Jack watched Anya devour her food in the car, her cheeks puffed out with a half-eaten burger. She shot him a nervous glance and apologized, "Chad, I'm so sorry, it wasn't on purpose." Jack chuckled, "Take it easy, don't choke."

Mia just sighed, lost in her thoughts. It hit her why everyone was so surprised when her husband indulged her, and why she had unknowingly stepped on some of Andre's soft spots. Turns out, everyone has that one special person in their life who lets them get away with just about anything. Mia patted Anya's shoulder. "Kid, Aunt Mia's got your wedding gift all ready."

Anya looked puzzled, "..."

Jack gently swatted Mia's hand away. "Go back to your mommy blog empire. We're heading out."

Jack slipped on the Ray-Bans Mia had given him and drove off.

On the road, Anya unwrapped another burger for Jack, ready to feed him. But Jack took it with one hand while steering with the other, taking a big bite.

"Chad, have you ever eaten in your car before?"

"Yeah."

Anya relaxed a bit. After a moment, Jack added, "You're the second person."

Anya's eyes widened, "..."

Half an hour before the exam, Molly sat on a bench outside, munching on a burger, waiting for Jack to drop off Anya at the test center.

Soon, Jack arrived. He sat next to Molly, handing her a wad of paper.

"What's this?" Molly unfolded it to find a bunch of notes.

"You haven't studied much in the last six months, and I'm really worried you won't pass. It's better to have something than nothing. If the proctor isn't watching, start with the essay questions. I'll sneak you the answers for the rest." Molly

eyebrow, "Even your Chad

mention him." Molly grumbled,

At the Byrne residence.

Chad went back

were out at their fitness class, and Kendrick was at work, leaving just mother and son in the

about your opinion. If you're

about what I think, my approval would just stress her out more. Chad, if you want to marry Molly, let her come to

of it, would you be at ease if Molly married someone else? If she ended up with a nitpicking mother-in-law and a chaotic home life, could you bear it? You know the dramas our Byrne

father's relatives, he has been good to me, and your grandparents have always treated me like a daughter. Because of your father and this family, I consider myself very

his mother would be exhausting. Coleen wasn't some naive, sweet girl; she was a renowned businesswoman. And since she knew his weaknesses, Chad couldn't persuade her

exam, Chad glanced at his watch, said goodbye to

sheet from her sleeve and compared answers with Jack. "I got this one right, didn't I? I remember reviewing it last night, but I didn't dare pull it out since the proctor was strict." Jack tallied up

"Next year, I want to apply for...

see she had one

Jack grabbed Anya's arm from behind her back and reached into the sleeve of her puffy

sweater." Anya felt her sweater riding up her arm along with Jack's

with a handful of

for so long, do you really

but Molly couldn't help but defend her, "Why are you being so harsh? Weren't you scared of failing and having to retake courses in your first year? Anya's a freshman, and you know how the advisors intimidate new students. It's normal to buy cheat sheets when that's the environment, and it's not like she actually cheated. Anya's

turned to Anya, "Do

a bit intimidated, "Um... Auntie, your brother's here to pick you

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