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."

her face mask

even more like

me. Otherwise, I'll want to laugh when I see you,

as she did her

those two

"Beauty wands."

"Aren't you a bit too young

wrinkles later, and it'll be too late. Then my husband will start wandering to

was the only happy

those girls, looked at their

when he saw the lively Vera at night did his

watching her apply

night. Vera, wanting her beauty sleep to get rid of her dark

Vera got up

the bathroom to freshen up and then ran

excitedly. "Cindy, are

Cindy replied, "Coming."

off the covers and got up. Vincent asked, "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, and Vera probably wants me to help her pick out an outfit." She stepped out and, sure enough,

I don't know what to wear for the

smiled, calming Vera's anxious heart, and followed her to

strewn all over the

"These..." Cindy began.

on again for you to see

pink dress and put it on, her hair casually tied

he'll only worry about you being cold and won't notice if you look

vitality; it

continued to

and

The entire morning passed.

Vera opened her mouth wide while eating, enough to

watched, worried that

your mouth hurt?" he

an egg in her mouth, Vera's cheeks were puffed up, and

"Vera was amazing just now, eating an

egg and handed it to Vera.

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