The CEO's Mischievous Little Bride by Whispering Willow

Chapter 616 Deliberately Letting Go

At first, Jeffrey thought Vera would be easy to handle, but when he tried to catch her, he quickly realized she was as slippery as an eel. That was when Jeffrey started taking her seriously. "You're pretty good at hiding." Jeffrey's punches were lethal, but Vera kept dodging, trying to buy herself some time. Her quick and nimble moves were really getting under Jeffrey's skin. Every time he swung, she dodged like she knew his moves by heart. "Who the hell are you?"

Vera clenched her fist and went on the offensive. As Jeffrey dodged, she pulled back, spun around, and nailed him in the chest with her elbow. Then, with her other hand, she landed a swift punch to his gut.

She was messing with his balance, hitting him when he least expected it. Vera had thrown a fake punch to throw him off, and when Jeffrey was off-kilter, she went for a heavy blow to his heart, aiming to mess up his insides. Jeffrey squinted, and a familiar image of a woman with these skills flashed in his mind. "So, it's you!"

There was only one woman in the Shadow Syndicate United who didn't rely on brute strength but used her smarts to hit where it hurt the most. She was sneaky, always throwing fake punches to catch people off guard.

Jeffrey had totally underestimated Patrick's "ordinary" wife, Vera. He'd been way too cocky. Vera, with a cold look on her face, stared at Jeffrey. "Let's settle all three scores today."

With that, Vera stopped just dodging, and Jeffrey was all in for the fight. A champion boxer had a violent streak, and once his anger was lit, even if he knew it wasn't smart to keep fighting, he couldn't help himself.

The bodyguards on the side wanted to jump in, but watching the fight, they couldn't. No one expected Vera to be such a badass. Even Susan was shocked. Molly and Randall had said Vera could "fight," but this wasn't some schoolyard brawl. Vera was the real deal.

Under the bridge, the water was rushing, and Vera was pushed up against the railing.

Just as Jeffrey's fist was about to land on Vera, a big hand blocked the punch. Those hands were the ones Vera knew best. She turned and saw Patrick.

his eyes cold and deadly. Looking at

the railing, looking up at

leave this to me." He tossed the jacket

roadside and quickly wrapped Patrick's jacket around the shivering Theodore. Theodore, seeing Vera,

"I'm sorry, baby."

man. Patrick, on

using his wrist strength to break Jeffrey's jaw. The sound of bones cracking echoed on the quiet road, startling Molly. Sebastian quickly covered Molly's eyes. Everyone else heard

use against Vera was brutally broken by

pain, his jaw already shattered, and his scream was pure agony.

the gruesome scene. Vera looked down at Theodore, who was watching Patrick fight with wide eyes, his tear-streaked lashes blinking, having

a mom, Vera found the scene pretty horrifying too, so she covered Theodore's eyes.

unconscious. In the distance, the police showed up.

Jeffrey was caught, the Olteran family would never let him go. Jeffrey thought about his unfinished business.

police immediately chased after him, regretting that they had almost caught Jeffrey only to see him jump into the river right

he didn't, letting Jeffrey escape right in front of him. But it was Patrick standing there, and none

the bridge, looking down at the flowing water below, his tone ice-cold. "Search quickly, even if

sir!" they quickly