Sweet Mischief’s Rollercoaster Romance

money on the table.

In no time, the butler and Naomi showed up. The Cedillo family naturally trusted their own, and Una had been with them for over a decade. Everyone knew her well. "Bianca, can you explain what's going on?" the elderly butler asked, his eyes narrowing as he stared at the Una took a deep breath and recounted her encounter with Wesley from start to finish. "At first, I felt bad for the guy, but then something just didn't add up. If his friend was really in Mr. Andre's inner circle, why wouldn't he ask for help directly? And then he said the money was 'exchanged,' which is weird. We usually say 'withdrawn' unless it's foreign currency." Being a maid for the Cedillos wasn't a job for the unrefined or the clueless. The selection process was stringent; no one was just a pretty face.

Una was deep into her analysis. "I knew something was off, so I lied and told him I was just a lowly servant, not worthy of meeting the master, Leo. I asked him to wait while I 'went to inform Leo,' but instead, I came back to spy on him and report back."

Meanwhile, Wesley was still in the car, waiting for an update from the maid. He called his father to check in. "Dad, did you get in?"

Old Walker, finding himself alone with Andre in a spacious dining room, hesitated. "Andre, it's my son calling; I'll step out to take this."

Given Andre's intimidating presence, Old Walker didn't dare offend him.

The man across the table looked almost the same as their last meeting, except for a less menacing aura, which paradoxically made Old Walker even more uneasy.

"Take it here," Andre said casually, but his tone left no room for argument.

Wesley received the update. "Dad, I've got someone inside the Cedillo household gathering info. We should hear something soon. As long as his son is missing, he'll need us. We must secure the mining rights in the Gulf of Sythia that the Cedillo Group discovered." Under Andre's intense gaze, Old Walker could barely respond before hanging up.

"Andre, what brings you all this way suddenly?"

front of Old Walker with a flick of the dining table's lazy Susan. The tea cup arrived

reading the gesture as an affront, confronted

with a

...

checked his watch. Ten minutes had passed, and the maid hadn't returned. He waited

to her husband's decisiveness, interrogated, "How tall was he? What's his build? Do you know his age?" Una estimated, "About six

heavily on his cane,

an infant who

"Why go out? He wouldn't dare come here

explained, "Anya's school is letting out. I don't feel right not checking. I'll drive by him on the way to pick up Anya.

Chad to pick up Anya. Don't

turned to Naomi. "We should

objected. "No, this involves international players. It might connect to Henry's kidnapping. We can't involve the police; it might blow Henry's incident wide open." Andre's son being kidnapped was a delicate matter, likely

"We'll

Leo, call your uncle. Naomi, get in touch with

however, looked towards Mia, knowing her better than anyone after years