Sweet Mischief’s Rollercoaster Romance

"Molly, how are you feeling?" Coleen asked gently, sitting beside her daughter's bed. Her eyes were filled with concern. "Where's Chad?" Molly's first thought upon waking was of Chad.

Soon enough, Chad approached. His expression was stern and his hands were clasped behind his back. "What's up?" "I want to report a crime," replied Molly.

...

Mia and Leo went towards Andre, laying out their entire plan in full.

"What would you do if I didn't show up, Mia?" Andre asked. His face was dark with anger.

"I would run," Mia replied tearfully.

"You think you could outrun him, in your condition?" Andre retorted sharply, making Mia's tears fall faster.

"I'd never let her get hurt," Leo tried to assure him.

"Shut up!" Andre snapped at his nephew. "I told you all to stay away from Tom. And now look at Molly, lying in a hospital bed."

"Stand out there!" Andre ordered, determined to discipline the group.

His gaze softened slightly as he looked at Mia, who was still crying. But he didn't hold back on his words. "Especially you, Mia. You think you're some kind of heroine? If you were the one in that hospital bed, you'd regret it for the rest of your life." Hearing this, Mia bit her lip to stop the tears from overflowing, but to no avail.

Leo felt pity for her as he heard her crying for the first time in such way. He glanced at his fuming uncle, whom he truly angered this time.

left the two and headed to the patient room. A pregnant woman and a young man were

her whimpering sound. Gossiping nurses in the hallway were whispering secretly, about Andre chastising his wife and she being

many doctors and nurses, who came to observe this

who was still crying with her head lowered, "It's not your fault. If

head bowed. Her hands were

to stop us

with a heavy nasal voice, "But I still ended up giving you guys an

Jade. You wanted to help her." Leo tried to ease Mia's guilt. But he realized that his words were not getting through to Mia as she only cared about what Andre had to say. Leo looked at his uncle, whose anger was

her tears, but the sadness lingered. "If anything happened

admitted Leo, staring at the ceiling of the

...

the room, Molly told Chad, "I remember. Sixteen years ago, it was Finley and Tom who kidnapped me and Andre. And I remember the reef in the sea which they

up her phone and played a

the Cedillo family listened. Their faces

more concerned about their daughter's well-being than the truth of the

this why you met with Tom today?" Chad

her, it

motive or opportunity for him to commit the crime. The investigation revealed that Anthony's car accident was caused by his high blood-alcohol level, but Finley demanded Bruce's son to pay for his

Andre risked his life to protect his nephew. But his beloved sister was taken instead. He willingly followed the kidnappers