Sweet Mischief’s Rollercoaster Romance
Chapter 712

"Whoever else tells you I'm going on blind dates, give me their number!" Leo's stern voice made Anya too scared to speak up, her voice soft and meek, not daring to look up at him. "It was... it was my dad who said it." Leo: "..."

They sat in silence for a few minutes, Leo's chest burning with unvented anger. Then, as he started the car, he said, "I'm not going on blind dates."

Later, Leo called Molly to ask about a good restaurant.

Molly immediately shared her newest replace with Leo, "The rose on the table is for couples. You can take it with you after your meal, remember to give it to Anya. When Chad and I went..." Before she could finish, Leo hung up.

Molly, frustrated, put down her phone, "What kind of person does that? I hadn't even started showing off my love yet."

Arriving at the restaurant, Leo parked the car and went to the passenger side to hold Anya's hand as they exited. "Come in for dinner, and then come with me to the office to work late." Anya, as if facing Chad, couldn't refuse.

She was meekly pulled inside, and Leo, taking the rose from the table, forcefully stuffed it into Anya's bag. "Take it."

Anya: "..."

Anya didn't dare to bring up the topic of moving out again, as if Chad would be very unhappy.

In the evening, accompanying Leo to the office, she sat next to him as usual, but was quieter than before.

Andre had left with the child already, and when leaving, Henry started crying again. Andre gently consoled the child, a scene witnessed by everyone. Yet, the little one, no matter how gently his dad consoled, just kept crying. Leo and Anya weren't curious about what happened to Henry, both preoccupied with their own thoughts.

When Leo drove Anya home later that night, under the moonlight, after turning off the car, he told Anya, who was about to get out, "Don't move out, and don't worry about anything else."

Anya responded with a soft "oh" and slowly went back to her room.

That night, the light in Leo's room stayed on until late, but he just sat there quietly, looking at the books on his desk, the dark screen of his computer, alone.

Anya sat on the stool at her dressing table by the window. The cool summer night breeze soothed her irritation and brought tranquility.

She leaned against the window, facing Leo's room, thinking about what her father said today, "Dad will replace you a driver to take you to and from every day. If you're worried about safety, we'll hire a bodyguard for you. If you're lonely, your mom and I can take turns staying with you. You're a grown woman now, living in a place like the Cedillo family, it's not proper for others to see."

Hearing her father's words made Anya's heart tighten, feeling uncomfortable. When she mentioned it to Chad, she felt even worse.

"Chad, do you really not know what I'm feeling, or are you pretending not to know?" Anya murmured, feeling wronged. She didn't know how to chase after boys.

Later, not knowing what time it was, the light in Leo's room went out, but he didn't go to sleep right away. Instead, he sat there, head tilted back with closed eyes. The next day, Andre dropped off both his wife and niece at school.

In the car, it was Mia talking alone, her little son now a handful, insisting on standing on his mom's lap in the car to look out the windshield. When tired, he'd cry to be held.

In the summer, Andre had to open the car's sunroof for his son to look out.

Mia, holding her son who couldn't understand her, complained about him all the way, "You don't sleep at night, wake up early in the day, if I hold you to sleep, I can't even turn over. You only cry, need to be fed, have a bad temper, yet everyone loves you. I really want to spank you~" Henry, lying in his mother's arms, thinking she was praising him, smiled happily.

After dropping off the two, Henry looked at his mom leaving, his little mouth pouting again. Mia had to kiss her son twice before she could leave.

Before leaving, Mia bent down, rushed to the front seat, and quickly kissed her husband's face before running off.

Andre, watching his wife through the window, smiled blissfully, "Off you go, I'll pick you up after school."

Innocent Anya, watching, felt envious. "Auntie, Uncle really loves you."

Mia said, "Chad also loves you a lot."

Before, Anya would've blushed shyly, but this time, there was a hint of grievance in her eyes. Walking on the road, she pouted, "Chad doesn't love me."

Mia wrapped her arm around Anya's shoulder, "Don't ignore a man's daily effort to pick you up and drop you off, especially when he's busy with work. If you were someone unimportant to him, why would he care so much?" Anya fell silent.

Reaching the classroom door, they parted ways.

Andre arrived at the office and saw his working nephew. Since they see each other every day, Henry was excited to see Leo.

Leo stretched out his arms, "Uncle hug?"

Henry indeed leaped into his embrace.

With Henry and Leo together, the secretarial team had their eyes full, watching the CEO's little bundle of joy.

Later, as he became sleepy lying in Leo's arms, when Leo went to drop off the child to Andre, he took the opportunity to say, "Uncle, if you recognize my capability, let me become permanent."

Andre looked up, surprised but not showing it on his face, "Are you sure?"

"Yes."

"The HR will send out a notice this afternoon, wait for it."

Leo hummed in response and left.

In the end, Leo gave in.

That afternoon, instead of going to a colleague's gathering, Leo directly drove to the university to pick up Anya. "Did your dad contact you again?"

Anya shook her head. "No. But, Chad, I think my dad makes sense. Aunt's family lives in Maplewood Estates, my aunt married into the Byrne family. If I'm the only outsider in the Cedillo family, people will get the wrong idea." Leo: "Let them think what they want. Who knows, maybe one day their assumptions will come true." "Chad..."

"Anya, I got promoted today. Will you celebrate with me?"

Anya's thoughts were immediately swayed by Leo's words. "Chad became the CEO?"

Leo laughed at her naivety. "How could I take your uncle's position? I got a permanent position, from junior secretary to chief secretary. Your Chad becoming CEO is still far off. I have to outlast your uncle before I can take his spot." Anya asked, "Then what about Chad's graduate studies?"

"I'm giving up on the exam. Let's spare that fish's life and keep it as a pet instead," Leo said, taking in the scenery on both sides of the road before turning to the girl in the passenger seat. "Fancy some cake?"

Anya replied, "I'll follow Chad's lead. Whatever you feel like having, I'm up for it."

"I'm in the mood for a drink. Do you drink?" Leo inquired.

"I can handle beer, but not spirits," Anya said.

"Then let's go."

Leo stopped by a supermarket and picked up a pack of beer, stashing it in the trunk. He also bought Anya a variety of snacks before driving her towards the city's summit.