Sweet Mischief’s Rollercoaster Romance

Henry was still there, gearing up to snatch the "cat mom" from his brother's arms. Just then, the coffee shop manager hurried out, quickly ushering Mia inside. She was a delicate, lovely woman, her eyes pure and clear, just like the child's from before, making everyone around her feel at ease.

Mia felt a good vibe about the place. "Ma'am, since you have your little one with you, why not sit inside? It's quieter, and you get a great view of the whole garden."

Mia, with her tiger-like son in tow, settled into a cozy corner. Before long, a waiter came by with the menu. As she was about to browse through it, Mia took a deep breath, bent down, and peeked under the table where her mischievous little boy was hiding, "Henry, come out! I'm counting to three, and if you don't, you're getting a spanking today."

Just then, a woman, striking as a needle, walked into the coffee shop with a natural ease as if she owned the place. She spotted Mia, who was mid-count, "Three, two..."

"Mrs. Cedillo?" Aimee approached, surprised.

Mia turned, "Ms. Aimee?" recognizing her as the "kind and polite" young lady from last night's party. "Hold on a sec, let me get my son out."

Mia crouched down, grabbed her little rascal, and scooped him up. Meanwhile, Aimee sat across from her and called out to a nearby staff member, "Jenny, it's on me today. Bring out the house specials."

Mia was a bit surprised. "This is Ms. Aimee's treat?"

Aimee nodded, explaining she was the only granddaughter of the country's wealthiest man, and this coffee shop was her very own venture. "Yep, something Patrick and I started for fun. I opened this place."

Mia wasn't too shocked. Her friend Naomi had done something similar, investing some spare cash into a low-key business that was more for leisure than profit.noveldrama

As they chatted, coffee and desserts appeared on the table. Henry could only stay put for about three minutes, which was pushing it. Before Mia even touched her cup, his little hands grabbed it, and he took a sip. Mia was a second too late... texample.com

"Waaah!" Henry wailed, diving into his mom's arms. It was so bitter, completely undrinkable.

Mia was fuming, clenching her fists.

First, it was sneaking wine and ending up at the hospital, now it was coffee. She was at her wit's end. The woman across from her seemed to notice Mia's frustration. texample.com

Mia decided to drop the formalities, "Let's cut the act, shall we? Yesterday there were too many people, and I had to keep up appearances for my husband's sake."

Aimee was relieved, "I agree, pretending is just too much work."

They both laughed it off, and Mia, who had promised to hold back, couldn't resist and gave Henry a couple of gentle smacks on the bottom. Henry's cries became intense-not from the pain, but because his pride was hurt. texample.com

Later, the boy who had been holding the cat came over, tugging at the crying Henry to join him. "Don't cry, little buddy. I'll show you my Ultraman. Transform!"

The little tiger was confused by the unchanged boy and started crying again, "I want Jiongjiong, not Jiangjiang!"

His tears left the boy puzzled. What on earth were Jiongjiong and Jiangjiang? "Mommy!" The boy called for his mom too.