Sweet Mischief’s Rollercoaster Romance

On a crisp day transitioning from late autumn to early winter, in October by the lunar calendar, just past midnight, a child was born to the Rivers family. The long-awaited joy had finally arrived. In the delivery room, a nurse handed the newborn to Andre and asked, "Dad, do you know how to hold a baby?"

Andre nodded, recalling how he had held his siblings, Molly and Leo, twenty years ago. He had even secretly practiced since then.

As Andre held his own flesh and blood, the baby, who had been crying moments before, miraculously quieted down. His eyes stayed shut, and his tiny face nestled against Andre's chest. The nurse chuckled, "Wow, he's already a daddy's boy."

Andre gazed down at his son, smiling as he gently touched the baby's tiny fingers. "No matter how ugly you are, Daddy loves you."

Despite the joy, the couple had only said three sentences to their child, each containing the word 'ugly.'

Outside the delivery room, another nurse emerged carrying little Leo of the Rivers family, and a crowd quickly gathered around. Before the nurse could speak, the group fired off questions: "Where's my sister?" "Where's the mother?" "Where's my Mia?" Madison and Naomi, who had both experienced childbirth before, remained silent, their eyes fixed on the delivery room door.

Only Hansen looked at the baby in the nurse's arms and asked uncertainly, "Is this Mia's baby? He doesn't look like it."

The nurse, who had been at a loss for words several times that day, replied, "Mother and child are both safe! Andre is still with Mrs. Rivers inside; they'll be out soon. Who's going to take the baby now?" "I will."

"Give him to me."

"I'm his aunt."

"I'm his brother."

"I'm his uncle."

Molly slapped Leo's hand away, "Don't even try, I'm his aunt, I go first. All you young ones, step back!"

Leo shoved Cooper, "Are you even 20 yet? If not, you can't hold the baby."

Cooper squeezed forward, "This 'bundle of joy' is my sister's, not yours. I should hold him."

Anya, squeezed to the back, jumped up and down trying to catch a glimpse of the baby.

Even Aaron and Bruce couldn't get to the front.

The nurse watched the group of young people squabbling, feeling as if they might start a brawl any second.

Hansen reached out quietly, ready to hold the baby.

The nurse stepped aside, "Hansen, you still need a walking stick to get around; you definitely can't hold the baby."

Hansen withdrew his hand, sounding slightly aggrieved, "I just saw that nobody was holding him."

Madison, anxious about not seeing her daughter and fed up with the bickering, walked over, grabbed Molly with one hand and twisted Cooper's ear with the other. "Move aside!"

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muttered, "Could the Rivers

his parents nearby, started crying and struggling

to soothe

arms. He held the baby, who fit perfectly along his arm, and gently patted his back. "I...," he paused, then corrected himself, "Daddy's here." It was his first time

new blood relative in

moment, Andre's heart brimmed

soon as he finished speaking, the baby in his arms stopped crying, slowly turning his face to his father's arm, as if he was

her little one and weakly announced,

it all at 21. When I was 21, I didn't even have a

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Andre placed the baby in the prepared

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night, Andre couldn't hide his excitement. He posted a picture in his brother's group chat, showing his large hand gently holding

he was

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and child are safe. Molly is going to study the baby tonight, she

Coleen also felt relieved.