Sweet Mischief’s Rollercoaster Romance

At the dinner table, the four of them sat quietly, but the three who received extra servings from Anya knew exactly whom she was trying to impress.

Mr. Calder broke the silence, "Anya, after dinner, could you head upstairs and pack your bags?"

Before Anya could protest, Mrs. Calder jumped in, "I'll help you, honey."

Just as Anya was about to refuse again, Leo added, "You do have a lot of stuff; it really needs organizing."

"Alright then," Anya conceded.

After dinner, Anya couldn't shake off her worry about her father. After all, Chad had nearly given up on his computer science dreams to take over the family business because of him.

Mrs. Calder led her daughter to her spotless, princess-themed bedroom, which was bigger than two rooms at the Cedillo family's place. Even the door to her walk-in closet was an elegant, creamy white with an arched design.

Anya knew her father wanted to get her out of the way so he could have a chat with Leo.

Sitting on the bed, Mrs. Calder sighed, "It's hard to keep a grown daughter at home."

"I can stay. But, Mom, Chad has been really good to me."

Downstairs, after lunch, Mr. Calder stood up, "Leo, let's take a walk."

with tall trees on both sides, to keep her from envying those elsewhere. We even brought her a forest full of squirrels and allowed her to build treehouses since chopping down trees randomly is illegal here. When no one else could play with her, we would. She used to struggle climbing trees because she

chatted, they eventually

was their beloved daughter, pampered from

forever. We want her happiness. That's why we've set our expectations with Andre, hoping Anya's carefree and innocent nature

about it too. If I ever fail, I'd feel I've let Anya down the most. Although I appear casual, every time Anya shows kindness, I fear

about your plans for the future and what you're working on. I know your field is tough; how do you

Anya anxiously asked

magazine while pretending to help her daughter pack,

dresses and unable to see Leo from

broad plan but didn't go into details. Mr. Calder, still seeing potential in Leo, asked, "If I were to give you a failing company and a million

promised my uncle I wouldn't accept help from family or

gaze, wished him luck, "Then, I wish you the best of luck and look forward to hearing about

longer, they

ran downstairs, prompting Mrs. Calder to

you hot? Chad, what did you guys talk

used to

"I lost weight

Calder laughed, "It's getting late, and Leo has work tomorrow, plus a long drive. You should head back before

but she knew he had

aren't. Mia is brave but fears ice skating for a reason. And don't forget your computer science