Sweet Mischief’s Rollercoaster Romance

Molly and Mia emerged from the back, helping Hansen as they walked ahead.

Leo, cradling Henry, ambled towards the dining room, calling over a servant, "Go fetch Anya for dinner."

Before long, Anya entered the dining room, her head bowed, her long hair hiding half her face.

Leo glanced at her and then nudged the little bundle in his arms towards her. "Want to play with Henry? Just saved him for you."

Henry, with his chubby little hand, was ready to cause trouble, reaching for Anya's hair. But his brother grabbed his hand, "Hey, are you looking for trouble?"

"Ah ah babble babble," Henry babbled.

Leo, unfazed, teased, "What's all this babbling about? Can't talk properly but still loves to chatter."

Mia and Molly exchanged a knowing look, silently admiring Leo's calm demeanor and acting skills.

When Henry tried to approach Anya again, she dodged, and this time Leo noticed. "Anya, what's wrong?" he asked, his voice full of concern.

Anya shook her head.

Leo was about to lift Anya's hair to check her face when Andre, from across the table, grabbed Henry's booster seat. "Henry, come here, sit with Dad." Andre walked over, taking his beloved son from Leo's arms. Noticing a hair tie on Mia's wrist, Leo called out, "Mia, let Anya use your hair tie. It's hard to eat with hair all over the place."

Mia untied it and handed it to Leo. "This hair tie was just to entertain my son. Here you go."

Leo stood up, leaned across the table to take it, then handed it to the downcast Anya. "Put it on."

"Mm, Chad, I don't want to~"

her voice, Leo, concerned, lifted her

"No-"

puzzled by the sudden mood swings

was seated, with Henry's meal placed on

toast. "Today, it's just us, no big or small matters. Let's

guys could have shown more sincerity! A gift or something would have been nice,

usually light-hearted Jade was at a loss for

son, laughed, "A meal is enough. We're family after all. About to stand on your own two feet, and you

slowly

to feed her son bite by bite. "He's still small. Let's feed him

Leo's tolerance for alcohol? With all the socializing to come, you'll need to work on it," Chad said

at his nephew, praised, "He can hold his liquor, even bested me a

years of drinking." He glanced at Anya, who was still looking down, his eyes filled

looking at his grandson, felt reassured. "Leo, follow in your uncle's footsteps, learn everything from Andre.

voice interrupted the lively atmosphere, "Chad doesn't

you say?"

breaking, she continued, "He loves computers, dreams of working in IT, wants to switch fields for graduate study. He's been secretly studying every day, working by day, not playing at

sternly interrupted, grabbing her wrist to

to stop. Hearing the whole family celebrating, pretending to be happy, she felt choked up with discomfort. "At night, he wasn't playing games; he

grabbing Anya's wrist, intending

tearful eyes looking at Leo, her voice breaking,

Leo's movement paused, realizing...

fell from Anya's eyes. "Chad, you can't give up your dreams because of me. I want you to do what you love. You can't

three, five, ten years? What if you meet someone you like more? What if I meet someone I like more and no longer like