The CEO's Mischievous Little Bride

Randall was in the classroom when he heard the commotion outside. He stood up and hurried out to see what was happening.

He saw Vera and Mia, both hands full with lunch and drinks, speaking harshly to Lucy.

Randall ran over and took some of the load from them. "What are you all so worked up about?"

Mia pointed to the classroom and said, "Randall, you go inside first."

Randall was bewildered by their behavior.

Vera glared at him and shouted, "Go back."

Frightened, Randall carried the lunch back into the classroom.

Lucy was left standing there, tears streaming down her face, holding some ointment in her hand.

"I'm worried about Randall. He got hurt because of me."

Mia couldn't stand unrelated women crying in front of her; she was already impatient. "I warned you yesterday. If Randall got hurt because of you, I won't let you off. Are you afraid I can't find you, so you came to me yourself?" Vera asked calmly, "Why did you use Randall?"

"I didn't use him."

"Alright then, let me ask you. What illness does your grandfather have?"

"Cancer," the girl replied.

Vera continued, "What kind of cancer? What's it called? Where is he hospitalized? How much is the surgery fee? If your family is really in trouble, I will help you through this difficult time. But if I find out you used Randall, I won't let you off! As a student of Evergreen University, you should have heard of my status."

Lucy felt extremely guilty, her hands constantly clutching at her clothes.

Mia looked her up and down. "Are you mute? Speak up!"

"My grandfather was discharged."

"No problem, I can check the hospitalization records," Mia said.

Lucy stopped crying, her eyes darting around, not daring to face them.

Vera said, "You used the loan to buy luxury goods, didn't you?"

She continued, "You found out Randall is both a government official's child and wealthy, and you were tempted, weren't you?"

Lucy bit her lip, looking as if she were being bullied. "I didn't."

Vera asked, "Then do you dare to prove your innocence? If we have wronged you, I will even pay off your high-interest loan. But if you dare to lie, and I find out you approached Randall with ulterior motives, do you believe I can expel you?" Patrick's influence was indeed useful.

If she was unhappy, expelling someone was very easy.

Last night, Patrick had given her a bit of a pep talk. "The school is yours. You just need to do what makes you happy. If you don't like someone, expel them. If you're not comfortable, then buying this school was pointless." Vera had felt a bit guilty last night, thinking Patrick was leading her astray.

Patrick had added, "I spent money and effort just to make you happy. If you're not happy, then all of this is meaningless."

Vera thought he had a point.

Patrick had also said, "Before marriage, your dad gave you freedom. After marriage, I give you the confidence to do whatever you want. Just do what makes you happy; I'll handle everything."

Vera was moved. "You said it. If I do something wrong, you have to protect me. Even if I'm unreasonable, you have to protect me."

Patrick nodded.

Lucy, who had come to deliver medicine to Randall, heard Vera's words and knew she couldn't afford to offend her.

She took the ointment and tried to slip away.

Mia crossed her arms and stepped in her way.

"Where are you going? Did you think I was joking yesterday? Since you came to me yourself, saving me the trouble of finding you, why did you use Randall?"

"I didn't."

Vera said coldly, "I have no patience for your nonsense."

Lucy tried to walk away in another direction, but Vera blocked her path again.

Randall had never experienced such a silent loss before.

He had been beaten for no reason. They wouldn't rest until this matter was thoroughly investigated.

They were determined not to let Lucy leave.

Randall came out, ready to suggest letting her go, but as soon as he stepped out of the classroom door, Vera glared him back inside.

Randall meekly retracted his foot.

Outside the classroom, Vera and Mia stood for half an hour before coming back in.

Randall saw their fiery expressions and asked, "What's going on?"

Vera, exasperated, grabbed Randall's ear. "You fool; you didn't even realize you were being used."

Mia explained, "She took out a high-interest loan to buy luxury goods. The interest kept piling up, and she couldn't repay it. Yesterday, she deliberately used you. Out of all those people, she didn't beg anyone else but clung to you, hoping you'd pay off her debt and even become her boyfriend."

"Does she think I've never seen a woman before?" Randall retorted.

Mia continued, "She thought you were a rich kid and that paying off $20,000 for her would be a piece of cake. But she didn't expect you to get beaten and still not pay for her."

Randall was speechless with anger. He couldn't understand her.

Vera had almost lost her temper and hit Lucy earlier.

Mia said, "She's a typical weirdo, a gold-digger."

"I have money, but why should I pay her debt? Does she think she can just borrow money and then find someone to pay it off for her?" Randall felt his logic was sound.

Mia replied, "Exactly. She saw you had money and thought if you paid her debt, she'd be willing to have a relationship with you, maybe even become your girlfriend. Think about it, you're the campus hunk. If she became your girlfriend..." Randall, not holding back, mimed vomiting in the classroom. "Mia, please, stop."

Vera felt sorry for him, and Mia also thought he was pitiful for encountering such a scheming girl.

"I'll never get involved in such nonsense again."

Randall was traumatized.

Vera handed him a glass of water to soothe his stomach.

"In the future, when you look for a wife, trust my judgment."

"And mine too," ;Mia said.

Randall thought women were terrifying, but women understood women.

He had spoken to Lucy no more than five sentences yesterday and knew nothing, yet these two women had seen right through her.

He got goosebumps all over while eating. "What did you two do to Lucy?"

Vera paused her eating. ;"Let her go."

Mia added, "Exiled her."

After school, Patrick came to pick up Vera and Randall again.

This time, he looked at Mia differently, with barely concealed excitement.

As he reached out to touch Mia's head, his wrist was suddenly grabbed by Sebastian. "Mr. Olteran, your wife is right beside you. It's better to keep some distance from my sister." Patrick clenched his fist. "Mr. Chase, whose sister she is remains to be seen."

Sebastian tightened his grip on Patrick's wrist, his eyes cold. "Mr. Olteran, you can't talk nonsense." He was nervous.

Patrick smiled. "Mr. Chase, you know very well whether my words are true or not."

He was so focused on arguing with Sebastian that he overlooked the frowned Vera standing beside him.