Sweet Mischief’s Rollercoaster Romance
Chapter 169

When people are busy, it always feels like time goes by so fast.

Mia's learning to drive at home harder than ever these days. Whenever Leo was too tired to resist, Mia would always push him to go to sleep. "Aren't you going to sleep?" Leo would ask. Mia shook her head, "I'll go in a bit."

At first, Leo actually believed her. One night, he got up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom and saw the car lights on in the yard. It freaked him out so much he thought he was seeing ghosts. He ran downstairs to find out that Mia was still practicing her driving.

"Mia, it's already three in the morning! Are you planning on surprising Andre with your dark circles when he gets back?"

Mia was having a hard time with reverse parking. Leo just ended up being her punching bag.

Then Leo was beaten up by Mia.

Mia pulled two all-nighters. She would sleep during the day in class and practice driving at home at night.

She even took the car out on the road to sharpen her driving skills.

Finally, Friday arrived. Mia thought back on her driving progress and cheerfully said, "My husband is coming back soon."

Jade was also excited, "I'm going to my grandparents' house. My brother promised to drive me there."

Leo was the only one not excited. "Jade, can you take me too?"

"Sorry. Face the reality."

Leo turned to Mia, "Can you help me out?"

Considering all the help Leo had given her with her driving, Mia decided to help. "I'll do my best to protect you, but Andre still has the final say."

Jade joked, "What's Leo's life worth? I bet even if Mia wanted Andre's life, he'd be willing to give it to you."

Mia shyly played around with Jade.

Another day passed just like that.

At the school gate, Chad was already waiting for Jade.

His trunk was filled with gifts. They brought them home for their grandparents. On the way home, Jade insisted on driving. Chad had no choice but to give in. When they reached a less crowded area, he handed the wheel over to her. He switched on the hazard lights when he sat in the passenger seat.

Hazard lights are a warning signal indicating that the vehicle may be a danger and reminding other vehicles to steer clear of it.

Jade felt insulted looking at the blinking warning lights.

"You underestimate me."

Chad asked, "Then let me ask you, what must you remember to do when turning?"

Jade tentatively asked, "turn the steering wheel?"

Chad immediately unbuckled his seat belt. He got out of the car, walked over to the driver's side, and pulled Jade out of the car.

Jade bumped into Chad's arms. "Why did you pull me?"

Chad was so exasperated he didn't know what to do. He knocked Jade on the head. "Go sit in the passenger seat. Record my driving and study it when you get home."

Jade pouted, realizing she had said the wrong thing.

She obediently sat in the passenger seat. "I don't have enough storage on my phone."

In reality, Jade just didn't want to hold up her phone for the entire trip.

Chad, of course, knew she was lying but did not reveal her.

Chad said, "You can use my phone to record the video."

Jade took Chad's phone, but instead of recording, she started sneakily playing a game.

Chad was left to handle all the driving. Jade, sitting in the passenger seat, enjoyed munching on fruits, snacks, and playing games.

The drive home for Mia and Leo was also handled by Mia.

"Andre will be back tomorrow. Today, I need to drive one more time to review."

Leo tore off a piece of paper from his notebook and handed Mia a pen. "Write me a guarantee first. If you crash my car, you have to compensate me for the original price."

Mia looked at Leo's Porsche. "I won't crash."

"I don't believe you."

Leo wrote on the paper, "Date: October 26; Weather: Clear; Location: Havenbrook University."

He continued, "Today, Mia drove Leo's Porsche from Havenbrook University home. If there are any scratches or collisions on the way, Mia must compensate Leo at the original price. If she refuses to compensate, her husband will have to pay double the compensation." Then, the note was placed in front of Mia.

"Sign it."

Mia took the paper and asked, "Are you really going to use my husband to threaten me?"

Leo replied, "Andre gives you so much money every month. You just have to take a little bit out of it and I can get a new car."

Mia looked at the guarantee paper in her hand, feeling a bit angry.

"Mia, I'm warning you. If you don't sign, don't even think about driving my car today."

Mia held the guarantee. She looked at the car, picked up the pen, and signed her name on the paper.

"Is that okay?"

Leo hadn't reacted yet. He thought Mia would hit him first. "Hey, you didn't hit me?"

After saying that, Mia punched him. "You're really asking for a beating! If I don't hit you, you feel uncomfortable?" In Arcanville.

Conner Nettleton looked at his good friend.

"Mr. Cedillo, you flew three to four hours to see me, just to invite me for a coffee?"

Andre treated coffee like alcohol. "I promised Mia not to drink when I left. She might call to check on me at any time."

In the past few days, Mia would call him as soon as she finished class. Although she said it was to share her daily life with him, in reality, she was strictly monitoring his actions.

Every night before bed, she would ask him to video chat.

Conner asked, "Mr. Cedillo, are you joking that you would listen to a woman?"

Andre replied, "Of course. If I don't listen to her, she might fly here from Havenbrook to find me. She's quick-tempered, so I can't upset her. She might even hit me if she gets angry." Andre knew his wife well. Conner was shocked, "She dared to hit you?"

Andre miserably drank another cup of coffee.

So, Andre gained another "label" in the eyes of his friends - he was a victim of domestic violence!

Of course, the spreader of this news was Conner.

At this moment, Conner felt very sorry for Andre. His wife often ran away from home after their marriage, and even abused him at home.

"Andre, why don't you just get a divorce? There are many better options. Why are you sticking with Mia?"

Andre shot him a look, "You want to end up with a broken tailbone like Mars Arrowood?"

Thinking about Mars's unfortunate encounter, Conner immediately shut up.

"Then why do you come to see me?" In the past five days, Andre had seen many people, but none of them had the familiar bite mark on their arms.

He even started to question if he was seeing things. But he had indeed caught the person, and saw the bite mark. Every time he closed his eyes in these few nights, that scene was all he saw.

He felt like he was going crazy with this question.

"I can't find Molly. I've looked everywhere, but she's nowhere to be found."

Upon hearing Molly's name, Conner stopped joking. "You're being too hard on yourself. You were only 13. You did your best to protect Molly. If you wanted to protect Leo, you couldn't look out for Molly; if you wanted to protect Molly, Leo would have been kidnapped. Whether as a brother or uncle, you've done your best. Your mother passed away due to long-term illness. She wouldn't want you to blame yourself like this."