The CEO's Mischievous Little Bride
Chapter 497 Argument in the Car

Stella and the crew were messed up by Molly so bad, you wouldn't even recognize them. Sebastian barked, "Let 'em go."

A bunch of big dudes looked at Molly, waiting for her nod.

Sebastian caught on that everyone was taking orders from Molly, not him.

"Molly!" Sebastian hollered, his voice dripping with anger and authority.

Molly, super annoyed by Sebastian's butting in, snapped, "Stop."

The big dudes halted, but the damage was done those poor souls were scarred for life.

Sebastian scowled at the sight of Stella and said, "Molly, come home with me."

Molly didn't budge. Instead, she told the guys, "One finger, a hundred grand."

Stella, lying on the ground, had her mouth stuffed with a wooden plug, couldn't even scream.

Sebastian's eyes blazed with fury. "Molly, cut it out!"

Money talks; by the time Sebastian finished, Molly had already hit her mark.

Harold, seeing Sebastian was still on their side, yelled for help. "Sebastian, save me! I had nothing to do with this."

Molly walked over to Miles and Harold, squatting down.

Miles and Harold turned ghostly white as Molly stared at them like a nightmare. "Nothing to do with you? How can you say that when you let Stella act out in my house?"

Sebastian stepped in and grabbed Molly, who was cloaked in darkness. "Molly, come home with me!"

Molly tried to shake him off but couldn't. "Let go of me," she demanded.

Sebastian dragged her outside.

Molly glanced at Stella on the ground and warned, "For the rest of your life, if you see Ellie, you better stay away. Losing a finger is just a heads-up."

Passing by Randall, before Sebastian could say anything, Randall said, "Sebastian, I'll leave Molly to you. I'll handle the rest."

Sebastian, fuming, dragged Molly to the car and shoved her into the passenger seat.

He got in and sped away from the creepy, half-built building with Molly.

When they hit the bright city lights, Sebastian pulled over.

"Molly, have I spoiled you too much, letting you turn into such a wild card?" he yelled at her.

Molly looked at his angry face and shouted back, "Yeah, I'm a wild card! How dare anyone mess with Ellie. You can't protect Mom, and you won't let me handle it. Mom's in the hospital, and you and Dad are to blame!" If they had kicked Stella and the others out, Mom wouldn't be back in the hospital.

Molly had been bottling up her anger, not letting it show.

Sebastian looked at Molly, seeing this side of her for the first time, like she was a stranger.

Ellie's hospitalization had left both him and Timothy feeling guilty, but...

"I won't stop you from being mad, but look at what you've turned into," Sebastian said.

"This is who I am!" Molly shouted. "Do you only like me when I'm all cute and saying, 'Sebastian, I love you'? Do you hate me when I'm fierce? Well, guess what, I've always been dark inside, not the sweet, playful girl you think I am." As a cop, Sebastian couldn't let Molly's violence slide. As a brother, he couldn't let her turn into a monster.

But to Molly, it seemed like he hated this side of her.

Sebastian's chest heaved with anger as he said, "There are a million ways to keep them from bothering Mom. Why'd you go for the nuclear option?"

"There ain't many ways, just this one," Molly said, tears streaming down her face. "You wanna cut ties with them? With people like that, it's always one-sided. To deal with them, you need someone like me to scare the crap outta them so they won't mess with Ellie."

Molly's tears kept falling, and she couldn't wipe them away fast enough. "Do you know how much pain Mom's in? Since she got hospitalized, Stella's been hoping she'd kick the bucket so she could take over the company. Bella and Jonathan are scared they won't get a piece of the pie if Mom dies.

When they found out Mom was in the hospital, a bunch of them came to see how long she'd last. Is that what family does?

During Mom's surgery, it was just us, the Olteran family, waiting outside the operating room! Not the Chases or the Wrights!

None of them wished Mom well; they were all selfishly hoping she'd die so the company wouldn't go to the other side. Being soft-hearted gets you nowhere. My heart's made of stone. Anyone who bullies my people, blocks my way, or pisses me off, I'll make them pay. I'm not taking crap from anyone in this life!"

Sebastian knew all too well that the MS Group had brought both wealth and chaos to their family. Without arguing with Molly, he drove her home through the night.

On the way back, they didn't say a word.

As Randall finished paying and was about to leave, someone asked, "Who's the real 'Crimson Viper'?"

Randall was out of the running 'cause of his gender, and Molly just now looked like she couldn't even protect herself, let alone be the mastermind 'Crimson Viper' giving orders. Some of them had come for the name "Crimson Viper," but they hadn't seen her.

Randall got in the car and thought of Vera, saying, "The real 'Crimson Viper' is a new mom."

Everyone was shocked, "A new mom?"

After saying that, Randall also drove away.

It was early morning.

Randall called Susan and asked, "Where you at?"

Susan said, "I'm still at the hospital with Ellie. They all told me to leave, but I won't."

Randall thought of the only soft-hearted Susan in the family. Luckily, Susan wasn't as scary as Molly and Vera. Susan asked, "Randall, you coming back tonight?"

Randall replied, "Yeah, I'm on my way. Wait for me at the hospital; Molly might get there before me."

Susan said, "Okay, I'll wait for you. Drive safe."

Abby had always wanted to find a way to get in good with Ellie. She thought with Molly gone, Susan would be easier to handle. But turns out, Susan wasn't simple at all.

With her there, Abby didn't even get a chance to get close to the bed.

The dinner she had personally prepared, Susan not only didn't let Ellie eat it, but she also went all out and booked a restaurant, had the chef make a special dinner for Ellie, and had it delivered to the ward.

"Ellie, you really shouldn't be so nice to Stella. Stella always talks trash about you at home. Every time I stand up to her, she hits me. This time, I'm sorry, I was scared of getting beat up by Stella when I got home, so I didn't try my best to pull her away." Abby stood at the foot of the bed, talking to Ellie.

Susan, with an innocent look, asked, "Ellie, this is the first time I've seen someone badmouth their own mom to suck up to someone else. Does this count as a character flaw?" Abby stayed silent.