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?"

together this morning. She was nice to 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

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

is out of

himself from his colleagues and stepped outside. "What do

have you eaten?" Molly asked,

can eat anytime. What do you feel like having,

child who craved her father's affection in front of him, but she also deeply

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

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

Kendrick immediately called his wife, "Coleen, did you know Molly hasn't

hasn't

upset you, leading you to pile her with work. Did you

that much work. I'll go check on

then ordered her secretary to get some takeout: a potato salad, a sweet-and-sour pork, and some rice, to be delivered to

of the family, cherished by her brother, doted on by her father, and

heads, "You can eat in

to order

seeing her mother, Molly felt a mix of

approached her,

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

"...This is your day's workload. Who

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

never worked before, how would I

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

away by her mother, leaving her colleagues in