Sweet Mischief’s Rollercoaster Romance

"You gotta find yourself a girlfriend, dude." Molly commented.

Chad replied, "Wait till I find a fiancée, then you can help me out." "What if I run out of money?" Molly asked.

Chad responded, "I guess I won't bother with a girlfriend then."

Grandma Aubree was rooting for her grandson to tie the knot; she wanted grandkids. Chad not having a girlfriend was just not cutting it. "Chad, you should think about settling down."

Chad glanced at his sister, and told his grandma, "I'm gonna secure my job first, then think about marriage."

At noon, yesterday's guests came again, their business still unfinished. Just in time for lunch, The Byrne family's food was ready, and they arrived.

They had no choice but to sit together, everyone around the long table.

Vivian wanted to sit next to Chad, but Molly stood up, switched spots, and sat next to her brother. With nowhere to sit, Vivian stood there, feeling pretty awkward.

"I'm not hungry, you guys eat. I'll pass." She played the pity card in the dining room. Secretly, she hoped her stepmother would come to her defense.

Just as expected, her stepmother was furious. Hearing her stepdaughter was wronged, she pointed at Molly angrily, "Why did you steal Vivian's seat?"

Molly retorted, "Are you sure her name was on the seat?"

"Vivian was about to sit there." Juliana said.

"What a coincidence. I was about to sit here too." Molly said while leaning on Chad's arm looking like a couple, and even provocatively added, "I ain't leaving my brother. Wherever he goes, I go." Chad bore no grudge against Molly; he was tolerant of her actions.

Mr. Kendrick suggested, "It's all about eating. Vivian can just sit opposite Molly."

to play smart in front of Mr. Kendrick, so she had to go over and sit down. She watched the girl across the table, loved by her parents and brother, and quietly lowered her head, looking

they might think Molly was bullying her. Too bad, everyone sitting here was Molly's

words from yesterday, not to quarrel. But,

your watch is so pretty." Vivian started

her wrist and pulled her sleeve down to hide her watch from

also noticed her watch, "It's

gave it to me,

to you, that watch must be worth at least

tag shocked Juliana, and she pointed at Molly's wrist, "This crappy watch is

Molly would never wear a fake, so it should be genuine, right? And the bracelet, that's real gold,

stared back at the provoking Vivian, who knew her stepmother's true colors yet still stirred up

at Molly, "You take off that watch. That's my brother's money. You have no right to

the smug Vivian. Right now she wanted to dump the

for her taking her seat earlier.

glanced at Vivian across the table

table, "If you want to eat, shut up. If you don't want to eat,

you so

grand. They couldn't even earn twenty grand in a year, and Molly just received a Christmas gift worth twenty grand.

continued to provoke, seemingly comforting her stepmother, but actually fueling Juliana's anger, "Molly is smart and sensible, everyone likes her, so it's normal for her to get gifts. Mom, don't be mad. We're outsiders." Juliana glared at Molly fiercely, "She's just pretending, deliberately deceiving you for money. Fake. Disgusting. Take

business. You and your family don't need to butt in. If you meddle

this, Juliana immediately stood up, "Your parents haven't spoken yet. What's it got

to say. The

"If you have nothing

family was with whoever had the say. Without