Sweet Mischief’s Rollercoaster Romance

Conner closed one eye like a cheeky pirate, staring at the group chat photo. "I'm not about to spill the beans on how mischievous my godson is. Especially after they accused me of 'domestic violence' can you believe that?"

Annie just rolled her eyes. The man's got the strangest priorities. He wasn't bothered by the teasing about getting hit but was upset it didn't count as domestic abuse.

"Annie, when we tie the knot, be a little nicer, okay? Quit hitting me all the time." Annie sighed, "...Shut up, or I'll make you eat those eggs you were rolling earlier." "I'll eat them, no problem. I was planning to anyway," Conner replied, always the practical one who never let food go to waste.

Later that afternoon, Mars made the most of his closeness to Andre's office and swooped in to whisk away his adorable little godson. "Andre, laying down the law on my kid? This grudge is going on my list." Mars picked up his godson, showering him with affection.

Henry looked up at Mars with a puzzled expression, trying to place the face. Oh yeah, his godfather.

Mars carried Henry out, video chatting with his friends all the way from the elevator to the car, making the others green with envy. "See? The kid's hanging with me. Come on, buddy, give your godfather a kiss."

Henry just pouted at Mars.

"No worries, he's just a bit shy. He'll smother me with kisses once we're in the car."

Andre watched his son go, checked his watch, and got back to work.

As dusk approached and the workday ended, Andre was getting ready to pick up his wife when Mars came flying out of the executive elevator, handing over his chubby bundle of joy. "Andre, my bad for earlier. I owe you an apology."

Andre caught his little rascal with one hand and glanced at his watch. "Two hours and thirty-two minutes, not bad."

Henry, all dirtied up but still cute as a button, beamed at his dad. "Daddy!"

Mars put Henry down and made a swift exit, not wasting a moment As the elevator doors closed, Mars waved. "Andre, until the kids can actually reason, let's hit pause on our bromance." swnovel

Back in the office, Andre looked at his son. "What did you get up to this time? Managed to ruffle Dad's friendships, huh?"

Henry grinned sheepishly and smooched his dad's cheek.

After that day, when it came to doting on the godson, Mars and Conner kept suspiciously quiet. Eventually, Teddy caught on that

something was up. He asked Mars, "So, what did our little guy dothat day?"

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Mars played it cool, "Our kid's amazing, super lively and cute. You should spendnoveldrama

some time with him."

After nearly twenty years of friendship, Teddy knew when something was fishy. So, he asked

Conner, "What's the deal with our

kid? Haven't seen you doting on him like usual." swnovel

Conner replied, "Our son's lively and adorable. I've been caught up with dating,

but you should hang out with him when you can."

Teddy raised an eyebrow. There it was the scent of something fishy!

Even though Teddy never figured out what happened, he also stopped bringing up the idea of taking care of Henry.

Asher felt out of the loop. "Why aren't you guys fighting over spending time with our kid anymore?"

Sensing something was off, Asher joked, "Don't tell me you've all been sneaking off to Havenbrook to spoil the godson without me?"