Sweet Mischief’s Rollercoaster Romance novel Chapter 275

Chad sent his sister off and said to Hansen, "Merry Christmas, Hansen."

Only moments ago, Hansen had been suspicious of Chad's intentions towards his daughter, and had complained several times in the car to his butler, "Did you see how Chad was holding my daughter's hand? I could cut it off."

The butler replied, "He's Molly's brother."

Hansen retorted, "He touched my daughter's face!"

The butler explained, "He was just helping Miss with her clothes."

All in all, Hansen had a rather unfavorable impression of Chad. However, when Chad put his daughter back in the car and offered him polite wishes, Hansen suddenly found Chad to be very well-mannered with a stable job and a bright future. His attitude became friendly again, "Merry Christmas, Chad. Thanks for your help."

"No problem, it's my pleasure." Chad advised his sister, "Don't go out late at night anymore."

Molly nodded at his words.

After the Cedillos drove away, he turned back and shared the burger that his sister had brought with his teammates.

On the way home, Hansen asked his daughter, "Molly, do you have a boyfriend at school?"

Molly was curious and asked, "No, why would you ask that?"

Hansen was satisfied, "Don't look for a boyfriend at school. Those people are not worthy of you."

Perhaps in Hansen's mind, even a prince was not good enough for his daughter.

This was Mia's first Christmas with the Cedillos. She only had her parents at home, and she inevitably felt a bit homesick. Andre had proposed inviting the Irvins to spend Christmas with them, but they had declined, planning to go abroad to accompany their son.

Normally, the house was bustling and noisy, but on Christmas Eve, everyone missed their own families.

The two little girls seemed a bit down.

Leo was happy, his parents finally stopped bothering him. But just as he was starting to enjoy himself, his mother called him aside and asked him to cheer up the two girls.

Leo pointed at himself and asked his mother, "Mom, do I look like a clown?"

Naomi nodded with a smile, "Yes."

Leo was speechless. He returned to the girls with this daunting task.

Mia told him, "Leo, keep your distance from us. We always get in trouble when we're together. We're trying to avoid that for Christmas."

Leo didn't know how to respond.

Later, Leo did indeed keep his distance from them. He said, "Before my aunt returned, my uncle would hit me every time he came back. My parents, in order to get my uncle to come back for Christmas, would always set me up. My dad broke my grandfather's vase with my ball and then said I did it. I would get hit when I got back. My homework was thrown away by my mom who said I was misbehaving and not studying properly. She even bought three different sets of homework for me to do as punishment. The person who really disciplined me wasn't my parents, but my uncle."

Naomi and Bruce were embarrassed, "Why are you talking about the past when you're supposed to be bringing us joy?" They looked a bit awkward.

Hansen was seriously recalling, "Which vase of mine got broken again?"

Mia casually said, "My husband must have known about your deception."

All eyes in the room landed on Mia, a mixture of shock and confusion.

Mia blinked innocently, "You guys really don't know?"

The Cedillos really seemed to have no idea.

When Leo was a kid and got sick, besides his parents, Andre was the first one to show up at the hospital.

When Leo was ten and had a fever for a month, he was in and out of the hospital, getting blood drawn and IVs. Even after the doctors did a blood culture, they couldn't figure out what was wrong. Leo was still feverish and his hand was swollen from the needle pricks.

Andre was heartbroken. That year, he was eighteen, and he took his nephew abroad alone to receive treatment in the best hospital. Only when Leo was cured did he bring him back home.

He was not much of a talker. Whenever he showed up, he treated his nephew with sternness and coldness. He told Leo, "You're gonna go to business school, get your master's and get certified."

Naomi asked Mia, "Why doesn't Andre leave the company to his own kids?"

Mia answered, "Back then, I wasn't in the picture, and Molly hadn't been found yet."

When Molly was puzzled and asked, "What does this have to do with me?"

Mia said, "My husband felt guilty because his mistake led to his sister's disappearance and his mom's death. He felt like he didn't deserve any happiness in the world. Whenever he thought about getting married and starting a family, he felt like it was greed. So he, being guilty, should stay alone. But the Cedillo family couldn't be without an heir, and naturally all the responsibilities fell on Leo. He wouldn't open up to anyone, but he actually cared about everyone in the family. His brother's work, Leo's studies, his father's health, even Naomi’s family affairs. He just didn't want to talk about it."

Mia looked at Molly and said, "These fifteen years, your disappearance has been my husband's nightmare."

Molly's eyes moistened, tears sparkling. She looked at Andre, tears silently rolling down her face.

Mia immediately handed over a tissue to wipe away the tears from Molly's eyes, "Don't cry. My husband used to care about you, but now he loves me the most, me!" She emphasized her position again.

Molly burst into tears, completely not caring about her appearance, "I'm touched."

Suddenly, Mia's phone rang. She picked it up and saw a message from Michael: [Merry Christmas.]

Just so happened, Andre saw it too.