Sweet Mischief’s Rollercoaster Romance

Walker family, they're all in on it."

Jillian was practically shaking, her voice laced with panic as she tried to convince Andre, "Mike told me he'd give me $250 million to look after a kid for him. I have a contract, Mike's letter too. Andre, it's got nothing to do with me, I swear. It was all Mike's doing, and the At a subtle gesture from Andre, one of his men in black immediately stepped forward, gently taking the baby girl Jillian was holding and carrying her out of the room.

The room fell into a heavy silence.

Jillian collapsed to her knees before Andre, pleading, "Andre, please, I'm begging you. I'm innocent."

Andre let out a mocking laugh, "How did Mike get mixed up with the Walker family?"

Jillian, tears streaming down her face, stubbornly shook her head, "It wasn't me. I had nothing to do with it."

Andre probed further, "Who in the Walker family was involved in kidnapping my son?"

Jillian remained steadfast in her denial, "I don't know."

Andre moved closer, his cold, black leather shoes gleaming ominously in Jillian's tearful gaze.

"Who was involved?" he pressed again.

Despite her fear, Jillian remained silent, refusing to incriminate herself until Andre's foot sent her tumbling backward with an unguarded kick. The force knocked her to the ground, rolling until she hit the coffee table and came to a painful stop.

The men behind Andre couldn't believe the ruthless move against a woman.

Struggling to rise, Jillian gasped, "It... it was..."

Andre loomed over her, his

Jillian blurted

paused; Wesley? The third

family settled a compensation case, it hadn't

her attempt to escape the Walker family's grasp, had ironically made it easier for Andre to corner her in this secluded

for self-preservation, Jillian spilled everything she knew, hoping to curry favor with Andre. "The Walker family laundered $300 million for Mike through their company, keeping $50 million as a fee. Your last attack on them left their finances in shambles; they needed

overseas, beyond the reach of local police due to the lack of an extradition treaty. She thought she was safe

to realize that the Cedillo family operated without

my family, I never wanted revenge against you. It was Mia I couldn't stand, and why I targeted her son. You must understand my

admitting to hating Andre's wife and kidnapping his

should call me 'Dad'. You hate her, but I... I

it," he ordered, turning to

Mike, Jillian screamed, "You can't kill me! My father will never let you get away with

men retorted, "Hoping Brian will come out of jail to

card, "You need me to leverage my father into confessing Finley's crimes. If I die, he won't help you. Andre, you want to see Finley admit his guilt, don't you? My dad's the key witness to the

he left the

Andre lit another cigarette, his gaze falling to his

holding the tiny, shivering baby girl, "Boss, what do

of the frail infant. Recently becoming a father himself, he couldn't bear to abandon

her a decent family in town,

that, Andre walked away, not looking