Leo said, "Cooper, I'll look into the matter with your sister. Don't sweat it, just focus on studying abroad. We'll be in touch if anything comes up."

After hanging up the call, Leo took a deep breath and looked at Mia, who was also catching her breath. "Mia, I always thought you were a hell of a special woman, but now, I see you're even more special than I thought." He gave her a thumbs-up, "You really are

something."

She managed to keep her marriage from her own brother.

Mia frowned, "I even managed to keep it from you, didn't I?"

"Why didn't you tell Cooper?" Leo asked.

Mia replied, "If I had told him, he would've dropped everything and flown back home to deal with it. He was set on studying aboard for a while, but if I told him, he might've given up on going abroad and stayed here instead."

"But you..." Leo was so worked up he didn't know what to say. He glanced over at Andre, who had been watching them. "Mia, maybe you should think about breaking the news to Andre first. He's had his eye on you for a while." Leo said.

Mia asked, "What would happen if I told him that Cooper doesn't even know he exists?"

Leo replied, "I'd start picking out a nice tombstone for you."

Mia felt like crying but decided to bravely face her impending doom. She walked over to Andre and put her hand in his, "Andre."

Andre looked down at her and tightened his grip on her hand, leading his adorable wife upstairs. He didn't ask, so she didn't tell. Mia's phone remained silent.

Leo returned to his own room and messaged Molly privately: [Sleeping yet, Mo?]

Meanwhile, Molly, who was having a late-night snack at the Byrne family's, sent a video of her eating roast chicken: [Not yet, what's up?]

Chad took Molly home. Along the way, they saw a woman selling roast chicken by the roadside, standing in the cold with a sleeping child on her back. Chad asked, "Hungry, Molly?"

like roast

chuckled, thinking to himself how well she knew him. As a public servant, he couldn't stand to see people suffer. Whenever he saw someone selling stuff late at night, he'd step in to help. He could only do so much, but he'd

Chad advised the seller, "You should take your child home soon. It's freezing out here. Adults can

he placed the food on Molly's

their way home, Molly started eating. She put on her gloves and handed a chicken leg to Chad, who was driving. Chad took a quick

they

"You eat in the dining room, I'm going to

she received a message

another message: [Did you

long-lost smile: [What now? Who

kept her marriage from her own brother, getting herself into a pickle. Andre just took her

surprised she almost swore: [Mia's really something, even keeping it

is she starting to date now? After the call, Mia told me she

a

His beloved

also

If anyone deserves sympathy, it's Andre. Plus, even though Mia pissed Andre off, I'm sure

fair. Andre always likes to pick on me, so Mia is here to give him a hard time. That's

and sending

[Molly!]

found Molly still chatting,

"Okay." Molly said.

where you want to go. I'll

this, Molly put down her phone and looked at Chad in

"What else would

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