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.

the proctor isn't watching, start with the essay questions. I'll sneak you the answers for

an eyebrow, "Even your Chad isn't

him." Molly grumbled, taking another bite of her

At the Byrne residence.

Chad went back to talk with

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

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

"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. Otherwise,

past days. Mom, leaving 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?

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

knew debating this with 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

to his mother, and went to the school to

the exam, 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,

more ambitious, "Next year, I want to apply for... never mind, it's probably out

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

lip, her hands behind her back, "Chad, I didn't cheat, I just bought it for peace of mind." Jack grabbed Anya's arm from behind her back and reached into the sleeve of her puffy jacket. Anya's sleeve was loose enough to fit

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

emerged with a handful

so long, do

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.

to Anya, "Do

"Um... Auntie, your brother's here