Sweet Mischief’s Rollercoaster Romance

Hansen knew all too well that he was just engaging in a harmless banter with his daughter-in-law, yet he willingly played along. He was fully aware, but chose to feign ignorance due to the joy it brought him. Molly's workload suddenly spiked at the office one day. She asked her manager, "Excuse me, I was wondering if you have made a mistake in distributing the tasks?"

The manager responded, "Miss, these are all your tasks. The CEO made it clear that you can't leave until they're all done."

Molly grimaced at the mountain of paperwork before her, feeling as though life had delivered a sucker punch. Her colleagues, however, seemed to have a lighter workload.

To prevent Molly from slacking off, the manager instructed, "The CEO ordered that no one is allowed to help you. Anyone who does will be fired."

This statement deterred any colleagues who might have wanted to lend Molly a hand. Hence, Molly had to work and grumble simultaneously.

The second day at work, she received a pile of tasks, keeping her so busy that she didn't have a chance to touch her phone all morning. She was constantly working on documents on her computer and making offline adjustments. By lunchtime, Molly had yet to finish her tasks.

The manager called her for lunch, but she gazed at her computer and said, "In a bit, you guys go ahead."

Before she knew it, everyone else had returned from lunch, and Molly was still sifting through documents.

"Molly, why don't you grab a sandwich from the café downstairs?" suggested a colleague. "The cafeteria is probably out of food by now."

Molly glanced at the half-completed stack of paperwork and called her father with a pitiful expression.

Kendrick had just finished an outdoor inspection with his colleagues and was dining at a random restaurant. As they were discussing pollution in the local river, his beloved daughter's call came in.

With a doting smile, Kendrick answered, "Hello, darling?"

"Dad, did you piss off your wife? She's taking it out on your precious daughter." Molly anxiously glanced at the remaining half of her paperwork.

Kendrick chuckled, "I didn't upset your mother. Did you do something to upset her?"

me then, but a while later, she gave me a mountain of work. I've been busy all morning, haven't had lunch, and I still have half of my tasks unfinished." Molly's

felt a pang of sympathy. "Go have lunch right away. You can still

the cafeteria is out of

outside. "What do you want to eat? I'll

Molly asked,

can eat anytime. What do you feel like

him, but she also deeply loved her father."Dad, you eat first. I was just

send you some money on PayPal. Order something nice to eat, don't starve

his daughter's account, an amount equivalent to her monthly

"Coleen, did

Why hasn't she

I'd upset you, leading you to pile her with work. Did you give her a lot

assign that much work. I'll go

to get some takeout: a potato salad, a sweet-and-sour pork, and some rice,

of the family, cherished by her brother, doted on by her father, and loved by her mother. She asked her colleagues, "Can we order

heads, "You can eat in the break

as Molly was about to order food, her mother

her mother, Molly felt a

approached her,

this work, and you saying I can't leave until it's done,

workload. Who told you

not finished, I can't leave. How was I supposed to know you meant I couldn't go home for the day?

never worked before, how would I know

speechless by her daughter's naivety. She took Molly's hand, "Come on, let's go have lunch in my office. Your father always boasts about how smart his little girl

by her mother, leaving her colleagues in