Sweet Mischief’s Rollercoaster Romance

Mia looked at her husband, "Just to be on the safe side, you'd better sleep in the guest room."

Andre chuckled and said, "All right."

His brother-in-law was leaving soon, so it wasn't a big deal to stay in the guest room for a few days.

Mia instantly got what her husband was thinking. He always had a knack for keeping his cool.

The next day, the Irvins took Cooper to visit the Cedillos. As soon as they walked in, Hansen had a gift ready for Cooper.

"Why are you giving me a present?" Cooper asked.

Hansen replied, "This gift was meant to give to you last year, but you weren't around, so I'm doing it now."

Cooper declined, "I don't want it."

But Mia's eyes were glued to the gift. Andre covered his wife's eyes with his hand and whispered in her ear, "If you're jonesing for a gift, I'll hook you up with one tonight. Don't be green-eyed about Cooper. This present is for him. You can't be envious."

"I know, honey. I was just having a gander." Mia brushed Andre's hand away.

Later on, Aaron and Madison convinced his son to accept the gift.

It was only then that Cooper realized Hansen's real intention. Despite his seemingly harmless demeanor, Hansen had made his mark in both politics and business. He was no pushover, how could he be just a simple old man?

Hansen was offering a gift as soon as Cooper walked in. If Cooper accepted, it meant he was accepting his ties with the Cedillos, effectively killing any chance of him warning the Cedillos. He couldn't outright blow the whistle on Andre, and he couldn't come off too harsh. Hansen's cunning was something to be admired.

At that moment, Andre understood his father's intentions. He had deliberately covered his wife's eyes to prevent her from grabbing Cooper's gift.

Now, Cooper was a bit peeved. He couldn't utter the crucial words he wanted to.

why don't you show Cooper around, help him

They took Cooper and

she was handed a peeled egg. Mia was in the middle of eating when another peeled egg was handed to her. Since Mia was pregnant, she had to have a separate meal prepared. At lunch, Cooper glanced at his

smorgasbord of seafood,

food. She looked at her own food, bland and unappetizing, and felt queasy. She clenched

who was trying to placate Mia, "Mia, if you want to eat what we're eating, wait a few months. After the baby's born, we can indulge in these

love you

at the table, "Dad, you're the man of the

was. She turned to her husband, ready

got the instruction and continued with

unhappily at everything in front of her. No one was looking out for her; all

tasted a bit of the delicacy in front of him, then used his fork to pick up a little more, and publicly fed it

and he

try this. It's really gross." She scooped a spoonful of

it,

It's not fit for human consumption, right?" Mia

bit bland, but

was feeling a bit sick. He frowned, called over a few maids, and had them remove the several nutrient-rich soups in front of Mia, leaving only two

the table that she could eat. All of this was seen by Cooper, who

about to head home, he stood by Mia, choking back his tears,

to

wiped away her tears, saying, "Why are you crying again? Don't give me a crybaby

hurt him to see her

feelings. Her brother had accepted that she was leaving the Irvins to

were red and tearful, "You're leaving tomorrow. I want to

to go home, then go. Don't be upset. We'll