Sweet Mischief’s Rollercoaster Romance

Chapter 838

Hansen was feeling a bit bored, so he handed his phone over to Mia, asking her to hook him up with one of those short video apps. He'd gotten into the habit of checking it out during his downtime, even catching a few musicals here and there, trying to keep tabs on what the younger crowd is into these days.

As Mia was setting up the app for him, she couldn't help but tease, "Dad, you're picking up all the bad habits."

Gaming, gambling, scrolling through endless short videos; binge-watching shows, eating way too much, and staying up all night. It seemed like the generation gap was shrinking fast.

But Mr. Johnson? He was feeling a bit lost, with his wife and dad throwing around slang he couldn't make heads or tails of.

Hansen decided to give his daughter a call, "Hey, can you see me? Where are you?"

"I'm on vacation," Hansen replied. "It got too hot this afternoon, so I came back to chill for a bit." Just before drifting off, he noticed something about his daughter. "What's going on? Where are you?"

"The factory caught on fire, Dad. I can't chat now, I'll check it out once the fire's out."

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, don't go in there, just stay out."

Molly replied confidently, "Relax, I'm with Mom."

After hanging up, Molly was ready to follow Coleen inside, but Coleen stopped her at the door, "Stay put, don't move."

"I'm going in too," Molly insisted.

"Keep arguing and I'll smack your hands!"

Molly was speechless. Usually, she could handle her mom's scolding, but with Annie right there, it was embarrassing.

Annie chuckled softly, understanding that Molly wanted to follow her mom to feel safer. She chimed in, "Coleen, maybe you should stay out too. Let the police handle it."

Coleen hesitated,

Mom? Even the police think you should stay out. Let's just wait together. Rushing in won't help, and you always tell me off for wanting to do the same." Coleen sighed, "Will

grinned, "Not a

daughter, Coleen soon got a

sleeping soundly that afternoon, likely because his family was nearby. He had dreamt of playing with his wife and kid, wearing clothes that seemed from another era, yet the dream felt so real. Mid-dream, while holding his

It was his dad.

"Hey, Dad."

a factory fire and was

his son was a bit out of touch, quipped, "See, you're not up

caught on to his dad's

video. Go stop your sister before

question if she's really mine, not

cut his dad off, "Grandma Aubree and Grandpa Elmer are with you, don't mention this to them, no need

rest here, I'll be back soon.

asked, "Where are you

Don't worry, I'll fill you in when

forehead, and gave Henry's

her husband, "Please, don't

worry, with you and our kid, my safety

used to be fearless, but now, with loved ones,

their rock, and if something happened to him,

sister as he headed out, Andre arrived to find Molly getting a lecture from her mom, "Trying to sneak in, Molly? When did you become so rebellious?" Coleen hadn't noticed Molly's curiosity had led her to peek through a window, as if she'd jump in for a better

the act, Coleen wasted no time

up, and Molly immediately perked up. "Mom, Andre's here,

as Andre arrived, Coleen

a sharp look, "Stay behind

If it weren't for keeping up appearances, she'd have been

embarrassed, said, "...Andre, I wasn't climbing in. I was just curious about the damage." Andre threw another glance her way, and Molly quickly looked down, too nervous to speak.