Molly blinked in disbelief, her voice dripping with sarcasm. "So the only reason you married me was to sleep with me?" "Yep."

Usually thick-skinned, Molly found herself outmatched by Chad, of all people. How did he manage to outdo her in audacity?

"Oh, please! Dream on, buddy," Molly retorted, her cheeks flushing a telltale crimson. Lately, she didn't know what was up with her. Every time she faced Chad, her verbal sparring took a nosedive, as if she'd met her match. After their spat, Molly, unashamed, asked, "So, Chad, when do you get off work?"

"Why?"

"Well, it's almost Christmas, and I haven't gotten a new dress yet," she hinted.

Chad flushed with embarrassment. "Didn't you just...?"

Catching the disapproving glare from Molly's sparkling eyes, he quickly corrected himself. "I'm off at six, just wait for me on the couch."

Just the other day, Molly had splurged on new clothes, and here she was, craving a Christmas outfit already.

The enigma of a woman's desire to shop was something Chad still found baffling.

Come afternoon, Chad took Molly's hand as they left the station.

Behind them, Donnie started his teasing, "There she goes, there she goes, off with the captain's credit card."

Old Cody chuckled. "Donnie, give up the badge, man. The local comedy club is hiring. You've got talent; maybe it's time for a career switch."

Donnie packed up his desk, ready to call it a day, and joked, "If I switch, my old man would kill me."

Chad thought Molly would go for another dress or the latest designer bag, but at the mall, she dragged him straight to the men's section.

He looked at her in surprise. "Who's this for?"

"For the dog."

Molly's waist got another playful slap from Chad as he teased, "Say that again!"

she muttered, "For

was thrilled. All his affection for Molly wasn't

he was the one footing the bill, he was

dresses. This time, the roles reversed. Now she watched him try on clothes, giving approving nods or decisive headshakes. Fortunately, since Molly had once shopped with her friend Coleen for Chad's clothes, she didn't struggle too much

eye, a nearby salesperson complimented them. "Are you siblings? You two are

and "bro," she naturally assumed they were brother and sister. Chad clarified while paying,

"Oh, fiancés! Congratulations!"

impression of the store got

announce his upcoming marriage to

you siblings?"

hers is Jiang. We were like siblings before,

no clue that in the time it took to try on a few outfits, her

Molly persuaded Chad to take

clothes, three

was still over

me. How did you feel before you got married?" Mia replied, "You're asking me? Before I got married, I dragged you out to rant about Andre being too

joined

it be that

too familiar with the Byrne family, and marrying into it feels like going back home. Maybe the wedding's just a formality to

dared to call off the engagement, Chad

on

wasn't long before a knocking came at her door, followed by the sounds

to find her husband with their

the little guy,

fussier, only quieting

mama's boy, sometimes

only his mother and no father, the little guy would

son had suddenly become

blanketed in a fresh layer

Fortune" signs were up, the

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