Sweet Mischief’s Rollercoaster Romance

Chapter 1169

Connor's face slowly shifted from surprise to understanding. Annie glanced at her silent fiancé, and her smile grew even brighter. She nudged a plate towards him, "Come on, dig in."

Connor sighed dramatically, "Women can be so heartless, while men are the ones with all the feelings."

After dinner, they headed back to the hotel. Just as they were settling down for a nap, Henry, who had finished his nap, was wide awake, making sleep impossible for anyone else.

Annie yawned repeatedly, her eyes never leaving her little sweetheart. "Connor, I need to take a day off the day after tomorrow. It's my dad's birthday, and since my sister's not around, I ought to be there to celebrate with my folks." She paused, then asked, "Are you free?"

Connor, who had been aimlessly watching his energetic godson, suddenly perked up. "Of course, I'm free. It's my father-in-law's birthday. I wouldn't miss it."

Annie, still sleepy, yawned again while keeping an eye on Henry playing on the coffee table. "Alright, let's head back together then."

Later that afternoon, a worn-out Officer Chapman returned to the station. "Annie, what on earth did you do at lunch? Even catching crooks doesn't wear you out like this," a colleague quipped.

"Anyone here

evening, Andre swung by the hotel to pick up his son, and saw his friend looking utterly defeated. "Buddy,

"Hmm?"

but now there's a son who doubles the trouble." His

had his son

the library to collect his wife. Mia watched her yawning son

Connor

soft cheeks, "Sweetheart, didn't you warn Connor about the

"I forgot."

the car drove off, the chatter faded. Henry snuggled into his mom's arms,

again, this time without needing his godson

She joined

out a gift for Mr. Martin and headed home e next day to celebrate Gabby's