"Leo, are you still mad at me?" Andre asked, his voice tinged with concern.

"Zip it, I've got to wrap up today's work in half an hour," Leo replied, his eyes glued to the computer screen.

Molly peeked over Leo's shoulder, curious about the document on his desktop. She grabbed a paper from the pile and flipped it open. "Leo, what does this word mean?" Without missing a beat, Leo said, "Amendment."

Molly looked at him, impressed. "And what does that mean in context?"

Leo sighed. "Molly, I've got a mountain of work to finish in half an hour. I don't have time to play tutor."

"Okay, okay, I'll leave you to it," she said, backing off.

Juggling work and family, Leo was the picture of multitasking, holding his little brother Henry in one arm while typing away with the other.

Henry, perched on Leo's lap, was happily gnawing on his chubby fingers, occasionally babbling and reaching for the papers on the desk, only to be gently deterred by Leo.

Half an hour later, Leo, still cradling Henry, strode into Andre's office. "All done. Can I finally take Henry out for some fun?"

Andre dialed an internal number, calling in Noah. "Hand over the company's strategy for next quarter to Leo." Leo groaned, "Uncle!"

Andre glanced at Henry in Leo's arms. "Hand over my little champ."

Henry, drooling on his tiny fists, looked from his brother to his dad, oblivious to the adult world's complexities.

Leo was seen leaving, still

"Andre, what's

simply said, "Teaching

and a timid Molly soon left Cedillo Inc., stepping out into a world that suddenly seemed

newfound image as

office after school, the dynamics shifted again. With mom around, dad and

forgot all about his bottle, his

today been another day of tears for all to

response was a babble, his attention fully on his mom as she began

returning home, found herself under Chad's watchful eye,

the

in work. Anya felt for Chad, witnessing his struggle and often sneaking extra meals

at a crossroads in life, torn

was restless at night, often finding solace in tending to

lay next to Chad, feeling a gap

think there's something

arm, reassured

the conversation turned intimate, with Chad seizing every

she and Chad opted for a countryside escape, seizing the joy of

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