Sweet Mischief’s Rollercoaster Romance

Chapter 924

The baby's cries, sounding like a little tractor engine, reverberated around the bedroom. His tiny fists, no match for his dad's big hand, balled up in frustration as he cried his little heart out.

Mia quickly slid off her husband, laughing as she scooped up Henry. "No more tears, sweetheart. Mommy and Daddy will stop kissing, it's all about you now."

Andre pulled back his hand with a smirk, watching their little one, with his pouty lips and dramatic sobs, snuggle triumphantly into his mom's arms.

Henry's usual spot was now shared with Mia, who lay between father and son. Andre turned on his side, gently wiping away Henry's tears with the back of his hand, chuckling softly, "You little rascal." Henry's cries only grew louder.

Mia held him tighter, "You're not a bother at all, honey. Mommy's got you."

She kissed Henry's forehead, and he looked up at his dad with tearful eyes.

"Honey, give him a peck, our boy's being a bit of a drama king."

Andre sighed and leaned over to kiss his son's temple. The cries stopped instantly.

In Mia's arms, the family of three lay on the big bed, all huddled close. The big one wrapped around Mia's waist, the little one nestled into her chest, with one tiny hand always trying to wiggle into her neckline for comfort. But his playful dad would gently keep him from mischief.

"So, what's going on with Conner?" Mia asked, gently patting her son's little bottom.

his eyes as he explained, "Conner is the illegitimate son of the Nettleton family, raised in the gritty streets near bars. Even now, those areas can be chaotic, not to mention over twenty years ago in Newtown

him into school, but no school would take a kid from the red-light district. Conner couldn't just hang with the local gangs, fighting for turf and sometimes coming home with blood on him. His aunt asked her boss for help finding a school, even offering to pay extra, but he refused. Conner was a tough kid. At eight, he fought off a guy trying to harass

felt cold as she hugged her little one tighter, "How

girls to learn self-defense. If anyone ever tries to hurt

reminding him, "Honey, you're going off on

exhaled, "The Conners were the top gang in the area, running everything with an iron fist. But Conner's grandfather had sons

After he was born, his aunt took him to the Nettleton family but was beaten and

incident, his aunt couldn't take it anymore. She risked it all to approach

kept patting their son rhythmically, curious,

grandfather accepted Conner as his own and took him

about his aunt? How did she cope?" Mia, now a mom herself, understood the

months with her

the aunt had been

she was risking when she sent Conner back. She

to the Nettleton family,

a fit of rage, he took his grandfather's gun and

how could he stand

returning, Conner became more reserved, fighting off any relatives who dared to bully him with a