"Snap!"

Andre looked at his phone, not a single message. His wife had skipped over him and gone straight to their nephew for help. Annoyed, he muttered to himself, "Double it!"

Soon enough, Mia sent a picture message to her husband, complete with a pouty face emoji of their son, Henry. "Honey, pretty please, I need your help. I love you more than anything, please help me out here. I can't afford to fail this class!" She added a cute crying emoji of Henry, one they only used within the family.

"Your humble wife, begging her husband online, please, please, please."

"Honey, pretty please with a cherry on top."

Andre couldn't help but smirk, this was more like it.

Within three minutes, he sent her the answers, step-by-step instructions included.

Mia quickly scribbled down the steps, her pen flying across the paper.

Soon after, another problem popped up on Andre's phone.

Mr. CEO just sighed.

Back in the classroom, Mia copied away, even helping out a few classmates who looked desperate.

After handing in her test, Mia strutted out with the confidence of someone who knew they had aced it.

did you get those answers from Leo, the campus genius?" Someone asked,

her head,

said, "My

Everyone was stunned, "Andre?"

chat, full of her playful messages

it was Andre, the

my husband," Mia declared, marching out of the school. She treated herself to an ice cream from a nearby store,

short-lived. When she got to the

to tag along, but Leo suggested she stay home this time. "Anya, I'm meeting Mia and

wasn't the right moment to push. Noticing Chad's apologetic tone, she quickly brightened up, "Sure, Chad. Go ahead. I'll spend the day with Grandpa and the little ones."

and Anya at Maplewood Estates before picking up Mia. They headed to Evergreen Haven

to take him to a

his surprise, they chose an old favorite

they had some serious

usual" and grabbed a couple of craft beers

the point, or do we

deciding to skip the small talk. "Let's get right to it

was the first to break the ice, asking about Leo

think she's as clingy as you, following Chad everywhere?" Mia teased, adding

pressed Leo for answers

not wanting to rush into anything with Anya until he was sure of his own feelings. Meanwhile, at Maplewood Estates, the little one was learning to sit up but wasn't

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