Sweet Mischief’s Rollercoaster Romance

Chad heard the ruckus upstairs and wasted no time, heading up the staircase in a hurry. He'd been to the Cedillo household countless times, always as a guest, sticking to the common areas unless specifically invited elsewhere. But now, as the soon-to-be son-in-law, he

was considered family, and nobody stopped him as he climbed the steps.

Upon reaching the top, he saw exactly what he had expected: his fiancée, Molly, giving her young nephew, Leo, a hard time.

"Molly, why are you picking on Leo again?" Chad asked, his voice tinged with exasperation.

Molly, unfazed and unapologetic, replied, "He wouldn't call you 'uncle,' so I gave him a little smack."

Chad was at a loss for words. He couldn't really fault Molly for her reasoning.

Leo, glaring at Chad, complained, "Can you please just marry her already?"

Chad, just as eager for the wedding, reassured him, "Hang in there a few more days. Freedom is near."

Leo couldn't wait for the day Molly would officially be part of Chad's family.

From the doorway, Anya had been observing the scene. Finally, she spoke up, "Auntie, Uncle, Chad's sports car got towed again, and he's been in a bad mood."

for making every kid in town cry. Leo, do you think you can mess with Henry without facing the consequences? Did you forget who his

didn't directly answer but instead pushed Molly towards Chad, "Enough with the cold comments. Go pack your bags for your new home. And try not to come back too

opened his arms, catching Molly

on! Leo," Chad sighed as he held Molly, deciding it was

rush back upstairs for another round, but Chad, wrapping his arms

then burst into laughter, realizing Chad

Chad's knack for troubling the little ones, "He's just too good at making the babies cry, and it breaks everyone's heart."

on more responsibilities at work ever since his uncle suggested he could take over as the secretary-general. He wished he

stance was firm: no regrets. Even if it was

on his computer, Leo saw an incoming message, "Leo,

kid? What happened to

tough. Did you

reply came,

typed back, "Send me the address.

"Hang out at Maplewood Estates with

she hopped off to her classes. Mia was visiting a photo studio that

a black car across the street took photos of Leo and Anya, sending them to Old Walker overseas with a simple message: "Leo,

been forewarned of Mia's visit. Anya innocently