Andre looked at his wife, a grin showed on his face. He said, "Marrying me had a lot of perks, right?"

"Absolutely! You think I married you just for the hell of it?" Mia asked.

Andre chuckled, showing a mix of happiness and resignation. He said, "Keep crunching the numbers then; figure out what month is best for baby number two. I'll stick around as much as I can on those nights." Mia was left speechless. Her husband was back to his old tricks.

As soon as Molly got home, she was on the phone with Chad. Lounging on her bed, phone in hand, she said, "Chad, I don't think I'll get married before senior year. If I don't find a boyfriend, will you write my graduation thesis?"

Chad, tidying up his desk while on the call, retorted, "You're only a sophomore and already planning for senior year, should I be praising or scolding you?"

"Please, Chad? Mia's got a husband and Leo's got brains. I'm the pitiful one here, with nothing but my big brother." Molly said.

Chad chuckled, stuffing things into a drawer, "No I can't. Andre won't spoil Mia by actually writing her thesis. You two can daydream all you want, but this is your responsibility. No skipping out."

Eventually, Molly and Mia each got a computer, staring blankly at the empty documents on the screens. They were both at a loss for where to start. Beside the desk sat a chubby toddler, with bottle in hand, and was adorably gazing at Molly and Mia poring over their studies.

Both wished the little chunk would spill water on the computers, giving them an excuse to run to his dad - Andre.

After a moment, Chad had to hang up for a meeting.

The lower-ranking officers at the police station watched their young superior emerge from his office. They all chuckled, saying ever since Molly got her days off, Officer Chad's days off had become punctual.

"Captain, were you on the phone with Molly again?" One of the officers asked.

Chad laughed, "Molly's off in dreamland. Don't mention her."

chasing after his sister, Chad asked,

fishy about the company, why do you ask?" He

again, "And

returned home, clean

and said, "Keep me posted on the

do once the meeting is over." The officer

the Cedillo house during dinner, everyone noticed Leo was missing. "Where's Leo?" They asked the Mia

heads,

to win over Molly. He knew little about her. She never attended the high-society events and kept a low profile. His only option was to investigate through school. However, all he found out was that she was the campus belle and got along well with Andre's wife and nephew. He had no clue about her hobbies or relationship status. He couldn't reach her two friends either. Chasing her

to invite her to a sophisticated play, discuss art with her afterwards, and impress her with his brilliance, hoping she'd develop feelings for him. But Molly flat out refused him. He had gathered information about her from others, thinking Molly would respond immediately

because he sought her information without consent, or because he showed

And her two friends...

two close friends are

nodded and showed his father the WhatsApp conversation

"Judging from what Jack said, this Jade sure knows how to play the game, even becoming friends

even refused to let me add her contact. I don't know

he could understand Leo trying to please them. But why would the only grandson of the Cedillo family constantly

displeased, "Jack, you need to figure out her relationship with Leo. We cannot accept women of

Byrnes, "That's unlikely. Such a family wouldn't

their children. Who knows what she's really like at school. She might have stayed with one guy for a while, then moved on to the next." Cecilia's words were filled with disgust. In Cecilia's eyes, her son was the best. The fact that he was actively pursuing Molly was already a dissatisfaction. If Molly had a bad reputation at school, no matter who she was, she would never become her

Ashford disregarded his wife's discontent. He was more interested in the resources behind Molly. He asked his son, "Have you considered why Jade rejected

my actions were too sudden. She was unhappy that I looked up her information without

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