The CEO's Mischievous Little Bride
Chapter 428 Timid and Stubborn

Everyone tried to persuade him not to punish Vera. Patrick was upset and got up to go out and saw Vera standing obediently in the hallway. "Vera, there's a chair next to you. Sit down and rest for a while." Randall whispered to Vera.

Vera was still sniffing. "No."

Randall glanced around at the doctors and nurses who had come to watch them stand. "Sit down."

Vera said, "If I sit down secretly and Patrick finds out, he'll lecture me again. I'm too scared.."

Hearing her aggrieved and timid voice, Patrick realized that his anger had frightened her this time.

She could go toe-to-toe in a fight, but couldn't handle a few words from him.

Patrick appeared in front of them, and Randall immediately stood up straight.

Vera looked up, her bloodshot eyes filled with tears. Because she had been crying, her eyelashes were distinct and curled.

After meeting his gaze, Vera immediately lowered her head, not daring to look at him.

Patrick swallowed hard, his Adam's apple bobbing. He stood right in front of his wife, closing the distance until he was just inches away, then he stopped.

Randall turned his head to look at them, unsure whether he should make a quick exit. If he stayed, he'd be an obvious third wheel, but since his uncle hadn't dismissed him, he didn't dare to leave. Vera was so frightened by Patrick's gaze that she started to cry again.

Before Patrick could speak, Vera, who had always been fearless, burst into tears.

Patrick was helpless, thinking, 'How scary am I?'

Vera's sobs and sniffles, her shoulders trembling slightly, indicated that she was deeply saddened.

Patrick put his hands in his pockets and stood in front of her, watching her cry.

Randall turned his head and thought, 'Why do I stay here?'

Vera had her back pressed against the wall, hands resting behind her, with a bench on one side and Randall on the other, trapped between her husband and the wall. There was no escaping this. There were also medical staff standing by, watching here.

Patrick felt many people watching them. He frowned, looked around the crowd, and warned, "Anyone who isn't interested in being a medical professional, leave immediately!"

His displeasure was apparent.

As soon as Patrick finished, the people around him dispersed instantly.

They didn't have to lose their jobs because of this.

Patrick looked at Vera. "You come in and stand."

Vera shook her head.

Randall sometimes didn't understand how Vera managed to be both timid and stubborn to the extreme.

She was obviously terrified of Patrick, but she still dared to disobey him.

Letting her go into the house to stand as punishment was Patrick's way of helping her save face and not letting her be seen by others outside. Besides, once she was inside, the whole family would surely rally around her and quickly dismiss her punishment with a few kind words. However, she shook her head and refused.

Randall thought, 'Is she crazy?'

Patrick couldn't hold back his anger again. "If you want to stand out there, then go ahead. I'm done trying to help you."

After speaking, he prepared to leave.

Because of his sharp words, Vera cried out in grievance again. Patrick was upset when he heard it and went straight back to the ward.

Cindy asked him, "I asked you to bring Vera, why did you come back alone?"

Patrick was in a bad mood and said, "Let her cry outside."

Shawn glared at him angrily. "Patrick, how could you treat your wife this way? When has Vera ever not come through for you in the end? And you go and bully her? If you don't want her, then get out of here. I don't want you as my son anymore."

The Chase family members hurriedly went up to persuade Shawn not to be angry.

Patrick's face also darkened. He had asked Vera to come in, but she was sulking with him and didn't come in.

He thought, 'Do I have to call her baby and plead her to come in like before?'

Cindy asked, "Did you really tell Nuannuan to come in and stand in the corner?" Patrick didn't deny it.

Cindy, who understood Vera, sighed deeply, "You've been married to Vera for a while now. Don't you get her at all? Making her stand inside, surrounded by people she knows, where's her dignity supposed to go? Standing outside, at least the medical staff don't know her. They'll see and move on; it won't be such a big deal.

"But if you make her stand in front of us, we'll all know she's being punished in front of family. That's just embarrassing. She's about to be a mom; do you really want her feeling awkward around us later? Does she really have to go through that just because you want her in there?"

Patrick was silent.

He didn't think of it just now because of careless.

Cindy said again, "No one loves Vera more than you. But when it comes to punishment, no one is more ruthless than you."

Vincent couldn't help but persuade him, "Whatever conflict you have as a couple, take it back home and talk to Vera slowly. She's already very obedient to you. We all understood what happened this time. The three children are all at fault, but it doesn't deserve such harshness."

Sebastian sat by Molly's bed, looking at her.

Molly lowered her head in fear, refusing to look Sebastian in the eye.

Sebastian also felt the urge to lash out at Molly, to scold and even hit her. However, when he noticed the IV on the back of her hand and remembered that the first person she sought when waking up from the coma was him, Sebastian managed to rein in his temper.

"Let's just punish them separately."

Sebastian was responsible for Molly; Vincent took Randall away; and Patrick naturally taught Vera a lesson.

Ellie and Timothy went out to call Vera in, but she didn't move.

Patrick was also in a bad mood, but Vera always acted like a spoiled child with him before, which made him unable to lose his temper. This time, Vera was disobedient, and everyone around was saying that he was cruel to Vera, so Patrick didn't let Vera go.

Shawn was angry.  "Patrick. I'm taking Vera away."

He entrusted Molly to the Chase family; they would definitely stay in the hospital to accompany Molly.

Stepping outside, he saw the poor little thing standing there being punished. His heart softened, and he walked up to Vera, taking her arm. "Come on, let's go home."

Vera pouted. "Dad, what about Patrick?"

Shawn snorted, "Leave him. Let him live by himself. He has such a big temper. Standing for a while is enough punishment. I can't let you stand out here for so long." Shawn glanced at Randall. "You help Vera and come with me."

Randall's legs were sore, let alone Vera's.

He immediately grabbed Vera's arm and took her away without listening to her refusal.

After getting in the car, Vera admitted her mistake to Shawn. "Dad, I caused trouble this time."

Shawn neither praised nor scolded her. Instead, he simply said, "It's hard to determine who's right or wrong this time. The key point is that you're pregnant, and you can't afford to be as reckless as they are."