The CEO's Mischievous Little Bride by Whispering Willow

Chapter 599 Patrick Is Not a Good Person

After Wesley laid it all out, Leroy and Wyatt got the picture real quick. Leroy, all pumped up, blurted out, "We just need a fall guy. Let's make it Bradley."

Wyatt, who'd just put together his dream team, wasn't having it. "No way. If we throw him under the bus right after he joined, who'd ever want to work with us again?" Everyone had their points, but Cole was getting fed up with the back-and-forth. "Wesley, you deal with this."

All eyes turned to Wesley, nervous as hell, worried he'd send one of their own to the slammer.

Wesley locked eyes with Wyatt, laying it down hard. "Wyatt, it's either Bradley or you. Any top exec here knows too much. If things go south, they could turn on us. Bradley's new; he's the best option. Plus, you brought him in with a fat paycheck, and he led this mess. Why should I keep him?"

Wyatt's eyes went wide. "Wesley, he's a real asset."

"A guy who jumps ship for money, no matter how talented, isn't loyal. We can't keep someone like that." Wesley got Wyatt's hesitation. "Relax, I'll back you up." Soon enough, Cole's office rang Bradley up to come upstairs.

Bradley walked in, clueless. "Mr. Rossi, I swear, this has nothing to do with me."

Wesley grabbed a bottle of red wine, poured a glass, and handed it to the shaking Bradley. "The Olteran Group blacklisted you and your team. You knew that, right?"

Bradley looked up, despair in his eyes, and nodded. The order came straight from Patrick at Donnicia HQ. Any company tied to Olteran wouldn't touch him or his team. Bradley had checked; Olteran's reach was global. If they couldn't make it here, they were done everywhere.

Olteran dealt with big projects and international partners. Patrick's order was a death sentence, no way out.

Now, The Rossi Group was his only shot.

"If you leave The Rossi Group, your team will hate you, your family will resent you, and you'll never climb back up. Thought about that?" Wesley asked. Bradley's bold move had turned into a trap.

Rossi Group seemed like his only lifeline. "What

for a lifetime

eyes wide, realizing they wanted

a day. You can refuse, but then

in one gulp and walked

second division, trying

His old colleagues told him, "Adults have to own their

of what happened to Bradley, nobody at the Olteran Group even thought about

area, Jeffrey was huddled in a corner, looking like a total mess with his scruffy hair and unshaven face. He might've looked like a beggar, but he

on the news, Jeffrey used a burner phone

Patrick got the

to come back, but we haven't taken any of them. They're stuck at The Rossi Group. Some got demoted to janitors. The Rossi Group's lost up to a hundred billion

Patrick smirked, "Buy it."

sir!" the head

of the second division thought Patrick was a master at humiliation! But it

was giving out new orders when there was a knock on the door,

the door, "Honey, it's time

Vera carried Theodore downstairs to wait for Patrick

to swallow his pride and take the loss. But when Patrick humiliatingly bought his favorite mansion, a rage he hadn't felt in decades flared up. He almost trashed his study. "Patrick!" Hatred burned in Cole's

next day, in The Rossi Group's lobby, a familiar face showed up again-it was

saw her. The receptionist gave the