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~"

lifted

"No-"

by the sudden mood swings of

whole family was seated, with Henry's meal placed

toast. "Today, it's just us, no big

festive atmosphere, joked, "Oh, so I'm the star today. You guys could have shown more sincerity! A gift or something would have been nice, instead of just

at a loss for

laughed, "A meal is enough. We're family after all. About to stand on your

was intermittently feeding their son, and his smile slowly faded. "Mia, eat first. Don't always focus on feeding him;

son bite by bite. "He's still small.

With all the socializing to come, you'll need to work on it," Chad said

hold

all. My uncle's liver has been through years of drinking." He glanced at Anya, who was still looking down, his eyes

grandson, felt reassured. "Leo, follow in your uncle's footsteps, learn everything from Andre. When we're

about to respond, a small voice interrupted the lively atmosphere,

did you

up. Her voice 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

her wrist to stop

pretending to be happy, she felt choked up with discomfort. "At night, he wasn't playing games; he

said, grabbing Anya's wrist, intending to pull

Leo, her voice breaking, "Chad, I heard everything

Leo's movement paused, realizing...

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 be

if you choose to be with me, how can you guarantee we'll be together in three, five, ten years? What if you meet someone you like more? What if I meet someone