Sweet Mischief’s Rollercoaster Romance

Chapter 1319

Six adults and a little one kept moving up the mountain trail.

Half an hour in...

Molly flopped down on a stone step, dramatically moaning, "Chad, I swear, I never learn. My legs haven't even recovered from the last hike and here I am, falling for your sweet talk again. I should have known better!"

Officer Chad just laughed, crouching behind her. "Five more minutes, I promise. This time, I'm telling the truth."

Mia leaned on her hiking stick, glaring at her husband. "Don't even try to tell me our son isn't tired. He's been in your arms the whole way! His shoes are cleaner than his face—how would he even get tired?"

Before Andre could say a word, Mia cut him off. "Fine, maybe I'm just out of shape. I don't want to climb anymore."

But Chad wouldn't let up. "Come on, we've been at this for forty minutes. The summit's right in front of us. Are we really giving up with just five minutes left?"

Andre chimed in too. "Even if we're out of practice, think of this as a workout. We hardly ever get a chance like this—are you really okay with letting it go?"

moment, the two women exchanged determined

gently took little Anya's hand and they

ran ahead, but soon enough tired out and clung to his mom's leg,

were like jelly. "Go find your dad, sweetheart. Mommy needs someone to carry her,

scooped up by his dad, riding along happily and not

the leaves overhead brushed past Henry's hair. He reached up, trying

wild strawberries-bright red and perfectly ripe. Anya's face lit up. "Auntie, look!

immediately grabbed her phone to snap pictures for her private account. Andre set Henry down, Chad grabbed a hat, and Leo stepped forward. The three

to be safe, then handed the berries to his wife and son. Mià and Henry each took one from` Andre's big hand, popping them into their mouths. Mia even fed one to her husband, and Henry, not to be outdone, tiptoed up to feed one to

pretty pictures. She'd brought a hat for her hiking photos, but soon tossed it to Chad when it got in the

secret account: "Sly used my hat to pickstrawberries for me. Now that he's found my secret

pretty pleased with

Anya popped a strawberry in

Pick some more—I'll make you some jam when we

all, it took them an hour to