The CEO's Mischievous Little Bride
Chapter 266 You're the Only One Left

Patrick looked at the cuddly Vera in his arms. She always managed to do things that benefited him, even if by accident!

It seemed destined.

The anger he felt earlier gradually dissipated.

Vera, being very astute, sensed that Patrick was in a better mood. She softly said, "Honey, I made up for my mistake, didn't I? Please don't be mad." Patrick didn't respond to Vera but instead told her, "Next time you get into a fight, tell me first."

"Why?" Vera curiously looked up at Patrick from his embrace.

Patrick replied, "So I can find you some backup."

Vera immediately laughed. "Okay!"

She avoided a beating and estimated that Patrick was back to treating her like a treasure.

So Vera asked the question that had been on her mind for a long time, "Honey, you actually wanted to stand up for Cindy a long time ago, didn't you?"

Patrick thought of Cindy's personality at home and felt disdain."Weak, bullied for over a decade and resigned to enduring it for decades to come. Soft-hearted and seemingly destined for no great achievements. Truly, there is no one quite like Vera!"

Vera didn't know if he was praising or criticizing her.

From Vera's two fights, it seemed that Patrick wasn't angry at the person she fought but was upset that she fought herself, fearing she might get hurt.

Vera guessed that Patrick had long wanted to teach Dylan and Joe a lesson. But since Cindy never mentioned it to the Olteran family, Patrick couldn't intervene in the Wallace family's affairs on his own.

However, Vera was different; she would fight back. If the Wallace family dared to bully her, Patrick would definitely step in.

Dylan and Joe were so useless that they couldn't even beat a girl like Vera and were overpowered by her.

Patrick told Vera, "Vera, in the future, be ruthless and never leave any trouble behind. Reputation is for outsiders; never leave yourself any trouble, understand?"

Vera nodded in Patrick's arms, increasingly resembling a cat he was raising.

"Don't worry, honey, I'm not a kind person."

Patrick also made a request to Vera. "You can fight, but you must win! And you must not get hurt."

Vera nodded again.

"Don't worry, honey, I haven't met a match yet."

Patrick believed Vera was skilled but thought she was a bit overconfident.

"There will always be someone stronger."

Vera replied, "I know, you talk like ahomiletic man. You're my husband; just love me and don't lecture me. I won't listen."

Patrick was once again left speechless by Vera.

Having just appeased Patrick, Vera didn't dare say anything more.

Vera finished her glass of water and idly admired the surroundings.

This was Vera's second time at Cherry Villa, but her first time inside.

Vera looked around the room; the decor matched her taste.

Moreover, from the moment she entered, Vera had a strange feeling that this place would be her future home.

Although Vera had never fantasized about her future house, seeing this one instantly filled the blank space in her mind.

Patrick noticed Vera admiring the house and a satisfied smile appeared on his lips.

Patrick stood up, holding Vera's small hand, and led her to familiarize herself with the room layout.

They first went to the master bedroom, which had double doors and was very spacious.

Vera liked the bedroom door at first sight. Once inside, she immediately left Patrick and happily ran to admire the large master bedroom. "Honey, you really know how to enjoy life."

Seeing the joy in Vera's eyes, Patrick also smiled.

Vera sat at the foot of the bed, lay down to test its comfort, and then got up to check out the walk-in closet and the windowsill.

Vera was busy on inspecting every room.

She no longer needed Patrick to guide her; she ran around on her own.

Patrick later waited for her in the second-floor living room.

"Honey, you have a private theater."

"Honey, you have so much wine in the basement, I want to..."

"You are not allowed to drink!" Patrick hurried to the basement, put a bottle of wine back on the shelf, and pulled Vera out of the wine cellar. He told her, "You can move around on the first floor and above, but you are not allowed in the two basement levels."

Vera pouted and sneaked another glance at the basement. "Fine, I won't go."

Patrick pretended not to see the interest in Vera's eyes.

Later, Patrick took her to the outdoor lawn and the pool to play.

Vera played at Cherry Villa all afternoon and returned to the Olteran family with Patrick for dinner.

As soon as they entered, Shawn saw Patrick following behind and immediately ran away.

Patrick glanced at Shawn's retreating figure, knowing full well that Shawn was afraid of being held accountable.

Shawn secretly texted Molly on his phone: [Molly, why haven't you come back?]

At that moment, Molly was at the Chase family dinner table, eating and checking her phone.

Sebastian coughed, and Molly quickly put her phone face down. However, she still replied to Shawn: [For my safety, I went back to the Chase family.] Shawn then secretly messaged Vera.

Shawn: [Weren't we supposed to come back after finishing the task without Patrick finding out? How did you end up coming back with him?]

Vera replied: [Shawn, just come down and accept the criticism. The three of us failed today and got caught. Molly was taken by Sebastian for a scolding, Vincent and Cindy took Randall away, and I've already been reprimanded by Patrick. You're the only one left.]

In the bedroom, Shawn looked at Vera's message on his phone and angrily murmured, "I knew you three were unreliable. I shouldn't have joined your scheme last night."

The original plan was to go out in the morning and return in the afternoon.

Deal with the people without alerting the guardians at home.

Shawn was supposed to stay home and immediately call Vera, Molly, and Randall if Patrick suddenly returned.

In the end, Vera, Molly, and Randall were caught before noon.

Randall and Molly's current situation was unknown.

At the Chase family, Timothy asked Molly, "You just left a few days ago, why are you back?"

Molly replied, "Sebastian caught me and brought me back."

Timothy and Ellie were puzzled and turned to look at Sebastian.

Sebastian picked up a fork and said, "We don't discuss Molly's behavior at the dinner table. We'll talk after we eat."

With that, the family of four began their meal.

After dinner, Molly was about to go to her room to sleep when Ellie called softly from the living room, "Come over here and explain what happened today before you go back." Sebastian was wiping the dining table, and Timothy was in the kitchen loading the dishwasher. Soon, they joined the living room, looking at the downcast Molly.

"I got into a fight today."

After Molly spoke, Timothy and Ellie from the Chase family were shocked.

Molly got into a fight today?

Sebastian added, "She wasn't alone; she had two partners."