He wore a gentle smile.

"Nice to meet you, Grandpa Jonathan," Mendes replied in a loud and clear voice. He seemed to like Jonathan. Whenever he had taken a liking to someone, he would always be this cheerful when talking to them.

Rachel was surprised at what she saw. No matter how she looked at the two of them, she couldn't quite think of anything to say.

at Jonathan and Mendes when he heard them talking. Even Jack found it strange that Jonathan would act this

not keep himself from smiling. He spread his arms to try and hug Mendes so that he might carry the boy

more time and put his hands behind his back. "Jack! Come

saying a word. Then he walked over and whispered to Rachel,

what to tell

stared at Mendes from head to toe. "Really?" she said

right. "He does seem fatter. I should try to control his diet. I have to tell Lucas to reduce the amount of food he

down to Mendes' level and stared at

returned his gaze and opened his arms to tell

urged them to come inside. The

heard Jonathan. He pouted at Jack and

had a way of getting people to do what he was asking for. 'Why couldn't

Rachel as if he was pleading otherwise. But she was indifferent to his

followed behind them. When she looked up,

little fatter. Rachel grew concerned about the boy's

it was. She saw her

idea what was happening. When Jack put Mendes down, Jonathan clapped his hands

wide grin on his face. Tracy felt like she was going to faint while watching Mendes and

stood stiffly, her hands placed on her abdomen. Her well-tailored, beautiful fingernails made red marks in the palm of her hand. She tried to control her facial expression, but the corners of her mouth were slightly twitching.

replied as he

answered Tracy. She

herself, Jack did it for her. "It's not Rachel's child, it's her friend's. Her friend's out of town for a couple

She was obviously relieved.

halfway through her

left speechless. Perhaps her mother-in-law had

like that? They were living

crouched next to Mendes and pointed at Tracy. "Mendes,

eyes. "Hello, Grandma! Nice to

smiled at Mendes and held out her hand. "It's nice to meet you too, Mendes." It was not long before Mendes became the center of attention inside the

after his son took over

play chess with several old men in his spare time and enjoyed making some crafts. It was

to his expectation. Among his circle of friends, his son was the first to get married. But now all his friends have grandkids. It was normal for him

but he behaved politely in front of the elders. He knew

first, Tracy behaved aloof; now she couldn't keep her hands

a matter of moments, Mendes had subdued the two most difficult people in his family. It was

was just was overwhelmed as Jack. It was like Jonathan and Tracy had

today was very obvious. He wasn't sure why his father wanted him to go back. Perhaps it had something to do with their

it a while, Jack figured it out. "Rachel, come

lips. "Okay, I

"Go upstairs," he