Sweet Mischief’s Rollercoaster Romance

Mia paused in her tracks, ready to chase after her husband once again, but halted by the words of her friend.

was implying.

"You knew him when you were a kid? You mean, like he appeared in your childhood memories, or are you suspecting that he was involved in your abduction years ago?" Mia, with her clear mind and years of friendship with Molly, immediately caught on to what her friend "You think he's the one who kidnapped you sixteen years ago!"

The bond of friendship they shared over the years wasn't formed in vain. Molly nodded, indicating that she had also told Chad about her suspicions. Chad was a police officer. Without solid evidence, her deductions were merely speculations. She was afraid to hinder her brother's investigation and his possible promotion. Besides, Chad didn't seem to take her concerns seriously, probably thinking she was overreacting.

"Mia, I have this strong feeling that I can't let him go the moment I saw him. Especially when I caught him sneakily peeping into my brother's hospital room, and then lying about looking for a woman named Smith. There's no one by that name in the whole ward." Mia took Molly by the hand and sat her down on a chair. "How are you sure he's the one from your childhood?"

"He has a tattoo on his hand. It's in the shape of a leaf."

A leaf... could it be the Waltons?

Mia's eyes flickered as she quickly searched her memory. She had been at the hospital a couple of days ago!

Frowning, Mia recalled her visit to the hospital to see Chad. She had run into Holly and her driver, Tom.

"Is the man you saw wearing a black coat, well-built, with a crew cut, and an olive skin tone?" Mia's memory of Tom was a bit sketchy, as she hadn't paid much attention to him at the time.

Molly looked shocked as she nodded, wondering how Mia knew. Thinking Mia might have seen the tattoo on Finley's hand, she lifted her own wrist and drew a circle on it. "It's tattooed here, in deep green."

Tom's identity. She wasn't aware of any tattoo on Tom's hand as she had been advised by her husband. Because of her pregnancy, she had to keep away from anyone with the surname Walton. She had seen him for a

slightly furrowed. Since she hadn't seen the man personally, all these were mere conjectures. "Molly, do you

shook her head after listening. "I don't think so.

to her friend. "Did you see

her head. "No, it was

and her mind

driven by Finley. But what connection did Finley have with Chad? Was Chad's

would the Waltons be investigating

investigating the case from sixteen years ago when he was attacked, and Molly was the one who was kidnapped sixteen years

was in a mess, so she had no choice but to

too busy? All of this is just my speculation, and I'm not completely sure. I don't want to alarm Andre. What if he takes it seriously, invests efforts into investigating, but in the end, finds out I was wrong? Wouldn't that be a waste of time? Let's wait until we're certain before we go to

they were younger. But Andre had spent so many years in the

the more pragmatic one, said, "We won't get anywhere if we try to investigate this ourselves. Since it's a speculation, we need to verify it, to either confirm or debunk this speculation. If it

and dominant over the years,

you when everyone else gave up. If you're scared of him, he'll definitely sense it, and he might even

a softie on the inside. Don't be fooled by his tough exterior. He has a soft

of her husband, Mia couldn't help

have