Sweet Mischief’s Rollercoaster Romance
Chapter 497

The family of three lying on the ground had been completely brutalized by Molly.

"Back off," Chad commanded.

A dozen burly men turned to Molly, waiting for her signal.

Chad realized they were ignoring him and only listening to his sister.

"Molly!" Chad called out, his voice laced with anger.

Molly, irritated by Chad's interruption, reluctantly ordered, "Stop."

The men halted immediately, but the torment they had inflicted was enough to scar the victims for life.

Chad glanced at Juliana's condition and frowned. "Molly, you're coming home with me."

Instead of complying, Molly coldly instructed her men, "One finger, a hundred grand."

Juliana, lying on the ground, was gagged with a piece of wood, unable to cry out.

Chad's eyes blazed with fury. "Molly, stop it!"

Money talks. By the time Chad finished speaking, Molly had already achieved her goal.

Dave, seeing his cousin was siding with them, desperately called out, "Cousin, help me! I had nothing to do with this!"

Hearing this, Molly approached Walter and Dave, squatting down in front of them.

Both men turned pale with fear. Molly, like a ghost, stared them down. "Nothing to do with you? How can that be when your mother caused a scene at our house!" Chad strode over and yanked Molly up from her dark corner.

"Molly, come home with me!" he demanded.

Molly tried to shake off Chad's grip but failed. Her eyes welled up with tears. "Let me go."

Ignoring her plea, Chad dragged her towards the car.

Molly shot Juliana a warning look. "If you see my mother again in this lifetime, you better steer clear. Consider the severed finger a warning."

As they passed Leo, before Chad could say a word, Leo spoke up, "Chad, I'll leave Auntie to you. I'll handle the rest."

Fuming, Chad pulled Molly to the car door and shoved her into the passenger seat.

He got in, started the car, and drove away from the desolate, unfinished building.

Once they reached the bustling city, Chad parked the car.

"Molly, have I spoiled you so much that you've become lawless?" he shouted.

Molly looked at Chad's angry face and shouted back, "Yes, I have! There are too many monsters at home, and everyone dares to upset Mom. You can't protect her, and you won't let me do it either. Mom's in the hospital, and you and Dad are to blame too!" If they had kicked out Juliana's family earlier, her mother wouldn't have ended up in the hospital.

Molly had been bottling up her rage, never letting it out.

Chad looked at his sister, seeing a side of her he hadn't seen before.

Their mother's hospitalization had been a source of guilt for both him and their father.

"But," he said, "I don't mind if you want to vent your anger, but look at yourself today."

"This is who I am! Do you only like me when I act cute and say, 'Brother, I love you'? Do you hate me when I show this fierce side? Let me tell you, I, Molly, have always been dark inside, not the innocent and playful girl you think I am."

As a cop, Chad couldn't condone Molly's violent actions. As a brother, he couldn't let his sister turn into a dark angel.

In Molly's eyes, he hated her for this.

Chad, his chest heaving with anger, said, "There are many ways to keep them away from Mom. Why choose the most extreme one?"

"There are no other ways, only this one." Molly's tears fell. "You want to cut ties? She's like a leech; in the end, you'll be the one severing ties. To deal with people like her, you need a villain like me who can intimidate them into submission and fill them with fear so they won't dare disturb Mom."

As Molly spoke, she couldn't keep up with her tears. "Do you know how much Mom is hurting? From the time she was hospitalized until now. Her older sister hopes she dies soon to seize the company. Her own sister and nephew fear every day that they won't get a share of the company if Mom dies. Is this how siblings should behave?

During Mom's surgery, it was us, the Cedillo family, who stood outside the operating room. Not a single person from the Byrne family or the He family was there. None of them hopes for Mom's recovery; they're all selfishly afraid that if Mom dies, the company will fall into the other's hands. Being kind-hearted will get you nowhere.

I, Molly, have a heart of stone. Whoever bullies me, stands in my way, or makes me unhappy, I will torment them in return. In this life, I won't take any crap!"

Chad knew that Chade Inc., while bringing wealth to their family, also brought unrest.

Chad didn't argue with Molly. He drove his sister home overnight.

On the way back, the two didn't speak a word.

When Leo finished settling the money and was about to leave, someone asked, "Who is the real 'Auntie'?"

Leo, being a man, was ruled out. Molly, who had just arrived, obviously didn't know how to protect herself, let alone be the skilled 'Auntie' who issued the order.

Some had come for the reputation of 'Auntie' but didn't see anyone when they arrived.

Leo got into his car, thinking about Mia, who was at home in confinement and couldn't get out from under her husband's thumb. "The real 'Auntie' is a... um, new mother." Everyone was shocked: A new mother?

After saying that, Leo drove away.

It was past midnight.

Leo called Anya. "Hey, Anya, where are you?"

Anya replied, "I'm still at the hospital with Coleen. They all told me to leave, but I won't."

Leo thought about the only soft-hearted sweetie in the house and felt relieved that Anya wasn't as terrifying as Auntie and Aunt. Anya asked, "Little Chad, are you coming home tonight?"

Leo replied, "I'm on my way back, driving. Wait for me at the hospital. Jade might get there before me."

"Okay, I'll wait for you. Drive safely."

Vivian had been looking for a chance to get close to Coleen, thinking that with Molly gone, Anya would be easier to handle.

However, this girl was far from simple.

With Anya around, Vivian couldn't even get near the bed.

Vivian had cooked dinner herself, but Anya arranged a whole restaurant meal for Coleen. She not only ordered the chef to prepare a special dinner but also had it delivered to the hospital room.

"Auntie, you really shouldn't be so kind to my mother. At home, she often speaks ill of you, and every time I argue back, she hits me. This time, I'm sorry. I was too afraid of getting hit again when I got home, so I didn't try my best to stop her," Vivian confessed to Coleen from the foot of the bed. Anya, with an innocent expression, asked, "Auntie, is it normal here for someone to badmouth their own mother just to please someone else? Isn't that a character issue?" Vivian was left speechless.