Sweet Mischief’s Rollercoaster Romance

Cooper always preferred seeing his nephew in person rather than through a phone screen. Whenever he spoke, he stood right next to the little guy, his large hand gently holding the tiny foot, reluctant to let go. "Sis, have you and your husband booked the rooms yet? If not, I can call the hotel and get two rooms reserved. Whenever Mom and Dad visit, I always book in advance."

Mia replied, "Your brother-in-law already handled it. He booked a suite and reserved an extra room for you."

"Thanks, brother-in-law," Cooper said with a smile that bore an uncanny resemblance to Mia's, which only those who truly adored Mia would notice.

Seeing Cooper's smile, Andre quickly glanced at his son, wondering if Henry's smile resembled his own or was more like Mia's.

But then, looking down, Henry let out a big yawn, making his father chuckle.

Without lingering too long, they headed to a restaurant for dinner.

"Sis, how long are you planning to stay?"

"We came specifically to see you. If everything goes well with your brother-in-law's work, we'll be here for about a week."

Cooper was pleasantly surprised; his sister's visit made him happier than even his parents' visits.

That afternoon, Cooper took some time off work to show his sister's family around the school.

At home, the phone remained silent as everyone was sound asleep.

Molly woke up sweaty from the heat, partly because Chad, who radiated warmth like a furnace, was snuggled close, making it hard for her to move away. She managed to slip out of bed and adjusted the air conditioning to cool down the room. Awake now, she began scrolling through her phone and noticed Mia's location check-in on Facebook. Molly liked the post and commented, "Saw Cooper?"

Soon after, a private message came through, "Why aren't you asleep?"

Molly replied. They chatted for a bit until Chad, waking up briefly, saw her on her phone. He playfully confiscated

Chad responded with his eyes

can wear a scarf. But in the summer, I'm running out of excuses. Mom noticed the marks yesterday morning. How embarrassing is that?"

the conversation serious, said, "Just be a bit gentler,

be more careful tonight. Let's sleep."

dawn broke and it was time for Chad to head to work, he remembered his wife's complaint from the night before. Lifting Molly's robe, he admired her delicate, fair neck, sometimes finding it hard to

to set aside some

knew her daughter hadn't woken

woke up and chatted with Mia

and Grandpa Elmer commented, "He's so young to be studying abroad all by himself. Don't you

parents, we worry. But Cooper has made us proud, managing on his

While eating, Chad pondered.

you thinking about?" Kendrick,

milk, Chad decided to keep

you'll educate your and

his father had guessed his thoughts, Chad admitted, "I admire how Cooper has become self-sufficient. The cases I've dealt with show many young people of Cooper's age spoiled by their family's wealth, lacking humility. Cooper, on the other hand, is modest and understands

yet, he was already

"That's not necessarily the case. It depends on the parents' education. Look at Leo, Mia, Molly-despite being from wealthy families, they turned

guidance and the company they keep. Being abroad and away from parents doesn't automatically make someone exemplary. Take Jack Ashford of Ashford Inc., despite

with nothing because of his

to a family's

replied, "Stop flattering me. We were