The CEO's Mischievous Little Bride
Chapter 491 Molly is an Exception

Sebastian was like, "Hey, what'd you chow down on for dinner?" "Dad grabbed me a sandwich and some milk," Molly shot back.

While they were yakking, Timothy, who was up ahead, got a call. Then he hollered, "Molly, come keep Ellie company on her walk."

Molly quickly turned to Sebastian, "Gotta go walk with Mom."

Sebastian nodded, "Y'all should head back early."

Timothy, clueless about the call, wandered off to the garden before answering. "Stella, if this is about Harold's job again, begging ain't gonna help."

Stella was about to snap back, but Abby stopped her and shook her head. So Stella said, "Timothy, I ain't trying to start anything. Just wanted to check on Ellie. I missed her surgery, and now with Mom getting older and you and Sebastian swamped with work, I thought I could help out with Ellie for a few days."

Timothy wasn't buying Stella's sudden change of heart. Just a few days ago, she was asking how long Ellie had left, and now she was all sweet.

Timothy replied, "No need, Molly's got Ellie covered, and she's doing fine."

Stella added, "But I can't just not visit Ellie. I'm doing this out of goodwill."

"Thanks, but no thanks. You should head home." And with that, Timothy hung up.

On the other end, Stella fumed, "Abby, didn't you say if I played nice, Timothy would let me visit? Now that he's got Ellie, he doesn't give a damn about me."

Abby frowned too, realizing Timothy wasn't budging.

Timothy came back after the call. Ellie asked casually, "Who was it?"

"Just work stuff," Timothy shrugged.

Ellie's hands were cold, so they headed back inside.

Ellie was discharged late 'cause she was still getting some tests done.

These past few days, Molly had been running herself ragged, and Sebastian had been watching, feeling bad for her.

Seeing the scale at the nurse's station, he took Molly to weigh herself.

"Sebastian, I've dropped 13 pounds, that's awesome," Molly cheered.

Molly's excitement didn't match Sebastian's worry. It seemed like only Molly was stoked, while the rest of the fam was stressed.

Because Molly had lost weight, her happiness cost Sebastian three months' salary.

Ellie chuckled and said to Molly, "Don't just blow money, you gotta learn to earn it too."

Molly replied, "Mom, you don't get it. The MS Group is in the fashion biz, right? As Ellie's daughter, I need to know the market, research it, and have a sharp eye for style. So, don't I need to shop and buy clothes often? Of course, I also need to wear them to get a feel for the designs. So, I'm not just spending money; I'm doing market research for the company."

At that moment, everyone in the Chase family was listening to Molly's excuses.

Ellie smiled and asked Molly, "That sounds tough, but why do you always spend Sebastian's money?"

Sebastian also grinned at Molly.

Molly said, "I'm just used to it."

That one line had everyone cracking up again.

Suddenly, Sebastian got a call from Sam. "Sebastian, there's a lady here to see you, and she's got a lunchbox."

"A lady?" Sebastian was puzzled. "Is she a family member of a complainant?"

"Nope, don't recognize her. She's chilling in our office, says her last name is Garcia."

Sebastian couldn't place who it was at first, but since he was just killing time at the hospital, he decided to head back to the office.

As soon as he walked in, he spotted Abby.

In a flash, it hit him-Abby's last name was Garcia.

"Sebastian, have you eaten? I whipped this up for you," Abby said, all smiles.

Sebastian didn't even bother taking her to his office; he just asked straight up in the lobby, "What are you doing here?"

"I wanted to visit Ellie at the hospital and see if I could help, but Zoey wouldn't let us in, so I came to find you." Abby had even dolled herself up in a dress and a knit sweater to look all sweet and gentle. She'd put on some delicate makeup too. While waiting for Sebastian, a few single male officers had definitely noticed her.

She thought her look was on point.

But Sebastian's displeasure was written all over his face.

His expression was stone-cold, and his eyes were like daggers. In front of everyone, he laid into Abby. "Do you know what this place is? It's not some hangout spot. If you want to deliver food, do it somewhere else. This is a police station; we handle reports here."

After that, Abby was on the verge of tears. "Sebastian, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to."

Seeing Sebastian fuming, everyone held their breath, not wanting to get caught in the crossfire.

Sebastian couldn't stand women with heavy makeup, strong perfume, and tears.

He was beyond irritated. "Sam, get her out of here."

"Yes, sir!" Sam kept his distance as he escorted Abby out. "Ms. Garcia, this is an official place. If everyone came here to deliver food, there'd be chaos. We have rules, and violators get fined."

Abby wiped her tears and looked pitifully at Sam. "Mr. Gonzalez, I'm sorry. Please apologize to Sebastian for me."

Sam said, "Sebastian's just like that. He's not nice to anyone except Molly."

Abby sensed that Sam and Sebastian had a special bond, so she asked, "Do you know how Ellie's doing? I'm really worried." Sam was puzzled.

Sebastian had never mentioned Ellie's hospitalization, so no one in the office knew about it. Sam only found out from Abby.

When he got back, he told his colleagues, and suddenly, everyone wanted to visit Ellie. "Mr. Chase, why didn't you tell us about such a big thing at home? If we had known, we would've gone to the hospital to see Ellie." Sebastian said, "It's a minor surgery. She'll be out in a few days."

Sam said, "Sebastian, you should've at least given me a heads-up. Even if I couldn't visit Ellie, I could've covered your night shifts so you could spend more time at the hospital."

David chimed in, "Mr. Chase, you shouldn't be working night shifts right now. We'll take turns covering for you."

Sebastian appreciated the gesture. He said, "Molly's always with her, so my work isn't affected."

Speaking of Molly, it seemed like no one had seen her in a while.

As it turned out, Molly showed up that evening.

"Sebastian, get out here and help me! My fingers are about to fall off." Molly's shout immediately brought Sebastian out of the office.

Seeing her lugging takeout boxes, Sebastian quickly went to help her and asked gently, "Didn't we just see each other at lunch? Why are you here again?" Molly said, "Because I'm happy."

Witnessing Sebastian scolding Abby earlier and now seeing him with Molly, everyone understood one thing: Molly would always be Sebastian's exception.