Sweet Mischief’s Rollercoaster Romance

Chapter 1527

Havenbrook.

Annie's baby bump was hard to miss as she got up to print some paperwork. The colleague next to her scrambled to help. "Detective Chapman, your transfer just got signed off-you're really heading back to Newtown, huh?"

“I heard that precinct's a nightmare. Total chaos. There's even that guy, Conner... Wait, Detective Chapman, what's your husband's name again?"

Annie smiled. "Conner."

Her colleague stared, speechless.

Once the printer finished, Annie grabbed the papers, organized them, and slid them into her folder. "Yeah, I'm going back to wrangle troublemakers like him."

"Uh, Detective Chapman, I'll be right back. Easton's looking for me." Her coworker practically bolted.

Thinking of that so-called troublemaker, Maja realized Conner hadn't called her all day. Usually when he did, it drove her nuts. But when he didn't, she felt like something was off a weird kind of emptiness, a jittery restlessness.

It was the weekend, and Molly stopped by the station with her little boy. With nothing pressing going on, everyone wandered outside to fuss over Officer Chad's

son.

Wayne stood in the middle of the attention, frowning at the crowd. Suddenly, he piped up, "Daddy!"

scooped Wayne out of the

whenever she showed

and offered Wayne a lollipop

her suspiciously,

in, his voice gentle. "Aunt Annie gave you a

but Annie just pressed the lollipop into his

paperwork's in. You'll be

had always been a stopover. The place

wandered over and grinned. "What are you two

since when did

lollipop for Mommy? Since

I can't say no-let

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Chad swatted her hand away with a sharp smack. "And who's the one bawling at midnight

pouted, "Chad, it's been

going to the dentist with

laughed and slipped

from Conner. She found herself staring at her phone, unable to get into anything

called, checking in on her health and reminding her what foods to avoid now that