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

mentioned, she smiles. She doesn't allow us to

Patrick was stunned.

he knew Vera had feelings for him, hearing it

the surprise came joy, as this mutual care and affection made him feel

"You are her first love. She has never been in a relationship, so she might not know this is love. We,

kept looking at the door at home." "When you came back,

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

a fool; he could also

who swore never to marry or have a wife

loved being

her, valued her emotions, and spent

personally taught her to drive and played in the dirt with

small details that made it easy for everyone to see his feelings for Vera. Clearly, they both liked each

Patrick finally spoke after a

remember the face, only the bite mark on the upper

if someone you had been 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 to

that he had

he missed this chance, he didn't know when the next one

So he neglected Vera.

cup of water for a long time. Finally, she lowered her head

to leave, the

"You used to come and go from my study without

wrong before, so I wasn't guilty." That was why she

when she did something wrong did the study become the place for her to admit

her hand, Patrick worried she might get burned, so

grabbed her arm and

rudely told

said, "Uncle Patrick, if you're not going to punish me,

stay

bite his tongue. Why did he bring up punishment himself? He really couldn't keep

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

which were avoiding his gaze, he said, "Honey, don't