Sweet Mischief’s Rollercoaster Romance

Colleen gently patted the child and said, "Hansen, Molly is your own flesh and blood. No trick can take her away from you."

Hansen wasn't in the mood for such platitudes.

Leo, standing nearby, listened intently to what the Byrnes were saying, as well as to Chad. He looked so serious, like he was soaking it all in.

Kendrick chimed in, "The kids have naturally gotten to this point. As parents, what can we do besides support them? I'm Molly's father too. At first, I was against it, just like you. I wanted to give Chad a piece of my mind. But... if I had hit Chad, Molly would've been upset." Hansen was blunt, "My girl wouldn't care."

"Dad, I would be a bit upset," Jade, freshly showered and changed, chimed in, her voice trailing off.

She moved decisively towards the Byrnes, as if planning to sit with them.

Naomi, noticing her father-in-law's brewing anger, cleared her throat to remind Molly. "Ahem! Hmm!"

But Jade continued her path unabated, heading straight for the Byrnes.

Hansen's face darkened like burnt toast!

Mia, however, wasn't nervous. She waited for her best friend's next move.

As expected, Molly walked over, not to sit, but to lift her nephew from Colleen's arms-the Cedillo family's little bundle of joy.

The chubby cherub, with bright, shiny eyes like glass marbles and tender, milk-scented cheeks, looked up at his beautiful aunt. He was quiet and content in her arms.

The little guy was something the Cedillo clan couldn't pry away for all the world.

Holding her nephew, Molly glanced at Chad, who smiled back, his lips slightly curling, as he reminded her, "Hold the kiddo tight."

Molly turned and sat down next to Hansen.

Hansen's charcoal face returned to its normal shade.

Mia knew her sister wouldn't be foolish enough to go against the Cedillos at such a crucial moment.

maintain his stern facade. He resigned to just looking at his grandson and kept a

urging her to return home,

looking at plane tickets when Leo noticed. He stood up, taking Anya with him, "Mom, Dad, Grandpa, I'm taking Anya out for

at her nephew: Your aunt's future is at stake,

was also looking

I'm

silent exchange, blinked in

to Hansen and said,

except Mia and Molly was left

go, you all have a chat," Leo said,

and asked, "Chad, what

her, I said Mia was there, Mia said she wasn't reliable, they wanted me to stay too. I saw your grandpa's face and

back. Was all that said just

where are we going?" Anya

home. You've stayed in Havenbrook so long, might as well bring some

estate was located in a serene suburb, a prime piece of Havenbrook real estate. Two decades ago, a

up Havenbrook and was eventually forgotten, treated

school while being a computer whiz, always glued

rebellious in high school, always gaming and sometimes not showering

once, and after the resulting punishment,

the deleted Cedillo news and learned of the

it, Leo's car merged into the

said, "Chad, let's not buy anything else. I can

bringing so much stuff home for the holidays? Trying to lose

year, Dad's already bought a villa in the new Cedillo Group development. Next year, I won't be living here." She felt a pang of reluctance to leave. "When my parents come next year, they

nothing to do at home lately, and my mom

widened in shock, "Chad, are you saying you'll drive me there?" That was a

escaping my mom.

Chad had gone out of his