Sweet Mischief’s Rollercoaster Romance

Molly yanked her hands out of Chad's grasp.

Her mother, Coleen, fixed her with a stern look. "What's going on here?"

"It's not true!" Molly burst out.

But everyone else seemed to disagree. Chad chimed in, "Over the summer."

Vivian wasn't having it. "No way. Just a few days ago, Molly told me it was just sibling stuff between you two."

Jade was fuming. Vivian was trying to break up her and Chad, and now she was almost forced into marrying him.

Vivian turned to Molly. "You can't be with Chad. You're siblings; it's not right."

Jade snapped, "So, we can't be together, but you can? Aren't you just after our family's money? You're not even blood-related, and neither am I. If it's about who's closer, it's me and my mom. And now you're trying to mess with my family here on my turf? Vivian, if you had no brains to begin with, why compete with a pig for its intellect?"

Molly sighed. "I've seen people sabotage others, but never someone as dumb as you, Vivian. You ended up screwing yourself over, and dragged me down with you."

She regretted sending those photos to provoke Vivian yesterday. How could she have known they'd end up causing her such trouble with Chad?

Coleen questioned her daughter, "So, is there something going on between you and Chad?"

Molly looked her mother in the eye and said, "No."

But Chad countered, "Mom, you saw the truth last night. Molly's just embarrassed to admit it."

"It's not true! Mom, seriously, I have thick skin - super thick. Don't listen to him; he's making stuff up," Molly insisted, her voice desperate. Chad faced their mother's angry glare, confident she believed him.

Molly turned to her father. "Dad, you believe me, right?"

Kendrick asked, "Where did you sleep last night?"

Molly hesitated. "At a... hotel."

Chad?" her

hotel keycard and then another one, both

keycards, was filled with regret. "Dad,

Aubree

they turned their backs on her. Grandma Aubree wasn't blind to

Molly sat with her head in her hands in the Byrne family living room, silent, knowing she was beyond defense; all she could do was sigh. Chad broke the silence, "Since you all know, I'm willing to

Molly's eyes widened as she

up. "Molly, come

her mother to

there's nothing between

he know about your

"He saw it

kiss

"It was an accident."

same hotel

Coleen said, "You accidentally slept in the wrong room? And the hickey on your neck, was that

be a self-respecting young woman?

down her face, Molly whimpered, "I

furious. This revelation hit her harder than if she had

Molly insisted, "We haven't."

there

with a face towards the ceiling, lied, "Chad told me to tell you, it

are you only saying

like banging her head against the

you love Chad?"

...

fervently seeking his father's and grandparents' approval for his supposed

Mom was sick, and she couldn't handle the shock. But since it's out, I need to be responsible for Molly. Selfishly, Molly marrying me is good for our family. If we broke up, she wouldn't be able to face me, and you might lose a daughter and a granddaughter. If

met his father's gaze. "No, it's because

he openly confessed his feelings in front of his parents and