The CEO's Mischievous Little Bride
Chapter 550 Honey, Stay Away From Me

In the president's office of the Olteran Group, Patrick's phone buzzed on his desk.

It was Vera again. Patrick picked up with a grin, "Hey, Vera."

"Is this Patrick? We're the cops. Vera, Molly, and Randall got into a brawl, and they're here at the station. Can you come down?" a voice said on the other end. Patrick's smile faded. "Where's Sebastian?"

"Mr. Chase is already here. He told me to call you," the voice replied.

Half an hour later, Patrick showed up at the usual spot.

Vera, Molly, and Randall were slumped on a nearby chair.

Vera and Molly looked down, all guilty-like, with Vera clutching Theodore. The kid, clueless, just snuggled in Vera's arms.

Randall, though, was chill, spinning his car keys, waiting for Patrick.

Sebastian was in front of Molly, silent.

Molly kept sneaking glances at Sebastian, then mumbled, "Sebastian, say something. You're scaring me with the silent treatment."

Sebastian slammed the table, making Molly jump. "I thought you were fearless. Why'd you mess with her? What if you had burned her to death?" Molly whispered, "I just couldn't let it go."

Theodore, in Vera's arms, got startled and started bawling in the police station.

Patrick walked over, and Vera, scared, scooted closer to Molly. "Honey, stay away from me. You freak me out."

Patrick asked, "You took Theodore to a fight, and now you're scared of me?"

Vera looked at Theodore, feeling guilty. "I didn't take him; he insisted on coming."

Patrick, looking stern, pulled up a chair and sat in front of Vera. Vera straightened up, nervous.

Patrick kept his eyes on Vera's head and asked Sebastian, "What happened this time?"

Sebastian, fuming, said, "They tried to burn Abby. Now Abby's in the hospital for an injury check."

Molly softly added, "It's four people. Teddy counts too."

Patrick glanced at the crying Theodore in Vera's arms, staying silent, while Sebastian took a deep breath, trying to calm down.

Molly summed it up, "I came to the station this morning to find Sebastian but couldn't. Then I heard Abby's case was getting dropped, so I got pissed. When I'm mad, I need to let it out. So I went home to confront her, but she was about to bolt."

Abby was dead set against marrying Harold, but Ellie's words swayed Stella a bit.

Abby thought she could talk Stella out of it, but she underestimated Ellie. Manipulating Stella was a breeze for Ellie.

Ellie even got Zoey and Max on board, making Stella call Abby frantically to come home.

She even threatened, "If you don't come back, we'll go to Zandonick to find you."

Abby tossed and turned all night, knowing if she didn't ditch this messed-up family, her future was toast.

After a lot of thinking, she decided to sneak out, not giving Stella a chance to trap her.

Sticking around with the Chase family was pointless now.

She thought Sebastian would come home, giving her a window to escape. But nope, he was out with Molly.

She also hoped to score some perks from Ellie, to get into the high society scene. But Ellie just blew her off.

Timothy was never around, leaving only the useless Zoey and Max at home.

What could Zoey and Max possibly offer her?

She even hit up Zoey and Max for cash, but they were broke. So, she decided to bail.

But she bumped into Molly halfway.

"Just because I cleared my name doesn't mean I'm not pissed. She totally framed me, so I'm gonna teach her a lesson. I can't just let it slide, right?" Molly didn't think she was wrong. "So I called Vera and Randall to back me up. I couldn't handle it solo."

Patrick couldn't get to the point. His thick eyebrows furrowed, eyes sharp, and his tone low and intimidating. "Randall, spill it. Molly, zip it."

Molly's rambling was useless, not what Patrick wanted to hear, so he turned to Randall.

Vera stayed quiet the whole time, and even Patrick couldn't figure out what she was plotting.

Randall started, "I drove the car, bought the gas, Molly found the spot and came up with the plan, Vera didn't do much, just 'sparred' with Abby a bit." Vera stayed silent. Even the cops eyed Vera suspiciously, knowing she'd been to the station twice for fighting.

Her "sparring" usually meant sending someone to the ICU.

Patrick asked, "And the result?"

"Abby begged for mercy, and we brought her to turn herself in," Randall replied. Molly nodded, "Yep."

That's why Randall wasn't sweating it, because their actions didn't really harm Abby, and they turned themselves in, bringing Abby along.

A curious cop asked, "What did you do to make her beg for mercy?"

Randall said, "We were gonna pour gas on her and set her on fire."

Sebastian asked Molly, "What did you do?"

Molly replied, "I didn't do much, just burned her hair that she hadn't cut in four years, making her bald."

Patrick asked Vera, "What was your part?"

Vera shrugged, "Action director?"

Patrick went silent.

Maybe Vera had a thought. She looked up at the cops and asked, "If we help you solve a case, will you reward us?"

The cops were puzzled.

Vera stood up, took a step forward, and handed Theodore to Patrick.

She started to argue, "First, we didn't fight. We found out she was behind the arson, but you guys had no evidence, so we were looking for it. Our methods were just a bit rough. Second, we didn't cause any real harm, so it's not a crime. Lastly, I know how Abby started the fire."

That afternoon, they had clear roles: they tied Abby up, threw her in the trunk, and drove to a secluded spot.