Sweet Mischief’s Rollercoaster Romance

Chapter 988

Leo: "Ms. Anya, you only accounted for what she bought from the Cedillo family, but not from the Byrne family."

Anya looked puzzled, "Why is Auntie so obsessed with buying clothes?"

"It's her husband; he's spoiling her on purpose. Letting her splurge so no one else would want her, then he can easily swoop in."

Familiar notification sounds for payments made had Chad shaking his head at the mess of his own making.

Leo took Anya out for dinner at a restaurant, only to bump into a couple just leaving. "With Christmas around the corner, I want to get a gift for my godson before heading back to Newtown. Care to join me in picking it out?" Annie: "Conner, this is the fifth time you've tricked me with the little tiger toy."

"And yet, every single time, you fall for it," Conner teased.

He grabbed Annie's wrist firmly, almost daring her to pull away. If she dared, she couldn't blame him for the circulation cut-off.

"Uncle, Auntie, you're here for dinner too?" Leo and Anya greeted the couple at the entrance.

Anya chimed in sweetly, "Hello Uncle, hello Auntie."

Conner sized up the young couple and their greetings, cursing internally: Damn, how did Andre manage to snag such a great pair!

These kids are just too charming!

"I'm not," Annie quickly denied.

Leo chuckled, "Auntie, what are you embarrassed about? Thanks for your help last time."

Conner, pulling his fiancée along, added, "Exactly, what are you blushing for? They're grown-ups." Pointing at Annie, he told the young couple, "Your auntie gets shy easily."

Leo nodded with a smile, "I know, it's typical when you're newly in love."

Annie tugged Conner to leave, eager to escape, "Let's go, aren't you supposed to buy that gift for the little tiger?"

"See you, Uncle, Auntie."

Anya waved, sweetly saying, "Bye Uncle, bye Auntie."

word, and your

young lady, just wait! Good things

embarrassed, wanted nothing more than to vanish

"Those words, they sound kind

world," Leo said, holding Anya's hand as

"Chad, how do you know so

"What doesn't your

the straightforward guy was learning to be gentle and

turned into someone who'd stop at a bubble

office anymore. If Andre used to carry him with

before looking up, "Henry, Henry!

found Henry hiding behind a plant stand, playing hide

called, the quieter

his son and the little figure behind it, couldn't help but fume, "Henry,

nose playfully, refusing

grab him, but the chubby little Henry had wedged himself in, and

the plant stand, scooping up his son and giving him a

placed him in his toddler stroller, Henry

happened under

Andre took deep breaths to calm

his days of working with his son in

worked, Henry "worked" too, fussing to press the keyboard, "Ah, ah, ah,

trouble to earn another

felt the era's demands on women-juggling work, family, and kids, even as a boss, was overwhelming. If

of distraction, his file cabinet

space, and crawled in, happily

at the scattered files and the little rascal playing

walk, committing "crimes"

out by his little arm, "Henry, you're only one! Remember, if it wasn't for you calling me 'daddy', I'd have thrown you out by now." Soon, the secretary entered to help organize the files. Andre sat in his chair, trying to soothe his son to sleep. Once asleep, he'd be

Andre no choice but to call his wife, who was shopping downtown, "Mia, have you finished

ended a while ago. I'm shopping with Molly. Honey, what should we buy for our

come to the office and take him away?