Maplewood Estates.
Mia tagged along with her hubby to clean up the place. The previous cleaner took off for half a month during the Christmas holidays, so Andre decided to step up to the plate himself.
His wife was in the passenger seat, joining him for the ride.
However, while they were busy tidying up, Michael rang up, "Hey, Mia, didn't you see my messages? Why are you ghosting me? I'm laid up in the hospital and you can't even swing by?"
Mia said, "I'm swamped at home. Don't have time to see you."
Andre asked his wife, "Who's calling?"
Mia replied, "That guy I told you about, Michael."
Andre walked over, grabbed the phone from his wife, put it on speaker, then handed it back to her. Mia's heart raced as she watched her husband's bossy demeanor. She thought he was quite the hunk.
"Mia, is there a man with you?" Michael asked.
Andre looked at his wife, waiting for her to answer the question.
"Yup, there's a man right here. He's my husband." Mia said.
Michael didn't buy it, "Are you spending Christmas with your brother? Do you have a boyfriend?"
"My husband, actually. It's Mr. Cedillo." Mia said.
"Ha-ha, why are you like those women online, calling him your husband? I bet he doesn't even know you exist." Michael said.
Mia stammered, "No, it's not like that. Michael, you have to believe me. My husband is really Andre. I'm his wife, married into a wealth family."
"Alright, keep dreaming, I won't bother you." Michael still didn't buy it. Who would believe that they got a call from a tycoon's cute wife? She even dropped by to visit him, bringing fruits and money. And also, who would believe that Andre would marry a brawl-loving woman!
At this point, Andre took over the phone, "Hello, this is Andre, the CEO of Cedillo Inc., Mia's husband."
Michael said, "I don't believe it."
Mia excitedly said, "If you don't believe it, I'll video call you."
Mia started a video call, and Michael saw on his screen Mia in the arms of a man. She even shamelessly livestreamed her smooching her husband to Michael!
Michael was gobsmacked, "Damn, Mia, I almost made a move on you, you know?"
Mia was embarrassed. So when Molly was looking for her, Mia's phone was in the living room, and she herself was on the master bed apologizing to her husband, "Babe, I really didn't know that he would be into me after meeting just once. I didn't know I was that charming. It's not my fault."
Andre said, "If you were holding a kid, let's see who'd still be chasing after you."
"Wouldn't I be mistaken for the kid's sister then?" Mia asked.
Andre was even more upset, he held Mia tight. Right now, Mia just wished she could get knocked up soon.
On the other side, Molly, who was at the Byrne family, got bored and put down her phone, not wanting to chat with her friends anymore.
When the Byrne parents asked about the situation at the Cedillo family, Molly gave them the whole nine yards, "My dad is like a kid, always likes to goof off with us. Naomi is super nice, while Bruce is very serious, Andre can be a bit scary sometimes, and as for Mia and Leo, you guys know what they're like."
Coleen asked, "Why did you come back from the Cedillos so early this time, won't they have a problem with that?"
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