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

at Anya, "You, young lady, just wait! Good things are coming

embarrassed, wanted nothing more than

anxiety, "Those words, they sound kind of

Leo said, holding Anya's hand as they walked into

"Chad, how

"What doesn't your

their voices faded away, the straightforward guy was learning

bought bottled water on dates, had turned into someone who'd stop at

anymore. If Andre used to carry him

before looking up, "Henry, Henry! Where

search and found Henry hiding behind a plant

Andre called, the

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

playfully, refusing

Henry had wedged himself in, and Andre couldn't pull him

to move the plant stand, scooping up his son and giving him a couple of swats on the backside.

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

happened under Andre's watchful

deep breaths to calm

days of working

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

enough trouble

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

distraction, his file cabinet was opened

crawled in,

files and the little

who could barely walk,

'daddy', I'd have thrown you out by now." Soon, the secretary entered to help organize the files. Andre sat in his

call his wife, who was shopping

I'm shopping with Molly. Honey, what

and