Sweet Mischief’s Rollercoaster Romance

Chapter 959

The place was buzzing, packed with booths and a lively crowd, typical for a new spot. Navigating through the sea of people took some time.

Finally, up on the second floor, Leo spotted Vincent Lee in a booth, surrounded by a few other industry bigwigs. Leo recognized a couple of them-they were the same folks he'd once sent his resume to, only to be met with silence. As he watched them, arms slung around each other, Leo started to piece together the real reason behind his job hunt woes.

Quietly observing, Leo stayed put until Paige spotted her dad. She dashed over, tears streaming down her face. "Dad," she cried, taking in the sight of him with women on each arm.

Vincent, clearly tipsy, squinted at his daughter. "Jenny, what brings you here?"

Once Leo found Vincent, he gently tugged Anya's hand, signaling their departure.

"Hey, where are you off to, Chad?" Paige's voice rang out, stopping them in their tracks.

Vincent, now clued into Leo's intentions, chuckled knowingly, appreciating his daughter's timely intervention.

"Leo, come on over, meet everyone. We were just chatting about you," Vincent slurred, hinting that he'd instructed his contacts to reject Leo's job applications as a favor for keeping him in the loop about Leo's job search.

Leo had already suspected their game-big companies wouldn't touch him, small ones couldn't pay him, and medium-sized ones, like theirs, could easily shut him out with a few words over dinner.

Having seen through their ploy, Leo kept his worries hidden behind a calm facade, "Vincent, now that I've found you, I won't keep you. We'll be on our way."

Lee, also a bit buzzed, got up, eager to play the matchmaker.

He nudged Leo and Anya toward the group. "Why rush off? Have a drink with us. Vincent's been saying nice things about you."

As the focus shifted to Anya, and the hand Leo held, a drink appeared in front of him. "Come on, have a drink, meet the crew."

Leo politely declined, "I have to drive later." He tried to steer Anya out, but their path was blocked.

The drink, refused by Leo, was then offered to Anya. "How about the lady takes a sip?"

back, "Sorry, she's

nodded, "Yeah, it could be

even if they doubted her, no one

Anya a soda. "Here, this should

recalled her boyfriend's advice, "I don't

you drink

table, she finally said,

guys, "Get

here. I'd prefer

his breath a mix of smoke and alcohol. Anya stood

The crowd paused, police?

we'll head out. If she's late, her uncle

pushing Anya aside to grab Leo's wrist, "Chad, don't go.

suddenly jostled. She would've stayed upright if

felt a chill run through him. He pushed Paige away, quickly moving to free Anya from Vincent,

he glared at the

pretending to be drunk, stumbled

around them egged him on, laughing like it

welled in Anya's

and with a swift kick to Vincent's stomach, he released

why Chad kept her away

crowd quickly shifted, checking on Vincent, ready to confront Leo. But turning around,

Leo quickly

as she apologized,

by the car, "Hold back the

the club's exit

hit the gas, leaving them

back, Anya sobbed