Sweet Mischief’s Rollercoaster Romance

Anya believed in the idea of giving back more than you take, a gesture of gratitude that she held dear. Leo felt reassured, saying, "My girl really knows how to handle things."

After taking a couple of sips, he handed the cup to Anya. "Here, have some too."

Anya drank from the edge of the cup, and Leo gestured to a corner of the room. "I got you some snacks over there. Have a bite to keep you going. Shoot a quick message to your advisor, and once you're up from your nap this afternoon, I'll take you to school. Then, we can hit the supermarket together." Thinking it over, Anya realized it would save her time and hassle, so she nodded. "Chad, where did you suddenly get all this money?"

"I developed an app and locked in a three-year deal with a company. With this cash, we can move to a bigger place. Why don't you move in with me?"

"Ah, but I'll miss little Henry so much."

Leo chuckled, "Well, the main reason I want you to move in is because of that little rascal."

Anya pouted, "You're so unreasonable."

Later, Anya vented about the situation to Mia, who shrugged it off. "Get used to it. The Cedillo family gets irrationally jealous-your uncle, your aunt, even your kid brother Henry, they're all the same."

By the afternoon, Leo's headache had eased up a lot. They got to the university, and while Anya went into the teacher's office, Leo waited outside.

Ten minutes later, Anya came out holding a permission slip, snapped a quick photo, and sent it to her class rep. Feeling relieved, she headed to the supermarket with Leo.

Every time Tony's phone buzzed, he hoped it was a message from Jerry. But, seeing it was just another ad, he sat down by a bush, still in his costume, eating his packed lunch with a sigh.noveldrama

Whenever extras were needed, he was quick to sign up. Each buzz of his phone was a moment of hope, followed by disappointment.

By five in the afternoon, Tony was lying in a pool of fake blood, having received his boxed lunch.

When the director yelled "Cut," Tony got up, started changing out of his costume, and noticed a missed call from Jerry. Excited, he dashed out, still half in costume, to return the call. "Hi, Mr. Jerry, sorry I missed your call. I was filming. What's up?"

Jerry exchanged a look with Kathy

and said softly, "Tony, here's the deal. I saw potential in you, which is why I took notice. But after your last performance, my boss wasn't

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thrilled Let's be straightforward. I've talked to my boss, and if you can get Leo to sign that contract, both of you will be our company's next big stars. What do you think?"

The light in Tony's eyes faded. "You want me to trick Leo into signing a contract with a massive penalty, forcing him to sign because he has no other choice?"

"That's not exactly it. Tony, I'm genuinely trying to help you. It just so happens my boss thought, if you could bring someone in, she'd reluctantly agree."

"Mr. Jerry, you don't need to pretend

anymore. You're still after Leo."

Jerry's words were contradictory. It

the company really intended to.

drop

him, why push him to betray his friend and then promise to promote both of them?

The heart of the issue was they wanted him to do their dirty work. "Thanks, but no thanks. And I'm sure

Ms. Kathy is right beside you. Let's be clear, I can't stoop to that. I'm not signing."

With that, Tony hung up, wiped away his tears, and headed back to change out of his costume.

The director, watching from the utility room, turned to his assistant and asked, "Who's that guy?"