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.

nothing. If the proctor isn't watching, start with the essay questions. I'll sneak you the answers for the rest." Molly smirked, "I knew it, no decent man exists in this

eyebrow, "Even your Chad isn't

even mention him." Molly grumbled, taking another

At the Byrne residence.

Chad went back to talk

police, Grandma Aubree and Grandpa Elmer were out at their fitness class, and Kendrick was at work, leaving just mother and son in

told his mother, "Molly cares most about your opinion. If you're

more. Chad, if you want to marry Molly, let her come to

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

enough reasons. Despite the challenges with your father's relatives, he has been good to me, and your grandparents have always treated me like a daughter. Because

wasn't some naive, sweet girl; she was a renowned businesswoman. And since she knew

said goodbye to his mother, and went to the

sheet from her sleeve and compared answers with Jack. "I got this one right, didn't I? I remember

was a bit more ambitious, "Next year, I want to apply for... never

was surprised to see she had one too. Before Anya could pick it up, Jack

I just bought it for peace of mind." Jack grabbed Anya's arm from behind her back and

my sweater." Anya felt her sweater riding up her arm along with Jack's hand fumbling around, and she whispered

Jack emerged with a

for so long, do you really

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 a good kid, she said she didn't cheat, and

to Anya, "Do you think he was

Auntie, your brother's here to pick

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