Sweet Mischief’s Rollercoaster Romance

Leo glanced at Chad and said, "Chad, there's a family we need to keep an eye on." He circled the Mastin family and a man named Anthony on the paper before him. Chad furrowed his brow and looked at Leo, waiting for him to explain.

"The Mastin family is my mother's side of the family," Leo started, "From what you've seen last time, they've had a long-standing feud with us, the Cedillos. This Anthony, though, he's not just anyone. He's Finley Mastin's second son, and he used to be the manager at Mastin Corporation."

Leo paused, reminiscing a tragic event. "Sixteen years ago, on June 5th, after a dispute at a diner that resulted in a police intervention, there was an off-the-record settlement. Three days later, Anthony died in a car accident."

He sighed. "A week after that, my aunt and uncle were kidnapped. Me, Jade, and Mia have heard Mr. Rodrigo admit that my aunt had passed away."

Chad was not a Cedillo, after all, it was Leo who knew his family best.

Chad looked at the documents in Leo's hand. "Eighteen years ago, you were only three years old. Your father, who worked at the finance department, secured a massive deal worth 3 billion for the Mastin family. It dealt a significant blow to the Mastin family." Leo nodded, "He did it for my mother."

Chad continued his analysis. "Seventeen years ago, your father nearly put Kyle behind bars. Later, the Mastin family was fined 430 million."

Leo frowned, "I had no knowledge of that, but I do remember Kyle hitting my mother once. Not long after, he was begging for her forgiveness."

Chad responded, "That might be it. If it's revenge from an enemy, coupled with financial troubles, the Mastin family from sixteen years ago fits the profile perfectly."

Leo pondered, "The real game-changer in the Mastin family was Mr. Rodrigo, who now have passed away. Kyle and his son didn't have the guts to kidnap anyone. I suspect there's someone else behind it all."

Chad felt like he was onto something. He reached out to his apprentice, " let's meet at our usual place."

Chad turned to Leo, "You're coming with me."

...

Meanwhile, Molly had been working hard in the morning, which meant she had less work in the afternoon.

At six o'clock, she closed her last file, stood up, stretched, and carried a stack of documents to her manager.

she thought she was done

coming to a dinner with me

Molly sighed.

Coleen, had planned to meet some colleagues for dinner. She intended to hand over the company to Molly and wanted her to start mingling with the

schedule, Chad couldn't help but

you go home with mom

couldn't pick me up anyway, I'm out

Chad felt relieved, "Alright, listen

Chad and thought again about Mia's words. "Chad, we've been looking at these files all afternoon, we should grab

that it was indeed time

up the files, including the ones he got from his apprentice, and got up to leave with Leo, "What do you feel like eating?

Molly and her mother arrived at

been briefing Molly on who would be attending the dinner. When Coleen mentioned Aiden Ashford from Ashford Inc., Molly asked, "Will Jack be there?" Coleen

he was pestering me for a few days before he disappeared. It would be really awkward if we run into each other." Molly explained. Learning about this, Coleen was surprised, "Why didn't

there was no point in bringing

But why did you reject

but among others, he seemed okay. At that time, she didn't stop her daughter from getting closer to him, which was a kind of tacit approval for their relationship to develop naturally. She

entrance of the restaurant, Molly explained her reasons for

when looking at people, you can't just consider their educational background. Character and family background are also important. He's in his twenties, yet he dumped his girlfriend because of his

nodded seriously, "My brother said the same thing. I plan on doing

of the devil. As they were about to enter the restaurant, Jack, who

looked at

in staying composed. She greeted everyone with a smile, "The traffic

immediately called a

got up immediately, "Molly, come sit next to

was at a loss for words: How to politely decline an