"Honey, I'm not hungry, but I still want to eat something. I can't get the food from Majestic Dining Enclave out of my mind." She said with a pitiful expression.
Andre sat up from the bed, "It's 2 a.m. now, Majestic Dining Enclave should be closed."
Mia nodded, "Darling, could you help me relax so I can fall asleep?"
Andre didn't know what to say. He was no hypnotist. He got up, went out for a bit and returned with something. He took out a dress from the wardrobe for Mia to change into, "The Majestic Dining Enclave is open again."
At 2 a.m., a restaurant was open just for one person.
Andre still maintained his image as a business tycoon. When they arrived, the manager and six staff members were waiting at the door.
Mia sat in the lobby, leaning on the table, and sipping soup from a bowl. There were also four dishes she wanted in front of her.
The six staff members stood by, serving dishes as they were ready.
Andre was dressed in a dark gray shirt with a black suit jacket over it. He sat across from Mia, legs crossed, leaning against the back of his chair, and gazing at his wife in front of him.
Mia felt a bit embarrassed. She had casually mentioned something, and her husband had taken her words seriously, even bringing her here.
Mia buried her face in her bowl. She ate while everyone watched. Andre told the manager, "All the dishes are served. You can go home now."
The manager glanced at Mrs. Cedillo sitting across from him and understood his intention.
"Alright, Mr. and Mrs. Cedillo, enjoy your meal, call me if you need anything."
After the manager and his team left, Mia finally breathed a sigh of relief, "Honey, don't spoil me like this. You'll spoil me rotten."
Andre chuckled, straightened up, and used utensils to serve food onto his wife's plate. "Even if you're spoiled, I'll take responsibility."
After this, Andre realized that his wife would wake up in the middle of the night and couldn't sleep without eating something. Later, the Cedillo family's chef would prepare a late-night snack for Mia every night.
Molly also returned to the Byrne family on the weekend. One day, she was awakened by the heat.
The leaves outside the window were bright green, and the swallows were chirping at the eaves. Early summer had arrived. Many of her classmates had started wearing short sleeves and long skirts.
Checking the temperature on her phone, Molly thought of Mia sweating in class because of the heat, she immediately got up, took a shower, and called a cab to see Chad.
She hadn't been to the police station for a while. Whenever she came, the police officers treated her like family. "Molly, have you fallen in love? You haven't had time to come to the station to hang out with us recently."
Molly retorted, "Who would dare to be Officer Chad's brother-in-law? I'm afraid he'd investigate them thoroughly before they even confess to me."
Officer Chad listened to his sister's complaints without getting angry. He was smiling the whole time and gave an order to his subordinate in a good mood, "Go to the bank and investigate the financial records of this company. Classify any suspicious accounts for further investigation."
"Yes, captain."
The subordinate left to carry out the task. Chad looked at his younger sister, who was still sleeping soundly in the morning when he left.
"You are up. What do you need from me?"
Molly leaned over and hugged Chad's arm, "Chad, accompany me shopping."
"I'm busy. Go find our mom."
"No, mom and I have different tastes, and we always argue when we shop. You come with me, and you'll be the one to pay."
Chad didn't know what to say. In his sister's eyes, he was interfering with her love life, helping her solve problems, and helping her pay bills.
"Here's my bank card. Go shopping by yourself."
"But I'll be so pitiful. People go shopping with their boyfriends or girlfriends. If I go alone, people will look at me." Molly whined.
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