Sweet Mischief’s Rollercoaster Romance

Jade wiped her tears, sobbing, "The weather has been crazy recently. I caught a cold, my sinusitis is acting up, and the wind blew my eyes to tears. I'm really sorry."

She looked at Naomi, wiping away her tears but still on the verge of crying.

"Mia, I came to hang out with you." Jade said. She got up, walked over to her friend, grabbing her hand, "Show me around, will you?"

Mia was taken aback by the drastic change in Jade. It was disorienting, even making her question if this was really Jade. She turned her head, looking at her husband, who gave her a slight nod. Mia left the living room with Jade.

The Cedillo family had been living here for generations. They walked into the backyard, seeing a wide stretch of green. Jade's memory took her back to a blurry childhood. There was a patterned blanket laid on the lawn, where she played with a small shovel and a little boy. Two gentle women kept them company nearby, and a gentleman-like Andre stood not far away.

"Jade, you're spacing out again." Mia said.

Jade was startled, then continued to wander around the familiar yet strange place, as if nothing had happened.

A man stood by the window, Andre looked at the two women moving around in the backyard, a certain feeling rising in his heart. Leo walked over, "Andre, do you have a special feeling for this window?"

When he and Mia was outside, Andre would always stand here, watching him. This time, Mia and a woman were moving around on the lawn, and Andre was still here, watching these two.

"Did you bring Jade to our house today?" Andre asked.

Leo shook his head, "She wanted to come herself."

Andre's frown deepened.

In the evening, the Cedillo family invited Jade to stay for dinner, but she declined. After a while, Chad came to pick her up.

Hansen pointed at Chad, "Isn't this the young lad who wanted to arrest Mia when she had a fight last time? The chief of police?"

Chad awkwardly nodded and introduced himself to Hansen, "Hi Hansen, I'm Jade's brother, Chad."

someone who dared to challenge power, and Hansen admired him. He liked the sense of justice Chad emanated. After picking up Jade, the two of them left.

taken aback, "What?!

his own

in confusion, looking at his agitated daughter-in-law, "What's wrong? Does Jade have

"Come to the study with me." Hansen had a resolute expression of not yielding even in the face of

Hansen, "Come on, you have

indulge Andre's bad temper. Ouch, Mia, don't push me."

said to Bruce, "Bruce,

and walked

In Andre's study.

three men sat on the couch. Hansen was getting more and more annoyed with Andre, who was constantly bossing him around. If he didn't know the situation, he

"Molly

taken aback, then he remembered every time the three of them were together, Andre would say Molly was found. He then would disappear for a few days, only to come back and tell them that actually she wasn't found. "Where

interlocked his fingers. He looked at his father and

you saying in

house? The only one the same age as Molly is

was today, the person you

you scammed?" Bruce asked. "Our sister

much hope for his

real Jade has passed away, and our sister is living under Jade's identity." Hansen thought of Jade who came to visit today and looked at his

Bruce and Hansen both looked at Mia

eavesdropping by the door. About the bite mark, only she

angry. He straightened

the girl he saw that day; he felt

dead silent. Hansen and Bruce held their breath, looking at the couple, waiting for