The CEO's Mischievous Little Bride
Chapter 76 Who is the Good Guy

The first rule was that after eight o'clock in the evening, Randall was not allowed to go to find Patrick and Vera, and he could not be contacted for any urgent matters! Randall nodded obediently.

If it weren't for Randall's sudden interruption tonight, with his understanding of Vera, perhaps they would have had a pleasant evening, and their relationship would have been much better in the future. The second rule was that Randall should protect Vera whether at home or at school.

Randall honestly said, "What if Vera protects me? If it came to a fight, most people wouldn't stand a chance against her."

Patrick looked at Vera and said, "You will report to the Taekwondo gym tomorrow."

"No, Uncle Patrick, I promised you to protect Vera!"

Patrick added a third condition. "She is your elder, so address her according to seniority in the future."

Randall pursed his lips. "She doesn't let me call her aunt at school."

"Except at school." Patrick also realized that Vera didn't want their relationship to be public at school, so he respected Vera's suggestion. However, he emphasized one thing, "She is now the school belle, and there will be more and more men around her. Do you know what to do?"

Randall clapped excitedly, pointing at Patrick with his index finger, looking like he understood. "Don't worry, Uncle Patrick, I've got this covered."

Patrick nodded in satisfaction. "You can go now."

Randall saluted in a comical way and quickly disappeared.

Patrick, in his study, recalled the intimate moment in the bedroom just now. They had both undressed, her shy look pierced his heart, and he let out a deep breath, a faint smile on his lips as he returned to the master bedroom. Vera, curled up in bed, heard the sound and immediately closed her eyes, tensing up.

The messy bed from earlier was now neatly arranged, with a large empty space where he had been. Vera lay alone by the edge of the bed, pretending to sleep.

Patrick entered, and Vera felt his presence, growing more nervous.

Patrick stood by the bed, motionless, observing her.

She had already put her clothes back on, closing her eyes out of embarrassment.

Patrick wore a gentle smile on his face. He bent down, his mouth close to Vera's ear, and with a playful tone, he said, "So, you're shy."

Vera blushed even more.

Then, Patrick's laughter grew louder as he stood up and left Vera's bedside.

After a moment, the sound of running water from the bathroom could be heard.

Vera finally opened her eyes, took a deep breath, feeling hot and sweaty all over.

Patrick's mood had improved, and his return home time became more regular.

During breakfast, Patrick picked up a croissant with his long arm and placed it on Vera's plate nearby.

The members of the Olteran family at the table were all stunned!

Patrick was actually serving food to Vera voluntarily?

Vera, however, remained hunched over, trying to hide under the table.

Ignoring the astonishment of the others, Patrick suddenly spoke, "After breakfast, I'll take you and Randall to school."

"No need," Vera immediately refused.

Patrick lowered his head slightly, looking at Vera who was shorter than him. "Can you drive? If you don't want me to take you, I'll get you a car today, and you can drive yourself to school in the future." Randall raised his hand. "Uncle Patrick, I can drive."

Patrick scanned Randall coldly, and Cindy, sensing trouble, immediately pushed down the hand Randall had raised. "Oh, Patrick, Randall doesn't need a car. Just buy one for Vera."

Randall was intimidated by a glance from Patrick and continued eating with his fork.

Vera felt the differential treatment from Patrick.

She still hadn't recovered, blinking her eyes. "I have a driver's license but I'm too scared to drive."

Patrick cleared his throat. "I'll teach you another day."

"I don't want to learn."

Patrick narrowed his eyes.

Seeing that Vera's expression was off, she immediately lowered her head, avoiding eye contact with him. "I'm nervous to learn driving from you."

With that said, a smile appeared on Patrick's face again, "You're nervous to learn driving even from your husband. There's no one in the world who can teach you how to drive comfortably." Shawn was shocked by Patrick's change, and Tom noticed that Shawn hadn't touched his fork for five minutes, his eyes fixed on Vera.

Wasn't he usually cold and aloof to everyone? Where was his impatience? Where was his arrogance?

Shawn looked at Vera and wondered, 'How did Vera change Patrick like this?'

After breakfast, Vera and Randall rode to school together.

Patrick watched the car disappear before driving away.

Cindy discreetly tugged on Vincent's sleeve. "Honey, do you notice anything?"

Vincent looked at Patrick's departing figure and nodded. "Patrick isn't as aloof as before."

At school, Vera learned about the smear campaign against her by Alexis.

Before she could even react, various scandals about Alexis had already taken over the school forum's front page in the afternoon.

It was Alexis who had undergone plastic surgery.

It was Alexis who sought sugar daddies at nightclubs.

Her chaotic private life was exposed.

The incidents where she had tried to frame Vera, falsified chat records between Vera and a thug, and even the plastic surgery clinic's admission of her procedures had greatly damaged Alexis's reputation. Pictures could be fabricated, but videos couldn't lie.

Three videos were boldly posted on the forum's front page the entire process of Alexis's plastic surgery, her sitting on a man's lap at a nightclub, feeding him drinks in a strapless dress, and a censored video. In an instant, Alexis's reputation plummeted.

In the classroom, she went crazy, accusing, "Vera, you framed me!"

Vera, sitting with Mia at the back of the classroom, sighed. "The person who posted these videos is really a good person."

Mia remarked, "This person isn't kind enough; they should have shown their faces in the videos."

Soon, Randall entered the classroom. "Vera, check the school forum; you're at the top again."

Vera was puzzled. "Do I have more explosive news than her?"

She immediately checked the school forum.

She saw photos of herself at every age, exposing the false news of her plastic surgery with real pictures. Following that, Doctor Hawthorne, the doctor who was rumored to have performed her surgery, was arrested. Someone had sent a lawyer's letter in her name, scaring the man who had been supporting her to come to the forum and apologize, revealing the whole truth

Vera, Mia, and Randall fell silent after seeing this news.

Vera had been with them all day since morning, and she had just learned about this in the morning. She didn't have time to do all this, and she wasn't that clever to think of using a lawyer's letter.

Mia asked, "Vera, did you really only find out about this today?"

Vera nodded, then asked Mia, "Mia, did you ask your brother to help me handle this again?"