Sweet Mischief’s Rollercoaster Romance

Officer Chapman just couldn't bring himself to scold his beautiful little girl. She was still a baby, barely out of diapers, after all. All he could do was mutter, "Tomorrow, your aunt's taking over! And for the next few days, you're not allowed near your dad-two troublemakers, the both of you."

Annie scooped Lizzy up and headed upstairs. Lizzy kept her eyes on her dad the whole way, the sweet father- daughter bubble promptly popped by her no-nonsense mom.

Back in their room, Annie wasted no time calling Mia for tips on treating a baby sunburn.

Mia was horrified. “Are you serious? In this heat, you let him take her out again?”

Annie sighed, "Conner's got rocks for brains."

With Mia's advice in hand, Annie gently dabbed lotion on Lizzy's arms and, multitasking as always, called her sister.

The next morning, Maja practically marched down the hill and pried her niece straight out of her brother-in- law's arms.

grumbling, "If she wants a daughter so bad, she should have her own instead of always

without his favorite “little sidekick.” He wasn't the only one suffering. Even his bodyguards couldn't help but joke, "Boss, this can't go on. Why don't you help your sister-in-law find a boyfriend so she can

mentioned that idea last

my sister is looking after Lizzy? She's doing it because she doesn't trust you, not because she's

whole crew of nannies. If that's not enough, your mom could help! You know your sister and I are like

go against your orders, but my sister would call you out in

always in charge. Leaving Lizzy with them was like closing a door but not locking it—useless. But with Maja, it was like bolting

Annie's mom was too intimidated by her son-in-law to say a

Mr. Nettleton piped up with another one of his "brilliant” ideas. “Annie, why don't we just have another kid? That way your

him, at