Sweet Mischief’s Rollercoaster Romance

Mia smiled and said, "They're all busy. Let me introduce you. This is Leo's girlfriend, Anya."

The slightly plump innkeeper looked at Anya, her eyes crinkling with a smile. "From the Byrne family, huh? Leo's got good taste!"

Anya blushed slightly. "No, we've just started seeing each other." Her shyness was palpable.

"Auntie, where's my uncle?" Mia asked casually.

The innkeeper pointed towards the kitchen. "His apprentice is sick, so your uncle's taking over the cooking."

Mia nodded, then said with a grin, "Auntie, it's just us two today. No need to order anything specific; just make whatever you think is best." "Alright, I'll whip up two servings of beef noodles. Leo loves pasta. Anya, you're not picky, are you?"

Mia answered, "We're not picky at all. Anything you make will be great."

"Okay, I'll get to it then."

A short while later, the innkeeper brought over two drinks and two small dishes of salad. "If you need anything else, just call me."

Mia handed Anya a fork. "Go ahead, it's really good."

Anya asked, "Auntie, how did you guys find this place?"

Mia replied, "You wouldn't guess, but this place opened when we were in middle school. They were handing out flyers, and your aunt wanted to try their food. I did too, but Leo didn't want to join us. Eventually, your aunt and I tricked Leo into coming here and even made him pay for the meal.

After coming here, we found that the food was much better than where we'd eaten before. Since then, we've often come here to hang out, sometimes bringing our homework to work on while we eat."

Anya laughed, "Auntie, you three seem so happy together."

"Indeed we are, though Leo might not agree."

"That's not true. Chad must feel happy having you two around as well," Anya confidently stated.

Mia laughed, "He never would've imagined back then that the girl who nagged him about homework would become his aunt, and the other his godmother."

of beef noodles were

this, chef. Leo's favorite dish here. The sauce is a

it lightly first. Regardless of the taste, knowing Leo loved it made her irrationally fond of

mentioned, "I've always wanted to bring your uncle here to try it, but I'm afraid he might intimidate the

are you worried about his sternness

his reputation. He's not

then noticed Anya's expression turn

was thinking about how her uncle was only stern with Chad, stirring her noodles. She asked Mia, "Auntie, am

up, Leo would have kept his thoughts to himself. If he didn't speak up, the family wouldn't know how he felt. Leo should be thanking you. If it weren't for you, he'd still lack the courage to face your uncle. You're not wrong, nor is your uncle entirely right.

and now comforting Anya,

or wrong thing. She'd made her choice, and she was at peace with it. "If Chad chooses to work for the Cedillo Group,

smiled, "Exactly, so stop worrying. We

left school early

she entered, she heard Henry wailing tearlessly, sitting

grandson, are you

"Ah woah woah"

Mia asked, "Crying again?"

'which act is this now'."

hold him, but

became excited, laughing in her arms.

I'll take Henry back to our place in a

Hansen looked reluctantly at his chubby grandson.

placed Henry on the couch

child. "Grandson, what are your father and

little bundle of joy couldn't help but laugh out

a bag of her son's clothes. "Mia,

doing this precisely because of

her husband home the previous night to no avail, Mia resorted to her own methods, taking her son back to their place, waiting to see if he'd be restless about them staying at Maplewood Estates alone and if he