"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.

leaving, still balancing work

was puzzled. "Andre, what's this

the monitor, simply said,

Cedillo Inc., stepping out

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

again. With mom around, dad and big

about his bottle, his eyes fixed

another day of tears

a babble, his attention fully on his mom as

upon returning home, found herself under Chad's watchful eye, eventually making her way

the door

fell, Leo returned home, still buried in work. Anya felt for Chad, witnessing

at a crossroads in life, torn and

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

household, Molly lay next to Chad,

don't you think there's something off with

reassured her. "Just a phase. Andre's handling

turned intimate, with Chad seizing every moment to express his love

were shelved as she and Chad opted for a countryside escape,

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