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 allergic

it

was thick, even if they doubted her, no one

handed Anya a soda. "Here, this should be

boyfriend's advice, "I don't drink

do you

the table, she

motioned to his guys, "Get

added, "...Not from here. I'd prefer the tea

Vincent approached, his breath a mix of smoke and alcohol.

The crowd paused, police?

smirked slightly, "Vincent, knowing you're in good hands, we'll head

to

who was holding hands with Leo, was suddenly jostled. She would've stayed

away, quickly moving to

as he glared at the man, "Let

pretending to be

men around them egged him on, laughing like it was all a big

in Anya's eyes,

anger reached its peak, and with a swift kick to Vincent's stomach,

kept her away from

quickly shifted, checking on Vincent, ready to confront

Leo quickly

outside, Anya clung to Leo, tears falling as she apologized, "Chad, I'm

comforted her by the car, "Hold back the tears. You

seat, Leo drove off keeping an eye on the club's exit until he saw people spill out. "There

hit the gas, leaving them

hold back, Anya