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."

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 often, even for the holidays." Though Leo hadn't formally addressed Chad as 'uncle,' his actions

catching Molly as Leo pushed her towards

held Molly, deciding it was time to head downstairs and put an

round, but Chad, wrapping his arms around her lazily, joked, "Why

realizing Chad referred

room, Leo, with Anya tagging along, lamented over Chad's knack for troubling the little ones, "He's just too good at making

work ever since his uncle suggested he could take over as the secretary-general. He wished he had remained the unassuming employee, avoiding the

the little guy cry, Leo's stance was firm: no regrets. Even if it was at Henry's expense, he felt no guilt,

Leo saw an

you a rich kid? What happened to your fancy car? Suddenly

"Times are tough. Did you guys fix that bug you mentioned

reply came,

typed back, "Send me the address.

off at college, he instructed her, "Hang out at Maplewood Estates with Mia after class. I've got to work late.

as she hopped off to her classes. Mia was visiting a photo studio that day to check out their services, and since

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

the photo studio, where the manager warmly greeted them, having been forewarned of Mia's visit. Anya innocently pondered why