Stuck in you

Rachel opened her arms immediately to welcome Mendes, but she was surprised that the boy slowed down as he got closer to her. He slowly threw himself into her arms and wrapped his arms around her waist tightly in return.

"Rachel!" he exclaimed affectionately as he embraced her tightly and pressed his chubby cheek into her waist.

Rachel was both surprised and happy to see Mendes. But she never noticed that Jonathan was not as happy as he used to whenever he saw Mendes.

Instead, he glanced at the kid's father briefly. When their gaze met, Dylan Xu immediately tried to avoid it.

At least he seemed to be restraining himself. Despite the years, he was getting cheeky now.

Rachel crouched to level her face with the boy and talked to him.

At the same time, Dylan Xu walked to Jonathan and greeted him. "I'm sorry that we were unable to inform you in advance of our coming."

Jonathan smiled faintly and ushered them towards a seat with his arm. "Please, have a seat." But he then thought to himself, 'But you did anyway.'

If Dylan didn't arrive with Mendes in tow, Jonathan would have driven him out of the house at the first chance he'd get.

Jonathan felt sick of Dylan. Even though his feeling towards Dylan had nothing to do with the child, he didn't feel the same fondness towards Mendes that he had before.

"Why don't we go upstairs?" Jonathan suddenly suggested.

Dylan's eyes lit up. "Okay," he replied while nodding.

He turned around and took a few steps forward. His son suddenly called out to him from behind, "Dad, where are you going?" The boy left Rachel and ran to his father.

Dylan frowned and said in a scolding tone of voice, "I have something to deal with. You just stay here for a while. And don't make trouble."

Mendes' face saddened as he paused. Nevertheless, he nodded to his father and pouted.

Dylan initially thought to tell Mendes to play with Rachel, but changed his mind when he felt that it was not appropriate to say that.

He worried that Jonathan might suspect that he deliberately brought Mendes with him for that visit.

"He shouted that he wanted to see Dr. Shen when he heard that I was coming over," he explained in order to conceal the true reason why he brought Mendes with him. "He made quite a ruckus when I was about to leave unless I agreed to take him with me."

Jonathan stared at him with a strangely faint smile on his face. Dylan lowered his voice to almost a whisper because of the guilt that he felt.

Ever since he was transferred back, he began working behind the scenes for some TV programs. He recently took over a project that developed a story that focused on the Fu family.

Dylan never intended to use his own son for the situation, but he wasn't able to find Jack after he begged him for help several times.

It was then that he understood that Jack refused the help that he requested.

And since Dylan was not about to let this chance slip by, he decided to turn to Jonathan instead for help.

more difficult to deal with

Jonathan never said anything, he looked at Dylan that seemed to see right through what he had in mind all

success. But he was not sure if was

meantime, it had been a long time since Rachel last saw Mendes. She immediately noticed that he lost a

noticed that the boy was a chatterbox now. He was just

very little patience for children, but the presence of Mendes triggered some unexpected thoughts

to wonder how great it would be if she could have a

turned to one of the servants. She asked the maid to prepare snacks and fruits that children

her inexperience with children, she had no idea

at Rachel because she had lost her beautiful hair. Her haircut was

a boy? Why did you get

slightly when she heard his words about

way. "Does it look good?"

at Rachel and whispered,

slightly rubbed his nose with a

suddenly noticed Tracy, and he

feeling that gently touched Tracy's heart when she heard Mendes' voice call

would've been if only Mendes were her

at him with a sweet

as soon as he was within

at her and replied, "I'm losing

boy's response. She turned to Rachel with a smile and said, "Look

a good boy?" Rachel asked Mendes in a

"Of course I am!"

boy sounded more optimistic

tray filled with snacks and fruits. Tracy

easy it was for Mendes to make Tracy happy, she thought that when the boy finally grew up, he would definitely become

went downstairs. He barely smiled to them and hurried to leave with the cheerful

Mendes looked reluctant to wave his hand to bid them both

car drive away

to wonder when Tracy began to like children

to show any expression on her face as she turned to

thought about Mendes' visit. "I'm already old. I think it will be nice

at a loss to answer her. Tracy's statement left her speechless. Tracy then turned to her and then said in a gentle tone of voice, "I'm not forcing you, of

smiled awkwardly at

have her own grandchild one day. After all,

the table and then turned to Tracy and asked

no kid left here at home. So, just clean them up." Tracy then turned to Rachel. "Why didn't Jonathan come downstairs? Would you go

door to the study half-open. She immediately

in. There's no need to knock,"

study was wide open, and the morning sunlight poured into the room from the windows. There was a spider