Stuck in you

Chapter 117 Played With Toys

Before Jack could sort out his feelings for Rachel, life brought him and her together once more.

It seemed that there was no need to avoid her anymore.

While he was away, he couldn't figure out his feelings. So when he was being given an opportunity to stay with her, he would go with the flow.

It was better to let things happen than to interfere.

After rush hour, the heavy traffic in the city grew lighter, and they were able to return without much trouble.

They got home in less than fifteen minutes. When Jack got out of the car, he felt slightly embarrassed.

Not long ago, he had promised himself that he wouldn't come here unless he sorted out his feelings. At this moment, he was shooting himself in the foot.

Mendes had grown grumpy when he learned that he couldn't play with Jonathan. He frowned until Rachel explained things to him.

The biggest change that they had seen in this kid was that he had become more sensible.

Rachel wondered if this change was brought upon by growing up without his parents' company.

If that had been the case, she felt sorry for the boy. In a place where a child did not feel a sense of security, he had to have carefully observed others and played smart at his young age to have turned out the way that he had.

She felt a mixture of anger and pity. His parents should have been more responsible.

She liked the kid and was willing to take care of him, not only out of adoration but also out of sympathy.

As soon as they got home, the kid's mood changed.

Upon entering the house, he took a few steps forward and asked, "Can I go get something upstairs?"

'Get something upstairs?' Rachel thought. What did he want to look for?

She didn't ask. She simply nodded her consent. When Jack finally came in, he saw the little boy hurrying up the stairs.

He was stunned. "Where is he going? Why is he running so fast?"

"He's going upstairs to find something."

Had Mendes left some of his valuables here?

He had, indeed, unknown to both Rachel and Jack.

Rachel watched as Mendes dashed up and down the stairs. He ran down to bring all sorts of toys—a model airplane, a tank, race cars—and then ran back up to get more. He ran tirelessly until he was finished.

"When did he place these things upstairs?" Jack asked.

Rachel shook her head. "I don't know."

look for himself. Following the sound, he found the boy digging things out

and studied the child. He had no idea

and was running out of the room, beaming with joy, when Jack gently stopped him and

many things are you hiding in

He turned around in surprise, still holding the gun. He said sheepishly, "This is

toys on the

for a while. They both realized that these were the exact

didn't know why the toys were left

Jonathan told me that I could continue to play with them the next time I came

out. Had he thought that the

toys, he no longer paid attention to the two adults in the house. Rachel walked over to open the living

and headed

was inside his room, he didn't notice that everything was in the same place. Even the

a single thing in this room. She hadn't cleaned or put away his

studying it. When he was

kitchen with a plateful of fruit. She handed Mendes a

noticing Jack, she

picked up a

body up

piece into Mendes' mouth. The boy accepted the fruit

turning to Rachel, he said, "I'm going upstairs to work. Call me

up the stairs.

all his tasks as early as he could and have a video conference with several project managers

later, Mendes came

when suddenly, he heard

side and

noises, playing around Jack's feet for a while. Then he silently exited the room. Jack tried his best to ignore the noises and focus once more on

when Mendes first went out, but now the boy was

dawdled in the room for a while, making small

anger, Jack stood up and took Mendes out of the

look at Jack with

"I have some work to do. Can

asked, "When will you

take

"How long is that?"

but none of them were as difficult

he couldn't keep a straight face as he talked to the boy. Patiently, he said, "Go and find Rachel, okay? I will come

his surprise, Mendes was not that easily convinced. He raised his hand and

Jack was speechless.

didn't know that such a young kid

the room once more and proceeded to make play noises near him. Jack

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