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?"

next to me," Molly replied. They chatted for a bit until Chad, waking up briefly, saw her on her phone. He playfully confiscated it and placed it on his bedside table, "Time to sleep." Molly said, "Chad, there's

with his

I can wear a scarf. But in the summer, I'm running out of excuses. Mom noticed the marks yesterday morning. How embarrassing is that?" "As long as you're not embarrassed, the

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

her close, "Alright, I'll be more careful tonight. Let's

to head to work, he remembered his wife's complaint from the night before. Lifting Molly's robe, he admired her delicate, fair

to set aside some breakfast for "a

she knew her

she woke up and chatted with Mia before going

from Mia to Cooper. Grandma Aubree and Grandpa Elmer commented, "He's so young to be studying abroad all by

us proud, managing on his own overseas for so many years. I heard he even pays his own university

While eating, Chad pondered.

what are you thinking about?" Kendrick, his

taking a sip of his soy milk, Chad decided to

probed, "Thinking about how you'll educate

their family's wealth, lacking

no children yet, he was

parents' education.

all about parental 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 his high education and status, he lacks wisdom and blindly

by his son's arrogance, now sporting white hair. After a messy divorce, Aiden was left with nothing because of his ex-wife's lack of financial independence. She constantly harasses Aiden's new family, demanding support."

"That's why a woman's influence is crucial to a family's fortune. Our family's success is all thanks to

"Stop flattering me. We were discussing Chad's future children, and I've gone