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."

just say the word, and your uncle will

lady, just wait!

embarrassed, wanted nothing more than to vanish with

twinge of anxiety, "Those words, they sound kind of

how it is in this world," Leo said, holding Anya's hand as they walked into

asked, "Chad, how

replied, "What doesn't your

guy was learning to

turned into someone who'd stop at a bubble tea shop and ask the girl beside him, "Want

anymore. If Andre used to carry him with one arm when he couldn't walk,

at his paperwork before looking up, "Henry, Henry!

found Henry hiding behind a plant stand, playing hide and seek in a

called, the quieter Henry

the little figure

his nose playfully, refusing to come

but the chubby little Henry had wedged himself in,

and giving him a couple of

Andre placed him in his toddler stroller, Henry found a gap

under Andre's

took deep breaths to calm

his days of working

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

enough trouble to earn another

frustration. Despite being a man, Andre felt the era's demands on women-juggling work, family, and kids, even as a boss, was

his file cabinet was opened by his

out the files, made space, and crawled in, happily testing his father's patience,

the scattered files and the little rascal playing inside the

toddler who could barely walk, committing "crimes" one after

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

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

I'm shopping with Molly. Honey, what should we

you come to the office and take him