Sweet Mischief’s Rollercoaster Romance
Chapter 157

"Hey, Jade, miss me yet?" Their mother answered the phone, greeting her daughter sweetly.

"Mom, it's me, Chad. I've got something to tell you."

Suddenly, Jade panicked. She hopped into Chad's arms, peppering his face with kisses.

Feeling the dampness on his cheek, he turned to look at the girl next to him. "Jade, are you trying to stir up trouble?"

"I messed up. Please don't tell mom, I promise I'll behave in the future," Jade whispered.

She wasn't sure why she'd just kissed Chad. A blurry memory from her childhood suggested that kissing someone would save her from punishment.

"What's going on over there? Are you two fighting? Jade is your sister, why are you picking on her?"

With her hands clasped together, Jade pleaded with Chad not to tell their parents. Chad reluctantly looked at her, handed her the phone, and headed upstairs. Jade quickly put the phone to her ear, "Mom, I miss you. When are you coming back? My brother always bullies me when you're not at home."

Chad, who hadn't gone far, heard and thought, "Women's words can't be trusted!"

The mother and daughter chatted over something, and the conversation went on for almost half an hour.

Chad went back to her, "Let's talk."

"Chad, mom said, if you keep bullying me at home, she will not let you off the hook when she's back."

"Who's talking about that? I'm talking about the boundaries between men and women. I'm your brother, and we're both adults. You can't kiss me randomly."

"What's wrong with kissing my own brother? I used to kiss you and dad all the time when I was little."

Chad pointed at Jade, "You have to watch out for this in the future."

"I got it, I got it. You're such a nag. I seriously doubt your gender sometimes."

Chad was so angry he wanted to hit Jade. "Our grandpa's in the hospital, and our parents are staying with him. I'm going back home this week to visit him. If you hate me so much, you can stay at home this week." "No, Chad, I want to go too!" Jade clung to Chad immediately.

Chad glanced at her, "Aren't you all about freedom? Go chase your freedom. I can't handle you."

"I know you care about me. Please don't be mad at me." She pretended to massage Chad, kneading his arm randomly. "I say mean things about you, but in my heart, I know you're the best brother in the world. I love you the most." Chad didn't react, Jade kept pestering him.

That night, she refused to let Chad sleep unless he agreed to take her home with him. If Chad disagreed, she would bring her blanket to sleep with him and annoy him. Eventually, Chad had to hit her again.

Jade cried, and Chad tried to comfort her for half an hour to no avail.

"I promise to take you home."

The crying stopped instantly. Mission accomplished, Jade rolled up her blanket and left.

Chad felt cheated by his own sister, but he had no proof. Jade had averted the crisis with her tears, pleading, and incessant nagging.

Meanwhile, Mia, didn't sleep all night. She was waiting for Andre to come home, so the light in her room was always on.

She sat on the bed, staring at the door, but Andre never showed up.

She called her husband, and Andre answered. "Why aren't you asleep yet?"

"I can't sleep unless you're home," Mia sobbed softly.

"Go to sleep, I have some stuff to take care of tonight."

"Darling, please come home," Mia kept begging.

Seeing her husband angry made her sad. She remembered every scolding word he'd said. She felt like there was a heavy stone pressing on her heart, making it difficult even to breathe.

Andre was reviewing some documents and tried to reply to Mia gently to avoid scaring her. "I'm working overtime with Noah. There's no other woman here. Don't overthink things. Go to sleep." After comforting Mia, Andre hung up and stared at the paper in his hand for the tenth time!

Noah was terrified, "Mr. Andre, we had no idea Mrs. Cedillo, being so petite, could pack such a punch."

The information on it belonged to no other than his feisty wife.

Indeed, Andre didn't come home all night.

The next day, the three met in the classroom.

Jade, "I'm so relieved we're all still alive."

Leo corrected her, "You two are alive. I feel like I'm dead."

Mia was listless, ignoring the lecture and falling asleep on the desk.

Jade patted Leo on the shoulder and asked, "Mia, what's wrong with you?"

"She must have been scolded by her husband."

Jade went over to comfort Mia. "Did Andre hit you last night?"

Mia shook her head with her eyes closed.

"Did he scold you?"

Again, she shook her head.

"Could it be because you didn't join the boxing match yesterday..."

"Jade, my husband is ignoring me."

Mia's voice was hoarse, and tears streamed down her face as she kept her eyes closed. "He would rather work overtime than come home to me. I know I messed up. I admitted my mistake to him, but he wouldn't listen. This morning, I called him, and he said he was busy. Why does love hurt so much? If I were single, I wouldn't care about his feelings."

Leo said, "You need to admit to your husband that you were the one boxing yesterday. Then you need to explain to him how you knew about this place, who took you there, and why you participated in the match. You need to tell him all of that."

Jade frowned and looked at at her friend who felt uncomfortable next to her."Mia, if you're really suffering, tell your husband I brought you there. If he asks me, I'll say it was my brother's idea. He won't let this slide."

Mia shook her head again. "No, lying to him would make me feel even worse."

Leo said, "Then just keep your mouth shut. I've already been beaten up by him once. I don't want to get beaten for nothing. Pretend you two weren't there yesterday, and it was just me."

Mia turned around and asked Leo, "Leo, why are you always protecting me?"

Leo replied, "You came to me and Jade with your problems, rather than telling your own parents. That kind of trust deserves to be returned."

Mia looked at Leo, feeling a deep sense of guilt. "Leo, I'm sorry, Jade and I both ditched you yesterday."

Leo was fine until she brought that up, then he got pissed! Though, if he were in Mia or Jade's shoes, he would've made the same decision. But he was Leo, Andre's nephew, and he just had to take the punches.