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."

her father

then another one, both with

identical keycards, was filled with regret. "Dad, I

turned to her grandparents, Grandma Aubree and Grandpa Elmer. "Grandma,

on her. Grandma Aubree wasn't

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

widened as she

"Molly, come upstairs with

mother to the

Molly started, "Mom, there's nothing between Chad and me -

know about your

her lip. "He saw it by

kiss in

"It was an accident."

same

And the hickey on your neck, was that an accident too?" Molly

I raised you? To be a self-respecting young woman? Which of those lessons did

her face, Molly whimpered,

the desk, furious. This revelation hit her harder than if she had just found out her children were dating. "When

Molly insisted, "We haven't."

retorted, "It's already happened. Is there any point in hiding

with a face towards the ceiling, lied, "Chad told me

only

banging her head

you love Chad?" her mother asked

...

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

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 Molly marries me, she can rightfully inherit Chade Inc., and she'll still be part of the Byrne family." Kendrick

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

first time, he openly confessed his feelings in front of his parents and