Sweet Mischief’s Rollercoaster Romance

Andre glanced at his nephew with a usual grumble. "You're a grown man now. Sit up straight and proper."

Leo had just laid down when he sat up again, slipping into his slippers. "Dad, Uncle, I'm going back to my room to sleep." Bruce watched his son with a smile. "The time flies so fast. You're 21 already."

Leo returned to his room right as three women left. "Mom, Ball, Anya, I'm off to bed. Goodnight."

Mia was left standing. "Naomi, who was the Ball?"

Anya replied, "Aunt, I think that's you."

And so, within the hour, Anya witnessed her pregnant aunt land a punch on Leo's back. Anya jumped in surprise. Naomi pointed at her son. "You deserved that."

Leo, having been punched, finally behaved. Returning to his room, he found two similarly sized boxes on his bed.

Curiously, Leo picked up a dark blue box and opened it to find a pair of custom Bluetooth earbuds. This was exactly what he needed! Molly, his aunt, who was always by his side, knew him well. Under the earbuds was a small card. [Happy birthday, kiddo. It's been 16 years since I last celebrated it with you as your aunt. Here's another gift.]

Leo chuckled at the note. He glanced at the other black box, knowing who it was from without having to guess.

His aunts loved to tease him during the day and surprise him at night. He had no idea when they snuck this gift in.

He opened the box to find a pair of sleek, black sunglasses. "Wow, Mia has good taste," he remarked. The sunglasses matched his new car and Molly's earbuds perfectly. Underneath the sunglasses was a card from Mia. "May all be smooth. May each year bring peace. Happy birthday, nephew."

The next day, Leo placed his sunglasses in his sports car's glove box. He mischievously opened the car roof, to which Naomi teased, "Bird droppings will land in your car."

Mia stood in the Cedillo family's yard, laughing uncontrollably with her hands on her belly. "Naomi, I'm scared I might go into labor from laughing too hard," she managed between laughs. Naomi joined in the laughter, "Alright Mia, let's stop. Let the kids go to school."

Leo snapped his fingers at Anya. "Anya, hop in."

swiftly got into Leo's car. "Ready,

"Alright, let's go."

Yet, what was more surprising was that the new student who

wait for me by my classroom door after school. I'll help

I have to

and happily went

were handsome before, but somehow these earbuds make you more attractive than

because these are a birthday gift from my

'maybe' and say it again," Molly

row. Molly started a conversation, "Did Anya have a good

"I didn't ask."

continued, "Did you help Anya clean her

"No."

looked at her stupid nephew. "Leo, try to be a little flexible. With your level of dumbness, no matter how hard Mia and I try, you're destined for arranged marriage."

the professor entered the classroom with his books, so the aunt-nephew

Normally during class, his

to her dorm to move her stuff later. But she got lost on the way here

continued to reply while complaining, "She's so dumb. It's been three weeks since school started, but she still can't tell which building

picture Anya sent him,

"That's building

leaned on her hand, watching her

message: "Leo, this one has a 13

"That's west dormitory 13. Keep going