Sweet Mischief’s Rollercoaster Romance

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.

watching, start with the essay questions. I'll sneak you the answers for the rest." Molly smirked, "I knew it,

twitched an eyebrow, "Even your

mention him." Molly grumbled, taking another bite

At the Byrne residence.

Chad went back to talk with his

by the police, Grandma Aubree and Grandpa Elmer were out at their fitness class, and Kendrick

his mother, "Molly cares most about your opinion. If

at her son, "Exactly because she cares so much about what I think, my approval would just stress her out more. Chad, if you want to marry Molly, let her come to me and say she wants to marry you.

me out 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

eyes flickered, but she remained firm, "Those aren't good 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.

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

exam, Chad glanced at his watch, said goodbye to his mother, and went to the school

the three of them stood in the sunshine, forming a triangle. Molly pulled out a cheat sheet from her sleeve and compared answers with Jack. "I got this one right, didn't I? I remember reviewing it last night,

want to apply for... never mind, it's probably out

Anya's cheat sheet accidentally fell from her sleeve, Jack was surprised to see she had one too. Before Anya could pick

hands behind her back, "Chad, I didn't cheat, I just bought it for peace of mind." Jack grabbed Anya's arm

sweater riding up her arm along with Jack's hand fumbling around,

with a handful

for so long, do you really

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 she definitely didn't.

Anya, "Do you think

glanced at Jack, feeling a bit intimidated, "Um... Auntie, your brother's here to pick you up." She