Sweet Mischief’s Rollercoaster Romance

Anya bought it, hook, line, and sinker.

Sure enough, within a few days, Leo Cedillo vanished from the school heartthrob list he had dominated for two years. The disappearance was so sudden that Mia Irwin was left scratching her head. "Is there a glitch in the system?" she wondered aloud. But Anya knew the real reason: Chad had hacked into the school's system and erased Leo's name. For Chad, it was child's play.

With the popularity contest out of her mind, Anya roamed the school halls, carefree and joyful.

After taking a long break at home, Leo was brought back to the family business by his father, Andre Cedillo. Leo's favorite pastime became visiting his uncle's office to cuddle the little bundle of joy basking in the sunlight.

"Did I bring you to the company to play nanny?" Andre asked, eyebrow raised.

Leo, preparing to take Henry out, replied, "Uncle, I'm just getting him familiar with the place."

Andre, leaning back in his chair with a lazy air, commanded, "Put the kid down and get to work. Don't make me repeat myself." His authority left Leo with no room to argue.

After several internal struggles, Leo would always end up muttering, "Okay," and following Andre's orders, reluctantly placing the child back in his arms.

The little guy, realizing he was no longer in his brother's arms, turned excitedly upon finding himself back in his father's embrace, as content as a fish in water. Andre hugged his son closer and ordered his nephew, "Go work."

Leo, hesitant, asked, "Uncle, if your son doesn't want to do something in the future, will you force him?"

Andre looked down at his son and said, "I can't answer that question."

With that, Leo conceded and went off to work.

Anya and Mia, who had just one class that afternoon, were promptly summoned away by Molly Cedillo.

"Mia, if you head back to school and Henry gets hungry, what then? Our little guy is so picky, hasn't he been exclusively breastfed until now?" Molly inquired.

taste was different, and he wouldn't drink it. Eventually, Andre and I bought samples from ten trusted formula brands and let the little one try them all. He finished some and outright refused others, even when he was so hungry he cried. That's when we knew which brand he preferred. Being first-time parents, Andre

but ask more, "Didn't it break

immediately replied, "Of course, it did. At one point, Andre was about ready to send the formula to a lab for comparison with breast milk. But eventually, after I held him and fed him, he showed a clear preference for one

bought the most expensive, high-quality international brands. Who knew he'd end up preferring a less known brand, just a few hundred bucks a

how did you

claimed, "Your aunt is just

of three enjoyed a quiet dinner. Mid-meal, Mia suddenly looked up at her husband and asked a seemingly naive question, "Honey, food tastes different depending on who cooks it, right?" Despite finding the question a bit silly, Andre patiently waited for her to continue,

taste different, so must

hit upon a crucial insight, "Some formulas have a strong smell, others are milder. Our son

at the crib where

day, the couple bought many different formulas

wine glasses, Mia suggested, "Let's buy two sets; we

Chad Byrne, having finished his work, came

Anya then headed to Cedillo

to Cedillo Inc., and she was intrigued by the surroundings, "Auntie, the sculpture in the lobby looks similar to the one

was a prominently displayed, immaculately clean character that could

were designs that spread outward, yet all seemed to embrace it

branch ended with

executive elevator, she mentioned, "My dad's company doesn't have just one character; it has a big leaf with 'Peace' on it, but 'River' is also there at the bottom." Mia speculated, "Must be some

floor, Anya's excitement to see

feeling of a young girl eager to see her crush, recalling

elevator doors opened, Anya followed Mia out. The employees greeted Mia politely and looked curiously at Anya, a stranger to

at the elevator entrance, Anya scanned the crowd for

she couldn't find him and guessed she might have come to the