Sweet Mischief’s Rollercoaster Romance

Hansen shook his head. "Don't bother calling him. It won't help. Bruce can't comfort anyone to save his life-if he could, Naomi wouldn't have spent last night upset."

So Naomi just threw a few things into a bag and called her son.

Leo was floored. "Wait, what?"

Anya had already heard. "Your mom's coming to live with us?"

Leo checked with her, "Ms. Anya, are you okay with this? If it's weird for you, I'll handle it. It's our little place I want you to feel comfortable here."

"Of course, Chad. But is everything alright? Why does your mom want to move in all of a sudden?" Anya was mostly worried about the reason behind it.

Leo sighed. "No idea. She and Dad had some kind of fight. I should call those two troublemakers and see what happened."

Anya suggested, "Chad, if you're free, maybe you should go pick your mom up? There are so many floors here, I'd hate for her to get lost. And she can sleep in my room tonight-"

The call cut off before she finished.

Leo snorted. "Yeah, my mom says she's coming to 'help' us. More like she's coming to keep an eye on us or break us up."

Anya secretly didn't mind. With his mom around, she'd finally get to stretch out in bed, and Leo would have to take the couch for once. Maybe it'd teach him some restraint.noveldrama

Leo went to pick up his mom at Willow Park Apartments.

Meanwhile, Mia watched Naomi's retreating figure. "You think Naomi's going through menopause or something?"

Molly just shrugged. "Who knows?"

Mia blinked, pulled out her phone, and figured she'd go straight to the source. "Hey Mom, did you ever go through menopause?"

Click. Her mom hung up on her.

Mia stared at her phone, incredulous. "She hung up."

Molly handed her son to Mia, then tried her luck. She dialed Coleen, and as soon

as she said, "Hey Mom—"

Click. Coleen hung up instantly.

Molly just stared at the phone.

Mia raised an eyebrow. "At least I got a question out. You barely managed a greeting."

Back at Chade Inc., the CEO's secretary asked, "Sir, who was that on the phone just now?"

"Spam call," Coleen said flatly.

The secretary nodded, buying it completely.

Coleen grumbled, "Has Molly been missing for days? Tell her to drag herself back

to work. Her desk has dust bunnies by now!"

After picking up Naomi, Leo brought her to

time getting involved in his parents'

park. This was his first

relationship mess. Contents

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He tidied up his old bedroom, moved the giant teddy bear out to the living room, and said, "Mom, you can stay here. The fridge is packed with. snacks and drinks-if you get hungry while Anya and I are out, just let me know and I'll order you something. Or, if you'd rather, I can get a chef to cook for you."

Naomi waved him off. "I'm fine, sweetheart. If I'm hungry, I'll cook something. You should get to class if you have it."

Leo ran through how to use all the appliances, the balcony door, and a bunch of random little things. Living with Anya had definitely made him more thoughtful.

Before he left, he handed Naomi his spare key. "Anya and I just use one. I need to

pick her up after school anyway."

Naomi tried to refuse, but Leo just slipped it into her bag and headed out.

In the parking garage, Leo immediately called home.

His sisters answered at the same time. "Leo, listen, let me explain—"