The CEO's Mischievous Little Bride by Whispering Willow

Chapter 170 The Married Woman

In the past, Patrick would drown his sorrows in alcohol, but this time, he turned to coffee to ease his troubled mind.

"Scott, if I had held on a little tighter back then, Molly wouldn't have gone missing, my mom wouldn't have died, and my family wouldn't have fallen apart." Patrick lamented. Patrick had blamed himself for fifteen years, . He had lost Mia for Randall and had driven Hazel to her death.

Seeing the lifeless look in Shawn's face, Patrick felt too ashamed to face him, so he moved out early on.

Vincent already had a wife and a son, and Patrick didn't want to be a burden.

Thus, from the age of thirteen, he lived alone in the cold and desolate Cherry Villa.

Scott knew that the knot in Patrick's heart couldn't be untied with just a few words. No one was him; no one understood his inner pain.

They all had a thought in their minds, but no one dared to voice it to Patrick.

Once, Owen had said, "Patrick, could it be that Molly is dead? Maybe your dad couldn't bear to tell you and stopped looking for her?"

After that, Patrick and Owen had a fierce fight.

Since then, no one dared to ask Patrick if Molly was already dead.

However, they had almost all confirmed it in their mind.

Only Patrick was holding on.

Scott sighed inwardly and drank coffee with Patrick.

Drinking too much coffee during the day directly affected Patrick's sleep at night.

Patrick didn't mind; he wasn't tired and could chat with Vera, who liked to stay up late.

Scott, however, was bored. He tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep.

"Did Patrick trick me this afternoon?"

However, the coffee was his choice; Patrick hadn't forced it down his throat. He continued to suffer from insomnia.

In the Olteran family's bedroom, Vera, with a face mask on, video-called Patrick. "Honey, Randall said that when you come back, I'll give you a pair of my dark circles as a surprise, so I hit him." Patrick laughed and said, "Just hit him hard."

causing her face mask

looked even more

want to laugh when

Vera as she did

are those two

"Beauty wands."

you a bit too

later, and it'll be too late. Then my

only happy moment in Patrick's otherwise dismal

he personally saw those girls, looked at their arms, and his

saw the lively Vera at night did his heart find some

didn't talk, just watching her apply her

Vera, wanting her beauty sleep to

next day, Vera got up

the bathroom to freshen up

"Cindy, are

Cindy replied, "Coming."

"What's so urgent?" He also wanted to get up and see what was going on. Cindy said, "You don't need to go. Patrick is coming back today,

know what to wear for the date. Come help me pick something," Vera said

calming Vera's anxious heart,

clothes were strewn

"These..." Cindy began.

dresses I just tried on. I'll put them on again for you to

it on, her hair casually tied up.

saw Vera's bare legs and shook her head. "It's too cold to wear that. Patrick is a straightforward guy; he'll only worry about you being

outfit lacks vitality; it doesn't

to change

and

The entire morning passed.

maintain her makeup, Vera opened her mouth wide while eating, enough to fit

that Vera's mouth

mouth hurt?"

cheeks were puffed up, and

the side. "Vera was amazing just now, eating an egg in one bite

another egg and handed it to Vera. "Vera, do it again,

puffed out, Vera looked at the egg in Shawn's hand, lost