Sweet Mischief’s Rollercoaster Romance
Chapter 736

Hansen was pushing the issue, "Why don't you just stay in a hotel all the time? They have housekeeping to clean your room every day, so you don't have to lift a finger. Plus, the environment is great, it's safe, and you can focus on your studies. Where else would you replace such conditions if you moved out?"

Henry looked up, avoiding eye contact with his grandfather and brother. His little legs were tired from standing, and even when he lifted his arms, asking to be held, no one paid him any attention.

Leaning against a counter, Henry slid back and plopped down on the tiled floor, cushioned luckily by his diaper. He began to pout, but realizing it didn't hurt, the cry he had been brewing never came.

Leo said, "As nice as this place is, I can't keep letting you guys pay for my room indefinitely. A hotel is meant for temporary emergencies. I can't just live here forever. If you do this, I'll-Oh crap, what the heck is-Henry!"

Mid-sentence, Leo felt a weight on his foot, followed by something soft climbing up his leg and tugging at his pants. He jumped, thinking it was someone's dog, but when he looked down, he saw a chubby little figure with his tiny bottom up in the air, pulling on his pant leg. Hansen looked down at the little bundle and slapped his forehead, "Oh no, I got so caught up arguing with you that I forgot I brought my grandson." He nearly lost his brother's child.

Leo quickly bent down to scoop up the little bundle, holding him close with affection, "Where were you hiding just now? I didn't see you at all."

Henry babbled in his baby language, seemingly lodging a serious complaint to Leo.

Leo, with a buzzing in his ears, said, "Alright, I get it, you can stop now."

With Henry in one arm, Leo looped his other arm through Hansen's, urging, "Let's go back to the room and rest a bit."

Eventually, Hansen's attempt to pay for the room wasn't successful once i was discovered.

In the elevator, Leo, holding Henry, gave him a kiss to see his reaction. Henry looked at Leo, as if searching his memory for a long time, then slowly blinked and turned towards the elevator doors, ignoring his brother's affection.

Back at the hotel, Leo tossed Henry a large apple to keep him entertained. Turning on the air conditioning, Leo sat down next to his grandfather, "Grandpa, you don't need to visit me all the time. Just the other day, my parents came and brought enough fruit to last me half a month. Then Anya's been coming by every day to help me eat it."

Hansen said, "We're doing this for you. You refuse to come home, not realizing the blessings you have there. Take a lesson from your brother."

Seeing Henry on the bed, struggling to bite into the apple and getting nowhere, Leo snapped his fingers with a smile, "Silly boy, let me see."

Henry looked up at Leo adorably and then offered the apple to him with both hands.

Leo said, "I'm not hungry, you eat."

Hansen, now used to interpreting his grandson's actions, explained, "Henry doesn't want you to eat it. He wants you to take a bite so he can lick the inside."

Leo was speechless.

Then, Leo took the apple and broke it into two halves with his bare hands. Both the grandfather and the grandson were stunned. Henry lay on Leo's bed, watching his brother's hand in awe. Hansen felt, once again, that youth was wonderful.

Leo handed each of them a half of the apple, "Here, you two eat."

"Henry, did you and Mia practice this trick too?" Hansen asked in surprise while eating.

Leo nodded towards Henry, "Who dares to be like his mother. This is something Anya and I figured out when she came over and couldn't finish an apple. We couldn't replace a knife, so I practiced doing it by hand."

Anya had searched the hotel room high and low for a knife to no avail. On a hot day, when she was about to go out to buy a knife, Leo simply took the apple and split it in two with his bare hands. Anya's surprise was no less than theirs, but after her initial shock, her eyes were full of admiration, "Chad, you're so amazing."

Afterward, Anya always wanted to eat apples, handing them to Leo so they could share one between them.

The conversation they had been having was forgotten by Hansen in the excitement. Without realizing, they started talking about Molly, with Hansen going on a long rant about his daughter-in-law. Unnoticed by everyone but Henry, with his little sharp teeth, how could he manage to bite off a piece of apple and attempt to swallow it without chewing?

Henry scared Hansen into a cold sweat. It was Leo, directly facing Henry, who noticed something was wrong and quickly reached into the little boy's mouth to retrieve a piece of apple the size of a fingernail. Henry cried loudly in the hotel, his face turning red with distress. "Grandpa, you better take him away. When you get older, don't bring him out so much. Taking care of my uncle's child is a lot of work. Remember, before he was six months old, he couldn't run or eat solids." Leo, looking at the large piece of apple in his palm, worried about what would have happened if Henry had choked. Leo was also shaken. Taking care of a child, one moment of inattention could lead to disaster.

Hansen was frightened, "Okay, grandpa's leaving now. Today's not a good day to go out. Next time I'll check the almanac before we leave."

"You can't carry Henry; hand him over to my mom when you get home."

Leo, with Henry still crying in his arms, entered the elevator and saw the two off to their car, watching as it drove away. He hadn't even had a chance to wash his hands. Entering the lobby, Leo instructed the reception, "Except for me, do not accept room payment from anyone else in any form. I'll be checking out at the end of the month."

This finally cut off his family's attempts to support him financially.

When Andre went to the Cedillo family to pick up his son in the evening, he learned about Henry's ordeal. Hansen, trying to refresh his grandson's good image in front of his son, recounted, "Leo and I were talking, and Henry was quiet on the side for a while. It was Leo who reacted quickly when he noticed a chunk missing from the apple and immediately reached into your son's mouth to retrieve it, even though it was as big as a fingernail."

Andre wiped his son's mouth, asking, "Did you give your grandpa a scare today?"

Henry didn't respond, just leaned into his dad's shoulder, quietly and lazily.

Andre patted his son's back affectionately, saying, "Tomorrow, you're coming to the office with Dad."

Anya arrived home late, and everyone knew without asking that she had gone to see Leo again. Once home, Anya, feeling dejected, sought out Naomi. "Aunt Naomi, is there any chance you could buy Chad fewer snacks? He never eats them, just tricks me into coming over. As soon as I get there, he insists I eat a plate of cookies he's laid out for me."

Naomi was shocked. "He's been tricking you into eating them?"

Anya nodded, her eyes welling up. "Chad says if I don't finish them, he won't let me leave."

Naomi was at a loss for words.