Sweet Mischief’s Rollercoaster Romance

"I'm not sure if signing this contract is a step closer to your dreams or not, but you really need to think it over. You could end up with fans, or you might never act again. I came across a lawsuit against their company yesterday. They trademarked a stage name for an actress, and when she hit it big, she wanted out. But the name was theirs, and she couldn't take it with her."

"Leo, this is all..." Tony was taken aback, setting down his drink. "I was just trying to talk some sense into you the other day, and you got mad at me."noveldrama

Leo replied, "You were trying to persuade me for your own reasons, which is only natural; I get it. When faced with a tempting offer, people often want others to join in. I might have done the same.

But you didn't push me, and you wouldn't push anyone. You didn't try to take advantage of me, and you wouldn't do that to anyone. Tony, you're a good guy. You know right from wrong, and you can see the difference between good and bad. You knew all about my girlfriend's situation.

You could've easily sucked up to them by spilling it all, but you didn't. Instead, you warned me to watch out for spies. They wanted you to trick me into signing, but you flat-out refused.

That was a solid move, and you helped us dodge a major headache. I'm really grateful."

"I owe you thanks, too. If you hadn't clued me in about their company, I wouldn't have looked into them." Tony suddenly felt relieved he hadn't signed the contract; it would've been like jumping into a fire pit.

He was about to pour Leo a drink to say thanks when he noticed Anya still looking all puzzled. Oh right, Leo's girlfriend was still trying to catch up.

He raised his glass, "Leo, cheers to you."

Seeing Tony perk up, Leo stood up, took his still-baffled girlfriend's hand, and said, "My partner stocked the fridge with a bunch of fruits and veggies, so help yourself. We're going to head back to our room; I need to fill her in on what's going on. She's still in the dark."

Leo gently led his girlfriend back to their room.

"Chad!"

"Let me break it down for you." Leo started explaining everything to Anya in detail.

Anya finally got it, "No wonder you said you met someone annoyingz and needed a bit of my charm to balance it out. Chad, does that mean he wanted to recruit me into a girl group?"

"Even Aunt Anne got an invite from him." After that, Leo popped back out and asked Tony, "In your industry, which film and TV

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company do you like the most? Send

me some info about it..."

Once Leo got what he needed, he went back to the bedroom and got busy on his computer.

Anya leaned over, watching closely.

Leo turned around, "Are you getting any of this?"

Anya shook her head, "Nope."

Leo chuckled, "Oh, you silly thing. No wonder you and Henry are pals. One of you is a big goof, and the other is a little goof."

The Smith family.

The little goof watched his dinosaur mom stomp around in a fit, his cute little hands clutching his feet, too scared to speak up.

Andre looked at his son, "Did you upset your mom?"

Henry pouted, his lips trembling, "Woo-woo-woo," it wasn't his fault-she got mad as soon as she checked her phone!

Molly was also pulling her hair out,

"Our teacher wants the first draft of our paper by next Wednesday, and Mia and I totally blanked on

So, the house was a hotbed of drama and stress.

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