My Darling, My Dearest

Chapter 66

For a moment, Jack suspected that he had said or had done something inappropriate in his dream last night that Rachel had heard him.

But then she said something to dispel Jack's suspicion. "Dad just asked us to live together. We don't even need to sleep in the same room. There are obviously more than two rooms in that house. Besides, Dad won't know whether you stay overnight or not. When did you become so stupid?"

He pursed his lips and replied sarcastically, "Do you really think I'm that stupid? I've already thought about that. I just want to fix this as soon as possible. I don't want to cause any more trouble."

"Okay then. Have you fixed this?"

Jack's face turned cold and he stared at her blankly. He gritted his teeth and replied, "Not yet." ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .

Rachel raised a brow and rolled her eyes. "There is currently one option out of the divorce. But if you can find another one, I'd be more than happy to oblige to it."

Jack paused for a while and said, "Give me three days to think about it."

Jonathan was so happy that Mendes was still asleep. He wanted them to have lunch at home.

Rachel agreed to it since she had nothing else to do.

Mendes didn't get up until ten o'clock in the ■3

morning. He even changed his clothes without asking for help from Rachel. After that, she took him to brush his teeth.

While he brushed his teeth, he faced her. "Are we still at the big house from last night?"

Rachel was stunned by his question. Then she realized that he wanted to know whether they were still at the Fu family's residence. She nodded and replied, "Yes, of course."

"That's great! I like it here!" He smiled, extremely happy.

Upon seeing his reaction, Rachel couldn't help but smile as well. "Why are you so happy?"

Mendes spat out some bubbles, rinsed his mouth and placed the toothbrush back on the table. "Because I'm going to play with Grandpa Jonathan!"

Rachel was amused by his answer. She touched his head and replied, "He is actually waiting for you too. We'll see him after you wash your face."

"Hooray!" It was obvious that this child gravitated towards those who treated him well, especially the ones who were patient and spoiled him.

Rachel didn't know whether or not it was a good sign. Mendes' personality had always been affected by his family environment. She feared that if he wasn't educated or guided well in the future, he could easily walk in the wrong direction.

Rachel glanced at Mendes as he washed his face. He couldn't twist the towel dry so she intervened. ■3

She gently grabbed the towel, wrung it dry, and hung it up on the rack.

Jonathan had been waiting for Mendes to wake up. When Mendes saw him, he ran towards his direction to hug Johnathan.

Jonathan was a cunning old man, and it was easy for him to make the innocent boy like him.

Another question occurred to Tracy yesterday, after she dismissed the issue regarding the divorce.

She approached Rachel. "Is he your colleague's child?"

They both looked as Johnathan and Mendes played with one another. "He is my friend's child," Rachel answered.

"I see..." Tracy didn't know much about Rachel's friends. She only remembered a beautiful and cheerful girl, a classmate of Rachel's.

"Your friend seems to trust you well enough to take care of the kid. But you don't seem to have the experience," she probed.

"It's only for one day. He has to go on a business trip today." Rachel didn't know why Tracy was prying into the details.

She didn't think it was necessary for her to tell anyone else about Mendes and his family.

Tracy seemed to think otherwise. She was afraid that Rachel had adopted the child or if the child was related to her.

It just seemed too strange that the child appeared out of nowhere when they began to discuss the divorce. ■3

Tracy was worried the child was somehow involved and was afraid that their family reputation would be negatively affected if the child was a bastard. As such, she thought it best to make sure that nothing of the sort was happening.

She carefully observed the child's chubby face and realized that he didn't seem to look like Rachel or Jack. She sighed in relief.

Jonathan invited them over for lunch. They stayed until two o'clock in the afternoon, after Mendes had taken a nap.

When Mendes woke up, Jack immediately decided to leave. He didn't want to stay home any longer.

Jonathan and Mendes were very reluctant to part with each other, and said their goodbyes for a long time.

Jack and Rachel waited for him beside the car. After what seemed an eternity, Mendes finally came their way. He was in tears and was reluctant to leave.

Rachel was afraid that Mendes wouldn't be able to control himself. Fortunately, she was experienced in dealing with him. When he got inside the car, she gave him a cake.

Hesitantly, Mendes took the cake in his hand, trying not to cry. He held back his tears and waved goodbye to Johnathan.

After thirty minutes or so, Mendes finished his food. His memory of Johnathan seemed to have already gone.

From the rearview mirror, Jack glanced at ■3

Mendes, who was happy once again.

Kids were a rollercoaster ride of emotions.

"Where do you want to go?"

Rachel opened her mouth to answer but was interrupted by her phone ringing. "Wait a minute. I have to answer the phone."

She glanced at the name tag, it was Lea. Rachel answered the phone, turning her head to one side.

Rachel could only hear the gusts of wind from Lea's end of the line.

She heard a series of gasps before hearing muffled voice. "Where are you? I'm back. Can I come to see you tonight?"

Rachel had to ask twice about what Lea was saying. After the second time, she finally understood. She hesitated for a while. It was still too early to go back home.

Besides, Lucas hadn't come back yet. If Mendes made trouble, she wouldn't be able to deal with him properly.

"Maybe not tonight. I'm out with a kid now. How about we meet in a while?" Rachel asked.

"A kid?" Lea paused for a brief moment in surprise. "Who's kid is that?"

"Oh, he belongs to a friend of mine," Rachel briefly explained. "Just let me know where you want to meet."

"Okay!" Lea replied straightforwardly. "I'll leave it up to you." ■3

Glancing at the little guy beside her, Rachel hesitated for a while. She didn't know where she could go with Mendes. She whispered to him, "Is there any place you want to go? Or a restaurant you want to eat at?"

His eyes lit up with excitement and immediately answered, "McDonald's!"

McDonald's? She shook his fatty legs, tickling him. He giggled and kept wriggling. "Please stop!"

"I'm not okay with McDonald's," Rachel said and let go of him. "You have to stop eating high-calorie food."

With a confused look on his face, he asked, "What do you mean by high-calorie food?"

Lea couldn't help but burst into laughter. "You're really good at taking care of kids. Where did you steal him?"

"What are you talking about? I didn't steal him, I borrowed him," Rachel scoffed.

"Okay, I know where we are going. I'll text you the address in two minutes."

"Okay."

After a while, Jack looked back secretly. He pursed his lips and asked, "You don't want to go back home?"

"No, I have an appointment with a friend. She will text me the address later."

"Alright."

Mendes asked with great anticipation, "Will you take me there too?" ■3

"Yes." She took a tissue and carefully wiped the food crumbs from his mouth.

Jack mocked himself silently that he had been reduced to being a driver.

Rachel took care of the kid really well, which made Jack look at her with new eyes.

'Is it her gentle personality or does she already love child?1 he wondered.

In less than two minutes, she received a text message from Lea.

Rachel read the address to him.

Fortunately, the restaurant was in one of the more popular areas. He knew it by heart and didn't need a GPS to help him navigate around.

He responded faintly with a nod. There was trace of deep longing present in his eyes.

Perhaps Jack looked frightening in Mendes' eyes. The boy was obviously afraid of him and was always behaved around him.

He sat quietly at the back, unusually silent.

He leaned over the window and enjoyed the scenery during the ride.

Jack drove them to their destination. When they got out of the car, he said, "I will consider that condition."

"What?" Rachel turned to face him.

With one of his arms still placed on the steering wheel, Jack said leisurely, "I said I will consider moving into your house to follow the agreement." Rachel rolled her eyes.

She had thought that he had something important to say.