"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.

still balancing work and baby

"Andre, what's this

eyes on the monitor, simply

and a timid Molly soon left Cedillo Inc., stepping out into a

with Henry in tow, contrasted Andre's newfound image as

dynamics shifted again. With mom around, dad and big brother were no longer the

all about his bottle, his eyes fixed on her, signaling

today been another day of tears for

fully on his mom

Chad's watchful eye,

the door behind

buried in work. Anya felt

crossroads

at night, often finding solace in tending to his family's comfort in the

the Byrne household, Molly lay next to Chad, feeling a gap between them despite their physical

there's something off with Leo?" Molly

reassured her. "Just a phase.

they talked, the conversation turned intimate, with Chad seizing

day, plans to visit Molly's family were shelved as she and Chad opted for a countryside escape, seizing the

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