Sweet Mischief’s Rollercoaster Romance

Molly left her hospitalized mother in the care of the ever-reliable Anya and took off.

When Chad arrived to visit his mother, he found Anya there. "Anya, where's your aunt?" he asked.

"She's gone to pick a fight," Anya replied nonchalantly.

Officer Chad: "..."

He glanced at his mother lying in the hospital bed, thought about Molly's fiery temperament, and muttered to himself, "Damn it! She's out of control again!" Without wasting a second, he rushed out of the hospital.

By the time Chad arrived at the Thompsons' house, it was pitch dark, and the front door had been ripped off its hinges.

Chad inspected the doorway. It was clear that the door had been violently removed.

Inside, the place was a wreck. The flat-screen TV lay shattered on the floor, glass from the door was scattered everywhere, and there were splashes of blood on the ground. Chad knew this kind of chaos all too well. If anyone could create such a mess, it was his sister.

It seemed this time, Molly was genuinely furious.

But strangely, no one was home.

Chad knocked on the door of the only neighbor to ask for information.

Despite his persistent knocking, no one answered.

"Open up, police," Chad called out.

After seeing Chad's badge through the peephole, the occupant cautiously opened the door a crack. Chad frowned, "Where are the people from across the street?"

The man, who lived there with his family, stuttered nervously, "I... we... we were out... I don't know." Chad could see this guy was scared out of his wits.

"If you don't cooperate with the police, you'll have to come down to the station with me," Chad warned. The man continued to deny any knowledge.

Chad took out his phone and showed the man a picture of Jade on his lock screen. "Have you seen her?" The man's eyes widened in fear. "No, I haven't seen her."

to disrupt police investigations. It was making his job much

other choice, he resorted

"You think by keeping quiet, you and your family will be safe?

Everyone was too scared to leave their houses. But the man she brought with her punched the door until it split open. They scared the Thompsons so much they were crying. Then they went

door willingly, I won't hurt you. But if we have to break it down and find someone inside,

door. She warned me that if we called the police, they wouldn't spare my family. I could hear Mrs. Thompson's cries, which had

asked, "Where did

burst into tears. "How would I dare to ask? When they left, they were carrying a bloody black bag, and Mrs. Thompson was nowhere to be seen. And

nothing, Chad let him go. "Do you know

could barely stand, leaning on the door handle for support.

my sister,"

pale- the sister of a cop had become

up after

Chad left, it was already

back into his car and tried

he remembered something the neighbor had said- Molly was

Anya and Leo, who were usually inseparable, were not together

Chad immediately called Leo.

site, overrun with dry grass, not even the homeless would

wind was biting. It was pitch black,

young woman led a group of burly men to this

Thompsons running for

son were crouched in a corner, shivering in the cold and too scared to lift their heads. "Want to call your grandparents

I was wrong." Juliana's face was swollen, and a few of her teeth were

With her hair in disarray and her face bruised, she knelt before

up and gave her orders to the men behind her. "Go, get the 'meal' I prepared. Let

bag of feces and placed it in front

turned pale as she looked up at Molly. "What

foul mouth; you must

and kept his distance from the