Sweet Mischief’s Rollercoaster Romance

Chad had planned to wake her up, but now he just sat on the edge of the bed, watching her sleep.

Mia had also risen early, carrying her hungry, crying son out the door while stifling a yawn. "Anya, you're not going to school, you're not going to work, and you're not even hungry. Why are you up so early?"

Anya, with her backpack on and clutching her laptop, replied, "Auntie, I'm heading out. I left some pasta for the baby in the dining room."

With that, she left, busier than those heading off to work.

Last night, Henry was supposed to sleep with his grandfather but ended up crying his way into his parents' arms.

Anya's daily routine: city library, Chad, baby-a trifecta of tasks.

Molly's daily life: work, home-a straight line.

Mia: her son, a single point.

Sometimes she would visit the office, bringing surprises for Andre, who was hard at work.

Leo often joined Anya after work to clean, buy mattresses, and bed linens. Anya also took down the dusty curtains and replaced them with a double-layered set: one layer of girlish white tulle for her and another layer of classic grey blackout curtains for Leo's straightforward taste.

Leo pointed at the curtains on the bed. "Why'd you buy these without telling me?"

Anya had her grievances too. "And did you tell me when you signed me up for the computer exam?"

However, Anya didn't know how to install curtains and needed a man's help. Holding the curtain rings, she called, "Chad, could you give me a hand?"

Removing the old curtains revealed dust everywhere.

Anya passed the curtains up, and Leo, wiping the rail with a damp cloth, hung the new ones. "One layer would've been enough; two is overkill." "The white one's for me; the grey one's for you."

After hanging them, suddenly, the table Anya had ordered online also arrived.

Leo looked at her silently.

her tongue. "There's no

sofa either.

did, it's on its

his hips, took

about to tease her again, Anya hurriedly explained, "It's not a big sofa, just a single lazy

floor

delivery call.

content, said, "Anyone who has you as

he took Anya's hand, heading out to

table and chairs required assembly, with Leo reading the instructions and handling the screwdriver, while Anya, nearly incapable of anything manual, seemed never to read instructions when

me the

passed it

the screwdriver and took her turn

sat on the floor at the foot of the

gaze towards Anya was complex, filled with emotion, pity, and a stirring of the heart. Seeing Anya's simplicity and dedication to him alone, Leo found himself smiling. Indeed, no matter how troubled he felt,

out, wrapping his arm around Anya's neck. Just as she thought Chad might strangle her, she found herself embraced in Leo's arms, lying across his

leaning down to kiss Anya, who

two days, everything had

standards, even buying a bath loofah to hang

mat-Anya had covered it

as Anya adorned their space with various online finds, even replacing the unattractive clothes hangers with new ones

it completely with adhesive wallpaper until she was

glass cups in the house were all chosen based on Anya's taste. Leo remarked, "It's just for drinking water; I'm not here every day, just sleeping at night." The

the bed was a bear-themed play mat, and on the balcony, a lazy boy chair, Anya's favorite spot for a

Leo hurried with her to the flower market to buy green

Anya was very proud. "Chad,

"If you like

my family has always wanted to