The CEO's Mischievous Little Bride by Whispering Willow

Chapter 158 Mutual Affection

In the afternoon, Patrick returned.

Vera and Randall had already come home from school.

Seeing Patrick back, Vera quickly ran up to him. "Honey, you're back."

Patrick noticed the cautious look in her eyes and opened his arms to hug her.

Then he quickly let go of Vera and said, "Honey, I have something to do. You go play first."

He pointed at Randall and shouted, "You, get up here."

Randall was sitting on the couch playing with a pillow and his phone. Hearing Patrick's call, he threw the pillow aside and followed Patrick up the stairs to the study.

"Uncle, if you're going to punish me, just say it. Don't keep me in suspense."

Randall was almost ready to accept his punishment voluntarily.

Patrick said, "I don't know what you two are up to, but I'm warning you, if Vera faces any risk because of it, I'll hold you accountable. You are not allowed to go to places like that anymore." Randall thought of Vera's fiery temper; she definitely wouldn't listen to him!

If Vera listened to him, he wouldn't have been her errand boy for over a decade.

"Did you hear me?" Patrick asked sternly.

Randall didn't agree.

Because if he agreed and then failed to follow through, he would face even greater consequences from Patrick.

So he didn't agree from the start.

There was a knock on the door, followed by a tentative soft voice. "Honey, can I come in?"

Randall said, "Uncle Patrick, she waited for you all night yesterday and cried secretly on her desk during class today." Patrick frowned.

Didn't he tell her to go to bed early last night?

mind, how could it be so easy to fall

When your name is mentioned, she smiles. She doesn't allow us to say

Patrick was stunned.

for him, hearing it

mutual

in a relationship, so she might not know this is love. We, as outsiders, can see it clearly. She has never cared about anyone's

eat her favorite snacks, and kept looking at the door at home." "When you came back, she

relationship, the one who loves more is always more cautious. Clearly, you like her too, so why not treat

fool; he could also

who swore never to marry or have

being

her emotions, and spent money to make

drive and played in

everyone to

didn't ignore her," Patrick finally spoke after a

he saw that person. He couldn't remember the

searching for fifteen years suddenly appeared in front of you, would you still have thoughts of

feelings for Vera wouldn't affect what he needed

he had more urgent matters to investigate

didn't know when the next one would

So he neglected Vera.

Finally, she lowered her head in disappointment, guessing

she turned to leave,

her from the doorway. "You used to come and go from my study without a

wasn't guilty." That was why she used to walk into his study

place for her to

Patrick worried she might get burned, so

other hand, he grabbed her

told Randall,

you're not going to punish me,

old room and stay

bite his tongue. Why did he bring up punishment himself? He really

down the cup and pulled the clueless-about-love Vera

at her innocent, watery eyes, which were avoiding his gaze,