Sweet Mischief’s Rollercoaster Romance

Chapter 411

Tom’s hand was shaking with pain. His temple was constantly pressed by Andre with a bloody fork, so

he didn’t dare to make any rash moves.

The atmosphere was tense.

In the Finley household, Andre hurt Finley’s henchman. How could he endure this?

“Andre, protect your people!”

Andre lifted his gaze. His dark eyes stared at the old man, and he slowly said, “You have one foot in

the grave, and in your twilight years, the Walton family was blessed with an heir. But when karma finally

comes calling, the Walton family's line will come to an end.”

This phrase was like a curse, lingering in Finley’s mind, making him tremble with rage.

Bruce thought of the scene when he first saw his wife. He was filled with hatred, but reason held back

his impulse. Bruce had truly lost a child. He stood up, staring at Finley’s cloudy eyes. “Mr. Finley, it

would be better if you could die sooner. If you’re alive, I’m afraid you’ll end up in my hands and there

won’t be a whole body left.”

Bruce warned finally, “Don’t try to hurt my child again. You can’t afford to offend the Cedillo family

today.”

Andre retracted the fork in his hand. He placed the bloody fork in the bowl in front of Finley. “Mr. Finley,

enjoy your meal.”

Just as the two were about to leave, Finley suddenly shouted at their backs, “If anything happens to

Holly, Mia will be the one to pay!”

Andre, who was about to leave, stopped in his tracks, turned around and walked back. His fist was

clenching.

Mia had no idea about what was happening outside. After not eating much for dinner, she was walking

outside with Naomi.

Leo was supposed to accompany them, but his mother refused. Naomi told Leo, “Go bother your

grandfather.”

Leo asked, “What do you mean by ‘bother’?”

Naomi replied, “Then go play somewhere else.”

Around eight o’clock, the Cedillo brothers returned.

The two women who were walking saw their husbands and headed towards them. Despite being

heavily pregnant, Mia ran just as fast as Naomi.

Her energy was boundless. Although her steps were small, she ran quickly towards her husband.

Andre had no choice but to open his arms and let his petite wife into his embrace.

When Andre held Mia, all the anger in him dissipated. He only had the tenderness for her.

“Where’s Leo?”

Mia replied, “Naomi found him annoying wandering around, so she drove him away.”

Andre was a bit tired. He carried his wife back to their bedroom. When the door was closed, Mia

immediately checked her husband’s body for injuries. “Honey, did you kill Finley?”

Andre shook his head. “I didn’t kill him.”

Mia held her husband’s hand and said to him, “I asked Michael. I know everything that happened

during the day. Honey, don’t worry. I won’t be exploited by the bad guys, nor will I be deceived easily. I

will protect myself and our baby.”

Andre looked at his petite wife. “I’ll protect you and the baby too.”

Every effect has a cause. Why did Finley have such hatred for the Cedillo family? He even did not

hesitate to stain his hands with blood.

Mia wanted to know the reason behind this. Later, as the couple lay in bed, Mia hesitated for a long

time, and then asked her husband, “Honey, the relationship between Finley and our family is not just a

competitive one, is it?”

Mia knew that her husband loved to keep things from her. In her husband’s heart, she was a pregnant

woman, a student, a child who could not know about the big issues in the family and blindly worry.

She didn’t expect to hear anything from her husband this time, but Andre suddenly said, “It’s more than

that.”

Andre continued, “This matter dates back to a long, long time ago... back when you were not yet born.”

Mia immediately pulled her husband’s arm, and nestled into his chest, like a clingy little kitten. She

curled up at her husband’s side, with one arm around his waist. She was ready to listen to his story.

Hansen and Finley were arch-enemies in school, and they remained so when they entered politics.

Finley’s eldest son was named Trevor. He was three years older than Bruce and entered the political

arena earlier than him. Shortly after Trevor started his job, he was arranged by Finley to work with

Hansen. It was ostensibly for learning, but in reality, it was to send a monitor to Hansen’s side.

Hansen of course knew all this, but he felt that this child, Trevor, was different from his father. He was

simple-minded and kind, a hundred times better than his father.

Hansen had no prejudice against him and wanted to teach him well, hoping that he could serve the

country in the future.

Everything was going well. But then, a sudden promotion changed everything.

One position, two candidates. Unfortunately, these two were known political enemies. Hansen and

Finley!

“At that time, the situation was that my dad had a greater chance of promotion. Finley became anxious,

so he started to collude with his son to secretly accuse our dad of being corrupt...”

Mia was looking up at her husband. Her eyes were blinking as she listened attentively.

What hurt Hansen the most was that his carefully nurtured subordinate didn’t know right from wrong

and betrayed him. He even placed false documents in his office, framing him and causing him to be

suspended and investigated for half a year.

And this half a year was enough for Finley to gain power, while Hansen lost his.

Finley got his desired promotion. Half a year later, when Hansen was cleared of all suspicions and

ready to return to office, Hansen suddenly resigned.

Trevor felt guilty. He didn’t want to betray his father, but he didn’t want to hurt his mentor who had

nurtured him. He tried to seek Hansen several times to apologize and ask for forgiveness, but Hansen

refused to see him. That day, the normally gentle Mrs. Cedillo got angry and gave him a piece of her

mind at the door, “You ungrateful scum! My husband was blind to have nurtured you.”

After hearing this, Mia also impulsively cursed, “What a traitor. Your mom was right to scold him like

that back then.”

Andre wrapped an arm around his petite wife’s shoulder. “Then he died.”

Mia asked, “Wait, he didn’t die just from being scolded once, did he?”

Andre’s memory was also a bit vague. “He showed up at our door every day, but our dad never saw

him from beginning to end. That day, he came again, just as our dad was coming home. The two of

them talked at the door, but the next day he committed suicide. The police concluded it was suicide.”

Mia practically sprang out of bed in shock. Andre reached out to pull his wife back under the covers,

but she evaded his grasp with surprising agility for a woman in her third trimester.

“So, what did your dad say that made him want to end it all?” Mia asked. Her eyes were wide with

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Andre could only sigh and sit up. “It might be just part of the reason. I heard what my dad said to him.

He didn’t forgive him, but he didn’t scold him either. He just expressed his utter disappointment.”

Mia frowned, crawling to the foot of the bed to face her husband. “Was he sick or something?”

“The last person he saw was my dad,” Andre added, leaving Mia more puzzled.

He continued, “Finley’s second son, Ramey, died in a car accident.”

The Cedillo Group, a budding business empire, had decided to celebrate their recent successes with a

family dinner, when they happened to cross paths with the potential partner, the second son of Finley.

This encounter had left a deep impression on Andre.

Ramey was in his drunken haze when he noticed the blissful Cedillo family of seven.

Molly and Leo were chasing each other around the restaurant, earning them a scolding from Andre,

who was on uncle duty that night. Mrs. Cedillo and Naomi, with their faces glowing with happiness,

were discussing their vacation plans for the year.

Hansen, now in his fifties, still looked distinguished with his freshly dyed hair and impeccable attire.

Even after retiring from politics and venturing into the business world, his charisma was undimmed. He

appeared even younger than before.

Bruce, now a proud father and husband to a wonderful wife, was the cherry on top. The Cedillo family

was also celebrating the birth of their little girl and the arrival of their eldest grandson the same year.