The CEO's Mischievous Little Bride

Vera and Mia sat in the café until noon.

They went out for lunch, then spent the afternoon shopping and watching a movie. As night fell, they had dinner together.

After eating and drinking their fill, their phones started ringing.

"Isn't it time to come home?" Patrick had been left alone at home by Vera all day.

He thought Vera would come back in the afternoon, but she didn't.

He waited until evening, but she still didn't return.

So he kept waiting.

Finally, around 8.00 p.m., he couldn't sit still any longer and called her to remind her to come home.

"I'm not coming back. I'm staying at my parents' house tonight."

Patrick said, "Come back tonight, and I'll take you to your parents' house tomorrow."

"No need. My good friend is coming with me."

With that, Vera hung up.

Mia also responded to Sebastian. "I'm not coming home tonight. I'm staying at the Linister Villa with Vera."

"She's married," Sebastian said.

"Who says I can't stay with her just because she's married? I don't care. I'm not coming back tonight." With that, she hung up, too.

They looked at each other, proudly held hands, and hailed a cab back to the Linister Villa.

Late at night, there was a commotion at the entrance of the Linister Villa.

Brianna came out to see her daughter Vera. "Why are you back?"

She was carrying a lot of shopping bags.

Mia was with her, too.

"Mia, you're here, too."

Mia nodded and greeted politely.

Vera announced, "I'm not leaving tonight. I'm staying up all night to chat with Mia."

She took Mia to her room.

"Mia, find your own pajamas. The toothbrush is still in my cup; just scald it with hot water before using it." Vera's bedroom was not unfamiliar to Mia.

She had been there many times.

After washing up, they lay in bed and talked about topics only girls would discuss.

"Since you married Patrick, how many times have you had sex?"

Vera blinked in frustration. "Not even once, but I think it's going to happen soon. Lately, he keeps saying he wants me to get pregnant. I just use the excuse that we should date and get to know each other better before having kids."

"Vera, how do you manage to lie in bed with a man every night and not have sex with him?" Mia was very curious.

She had heard that men's sex drives were generally strong, and if a woman lied next to them, their testosterone levels would spike.

Vera knew Patrick had been tempted several times. Speaking of this, she felt quite fortunate. "Patrick is quite a gentleman. He knows I can't accept having sex with him right now, so he hasn't forced me. He respects me a lot."   "That's rare."

Vera agreed; Patrick was a good husband. "He's actually pretty good, but what he did this time was too much. We're married, and he deliberately used another woman to make me jealous! Do you think he's crazy?"

"Vera, do you think he might be trying to provoke you into feeling a sense of crisis, so that when he comes home, you'll take the initiative to please him, and in a moment of impulse, agree to have sex with him? In that way, he will get what he wants."

Vera blinked and was silent for a moment. "Mia, I think your analysis makes a lot of sense."

Mia said, "It makes a lot of sense. Let me tell you, people like him have poor character. You'd better not act impulsively. Observe him for a while longer and don't rush into having sex with him. It's not good for you."

Vera nodded in agreement again. "Mia, you've never been in a relationship or married. How do you know so much?"

"My brother taught me."

Sebastian often handled cases involving teenage girls who were so deeply in love with boys that they neglected their studies and ruined their futures. He was always furious when he saw young girls, who should be focusing on their education, getting caught up in love and jeopardizing their lives.

When he got home, he had to emphasize to Mia the importance of not easily trusting men.

Over time, Mia heard more cases and learned more about societal norms.

Vera turned to Mia, saying, "Tell me a few more interesting cases."

"Sure, I'll tell you a story about a rich person."

Late at night, while Mia was telling Vera about cases, Vera started to get distracted.

Because images of Patrick began to fill her mind. What was he doing while she wasn't home? Did he miss her?

The moon rose into the sky.

Under the sparse stars and cold moon, the people inside the house unknowingly fell asleep.

At the Olteran Manor, Patrick found it very uncomfortable without Vera in his room.

He had gotten used to the sound of the hairdryer disturbing him while he read, used to Vera walking back and forth in front of him, and used to her occasionally chatting with him about trivial matters in life. Suddenly, today, he was alone.

Without Vera cuddling in his arms, he had no mood to read.

So, he went to the study and worked until the middle of the night.

The next morning.

When Randall went to school, he first looked for Patrick. "Uncle Patrick, Vera asked me to bring her books for today's classes."

Vera had called him last night to bring her study materials, so Randall had to comply.

Patrick went back to the bedroom, found a few of Vera's textbooks on her vanity table, and handed them to Randall. "After school, bring her back. Don't let her run off to her parents' house again." "I'll try, but I can't beat her," Randall replied.

When a boy said he couldn't beat a girl, one would thought his first reaction should be to hang his head in shame.

When Randall said he couldn't beat Vera, his tone was as casual as saying, "The weather is nice today."

He felt no shame at all. After all, he hadn't been able to beat her for over ten years.

Patrick didn't make it difficult for him. After giving him the books, he drove to the office.

Early in the morning, as soon as he stepped out of the elevator, everyone he met greeted him with, "Congratulations, Mr. Olteran." Patrick was surprised. Vera was so angry she went back to her parents' house, so why were they all congratulating him?

Even Sophia congratulated him.

Patrick asked, "Why are you congratulating me?"

Sophia was surprised. "Mrs. Olteran hasn't told you yet?"

Would telling him now ruin the surprise?

Patrick asked, "What did Vera want to tell me?"

Seeing that everyone in the executive office knew about it, Sophia couldn't keep it a secret any longer.

So she confessed, "Mrs. Olteran is pregnant."

Patrick was so shocked that ;he coughed.

Patrick asked, "Vera is pregnant?"

Sophia affirmed, "On Saturday, she called me to ask for the place you often go to. She said she wanted to prepare a surprise for you, and the surprise is that she's pregnant." Patrick was helpless.

Vera lied about being pregnant again, and now he had to be a "dad" again. She was really good at making things up!

"Go back to work. Don't spread this around. Let me clarify; my wife is not pregnant; she was just playing a hide-and-seek game with me."  

Sophia looked unconvinced.

Patrick dismissed Sophia but then called her back. "Wait."

Sophia stopped, turned around, and respectfully asked, "Mr. Olteran, is there anything else?"

"Sophia, how do you coax a child when she is angry?"