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?"

mountain of work. I've been busy all morning, haven't

hearing this, Kendrick felt a pang of sympathy. "Go have lunch right away. You can still work in the

is out of

outside. "What do you want to eat?

you eaten?" Molly asked, always caring for her father

you feel like having, a sandwich or a

who craved her father's affection in front of him, but she also deeply loved her father."Dad, you eat first. I was just

on PayPal. Order something

to his word, Kendrick transferred $500 to his daughter's account, an amount

wife, "Coleen, did you know

Why hasn't

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

didn't assign that much work. I'll

salad, a sweet-and-sour pork, and some rice, to be delivered to her office. After giving

was drawing comfort from her father's affection, her colleagues looked on with envy. She was the darling of the family, cherished by her brother, doted on by

"You can eat in the

to order

seeing her mother, Molly felt a mix of

her, "Haven't

all this work, and you saying I can't leave until

replied, "...This is your day's workload. Who told you to finish it all

"The manager said you ordered it. If it's not finished, I can't leave. How was I supposed to know you meant I couldn't go home for the day? Could you not have just told me I can't leave the office?" "Hey, you're usually so sharp. Couldn't you tell whether

before, how would I know what a day's workload

her daughter's naivety. She took Molly's hand, "Come on, let's go have lunch in my office. Your father always

by her