Sweet Mischief's Rollercoaster Romance novel Chapter 1031

Conner grabbed Annie's wrist gently, "Hey, my face took the hit, but the rest of me's good. If you want to walk out of here with a smile today, you better cheer me up. Otherwise, we could just tie the knot today, and next year, you might be marveling at our kid."

Annie, with a playful smirk, pressed her other hand on Conner's sore face, making him wince. "Annie, you're trying to murder your husband here."

"With antics like yours, trying to blackmail me, you'd better look after yourself," Annie teased, shaking off Conner's grip and continuing to gently apply ointment to his injuries.

"Whoa, who's the swollen face in the living room? Never seen him before!" came a theatrical voice, as three tall guys strutted in.

Mars Arrowood eyed his buddy's face, jokingly hollering from the doorway, "Conner, where are you? There's a pig in your living room..."

Conner let go of Annie's hand, standing up to chase Mars, itching for some payback.

"Whoa, whoa, why are you chasing me?" Mars was quick to make a run for it.

Conner was right behind him, "I might not take Andre, but you, Mars, I could break your tailbone with a single kick."

Mars, spooked, ducked between Teddy and Asher for cover.

Annie looked at the childish Conner and the cheeky Mars, a smile playing on her lips.

"Alright, settle down, you two. You're grown men, for crying out loud. Even our godson's not this immature," Teddy chimed in, putting a stop to the chase.

Mars kept his distance on the sofa, "Was it the Jiang gang that messed you up?"

Conner pointed at Mars, "Just wait till I get my hands on you."

Then he glanced at his brothers, "I doubt you three are here just to spread some holiday cheer."

Teddy and Asher exchanged a knowing look and turned to Annie.