Chapter 180
Chapter 180
Leo stared at Andre in shock, "How did you know I've been planning this since sophomore year?"
Andre gave him a cold glance. How could such a thing have slipped by him? Back in sophomore year,
Leo would always measure the position of the little hut in the backyard after dinner, constantly
calculating on scrap paper, figuring out how much force he'd need to knock over the shed.
Andre wasn't blind. He had been waiting to see just when Leo would destroy the little shed.
But he never got any news. It wasn't until this year that the shed was finally knocked over. His first
thought was Leo. What pissed him off wasn't the fact that he knocked over the shed, but that he had a
bad influence on Mia.
"If you ever dare to drag Mia into your mischief again, I'll break your legs myself."
Leo immediately shook his head in fear. But he also hoped she wouldn't drag him into mischief. He
knew Mia was a troublemaker too.
"Even though I have a special relationship with Mia, but..."
"Hmm?" Andre's expression darkened. He dared to say he had a special relationship with his wife in
front of him?
Leo quickly changed his words, "Even though we've been together since we were kids..."
Wait, that wasn't right either.
"In short, even though we've been friends for many years, I still need to remind you that she is a
troublemaker too."
Andre paused, then said, "I know."
Andre knew?
"The reason I called you up today was to ask you about Jade."
"Why do you need to know about Jade? If Mia knew you were interested in another woman, even if that
woman is her good friend, she'd still be pissed."
Andre glared at Leo, impatiently saying, "Well, then don't let her find out. Spill it."
Under his pressure, Leo had no choice but to stand there and spill everything he knew.
Meanwhile, Mia wasn't idle either. She found Naomi and took her hand, saying, "I want to look at some
old family photos."
Naomi asked with confusion, "Why do you suddenly want to look at photos?"
Mia said, "I want to see what Andre looked like from childhood to adulthood."
Naomi laughed. She put down what she was doing and led Mia to her bedroom.
She pulled out a large, thick photo album from the cupboard.
"Andre only took a picture on his birthday every year when he was a kid. After that, he stopped taking
photos."
Mia took the album, gently dusting it off.
"No one has looked at this album for a long time." Naomi said.
They sat on the sofa and started flipping through the album. The first page was a family photo of the
Cedillo family.
Naomi pointed to the woman in the photo and said with a smile, "That's our mother-in-law."
Mia nodded, "She looks gentle."
"Yes. She was the gentlest person I've ever met." Naomi said, lost in her memories.
They continued to flip through the album. Two children appeared in the later photos.
"The one in the green shirt is Leo. And that..." Naomi's finger stopped on a picture of a girl in a white
dress. She fell silent.
"That must be Molly." Mia mumbled to herself.
Naomi looked at Mia in surprise.
She smiled at Naomi, "You don't have to hide it from me. Andre already told me."
She didn't just come to see Andre's photos today, she also wanted to see Molly's photos.
Naomi sighed, "Andre has a lot of things on his mind. Maybe only you can make him happy. Mia,
promise me, you won't hurt him."
Mia laughed. She said to Naomi, "Don't be silly. I love him so much, how could I bear to hurt him? I
promise you, wherever and whenever he needs me, I'll be by his side."
Naomi looked at her with a smile.
"Can you tell me about Molly? Andre didn't tell me the details."
Naomi thought for a moment, "Mia, I hope you won't reject Andre after you know these things."
Mia shook her head firmly.
Naomi smiled in satisfaction, "Do you know Hansen used to be a government official?"
Mia shook her head. She only knew that Hansen was the same age as her grandfather. His story was
as distant as a history book to her.
"He was a high-ranking government official. He was incorruptible and offended many people. Later,
someone secretly reported him for corruption and bribery. The prosecutors intentionally investigated
him for over half a year until they completely pissed him off. After proving his innocence, he resigned."
At that time, Hansen had been idle at home for over half a year. The scandal almost affected his son's
life. He waited for more than half a year to finally prove his innocence. Once the announcement of his
innocence was issued, he immediately resigned and went into business.
"Hansen is a very smart man. He used his previous connections from work to pave the way for himself.
In just a few years, Cedillo Inc. grew bigger and bigger. Then, he crossed another line. Cedillo Inc. is a
conscience-driven company. If we make more money, others make less. By coincidence, the Cedillo
family was flourishing during those years. Our mother-in-law had Molly, and not long after, I had Leo.
The entire family was very happy, often organizing various gatherings and taking the children to
participate in various activities. Gradually, the vulnerabilities of our family were discovered by others."
Mia leaned on the sofa, one hand propping up her cheek, listening with rapt attention.
Naomi recalled, "That day, Leo and Molly were playing together. Suddenly, a group of people burst into
the house and picked up Leo to leave. Andre was watching the kids in the yard at the time. Seeing that
Leo was about to be taken away, he held onto Leo for dear life. In the end, the frustrated kidnappers
gave up on Leo and took Molly instead."
"What about Andre?" Mia only cared about her beloved husband.
Naomi remembered the scene from that year, "He threw himself on the ground, clinging to the leg of
the kidnapper who had Molly, trying to stop him from leaving. In the end, he was taken away with Molly Text content © NôvelDrama.Org.
by the kidnappers."
Mia frowned. Turned out, her husband had been kidnapped before.
"So why was it only Molly who ended up missing?"
Naomi shook her head. She didn't know either.
In that chaotic moment, the whole family was in a state of panic. Leo nearly got nabbed too, so her
mind was a total mess. By the time she came to her senses, she found out that the kidnappers had
demanded a billion bucks ransom from the Cedillo family.
Hansen called the cops, but the kidnappers sent him a photo of Andre and Molly, covered in blood. Any
parent would be gutted seeing such a scene. Seeing her son and daughter covered in blood, Mrs.
Cedillo passed out on the spot.