My Darling, My Dearest novel Chapter 71

Eric was suspicious when he heard that Jack and Rachel were going to be living together.

He put the rag down and grabbed Rachel's hand, leading her to the balcony.

Mendes, being a child, didn't know what was happening. This seemingly secret conference confused and intrigued him.

His interest grew when he saw Eric suddenly pulling Rachel into the balcony.

As much as he was curious, he was nervous, too. He promptly followed them and asked anxiously, "Where are you going?"

Rachel patted Eric on the arm, a signal for him to wait. She stopped walking and turned around. "We just need to talk. Can you stay here while we do that? We won't be long."

Mendes frowned and asked, "Can't I come with you?"

It was difficult to refuse the request of a child who was as cute as a bun, but Rachel immediately responded, "No."

Eric felt sorry for the little boy. He had thought that she would let Mendes come. He was only a child, after all.

"Stay here and wait for me, okay? We just have to talk for a bit in the balcony, and I'll be back before you know it." Although Rachel had not given in to ■d

the boy's request, she continued to talk to him patiently.

He was too young to understand what she meant. Even so, he didn't like that she was acting so secretive.

He only wanted to be part of things.

Mendes looked at Eric and then at Rachel as the two were about to leave. Pouting, he said reluctantly, "Okay, you go ahead."

Rachel was amused by the fact that the child was clearly hurt. "Be a good boy and wait for me. It'll only be a moment, sweetie."

Mendes looked at her with a hint of reluctance in his eyes. It could be difficult at times to convince a little child, but although he pouted, at least he was reasonable.

Lowering his voice, Eric asked, "How long will he be staying here?"

"Someone's picking him up tomorrow night." Lucas had already returned, and he had called Rachel earlier to let her know that he was going to pick up Mendes the following night.

Although she liked Mendes, Rachel no longer wished for him to stay any longer than he was scheduled to.

Honestly, if anything happened to the child, it would be difficult to explain things to his parents.

They hadn't shown up so far, though.

When Eric heard her response, he blurted out, "So let me get this straight. You will be left alone with Jack then?" ■d

"Yes..."

"Rachel, what's wrong with you? Why are you two living together all of a sudden?" Eric was agitated now. "Jack is playing you for a fool. He's not exactly an angel. Haven't you realized that by now?"

Rachel nodded silently, afraid that she was causing him to worry too much. "It's okay. Don't think about it. We're getting divorced soon."

"Getting divorced? Are you kidding me? What's going on?" Eric asked in disbelief.

Rachel found it difficult to explain the details to him. She had learned that sometimes, it was better not to let people know everything.

This way, they would not have everyone's eyes on them all the time.

This was definitely something that Eric would do, so Rachel simply told him that she and Jack were going through a divorce.

She did not, however, tell him exactly when everything would be finalized.

For Eric, it seemed as though bad news just kept piling on. "Rachel! Think it over! It's not safe to live alone with a man, especially given your situation." Eric huffed.

Rachel nodded in agreement. "That's exactly what I was thinking. So, are you going to move in with us to protect me?"

"Move in with you? You mean live with you and Jack? Be in the same house with that guy?"

Eric stammered in his shock. "There's no room ■d

for me here. I don't think so."

The smile remained plastered on Rachel's face. "There's a study downstairs. I think you would find it convenient."

"The place I rent right now, it's...quite expensive." Eric struggled to come up with a response. He would never want to live with the man who almost cut his hand and threatened him.

He felt this way even though he knew that Jack had done what he had done because Eric was trying to use Celine to get back at him.

That bastard had, after all, married Rachel and then treated her poorly afterward.

Eric, knowing that he was not as powerful as Jack was, had planned to bring his brother-in-law down in a cunning, less obvious way, but failed. Along the way, he had almost gotten himself seriously injured.

It was no longer a big deal. Although Eric knew that he had somehow brought this upon himself, he had not meant to in the beginning. Even so, Jack had dealt with him so ruthlessly.

Eric could continue to talk about Jack behind his back, but he was afraid to be in the same room with the guy, more so live with him!

He tried his best to reason out. "Rachel, I already have a place of my own. Do you remember how much that house has cost you? You don't want to be throwing away that kind of money. Besides, this place is too far from where I work."

After hearing his excuses, Rachel finally said what she was thinking. "You're afraid to face Jack, ■d