The CEO's Mischievous Little Bride by Whispering Willow

Chapter 692 Settling Accounts with Teddy

Patrick had just gone downstairs to get some warm water for Teddy. As he was about

to head to the bathroom to help, he overheard Vera and Cindy talking, and something about their conversation struck a chord in him.

Vera seemed less energetic these days, likely because of their very demanding son. Teddy cried a lot, threw tantrums, stayed up late, and was generally hard to please.

Being a mom had taken up half of Vera's energy.

Patrick pushed open the bathroom door and saw that Teddy was almost done with his bath. He grabbed Teddy's special towel and walked over.

Vera lifted the slippery Teddy out of the tub and handed him to Patrick. "Cindy, thanks again for your help."

Cindy waved it off. "We're family. No need to be so formal."

As Cindy was leaving, she reminded Vera, "If Teddy doesn't sleep tonight, bring him to me. You need a good rest; you have classes tomorrow."

"It's okay. Patrick and I can handle him."

Back in the bedroom, Teddy was already wrapped in his towel, sipping the warm water Patrick had brought.

"Vera, maybe we should let the nanny handle Teddy at night? We could use the break."

Vera shook her head. "I can't bear to."

She sat next to Patrick, looking down at Teddy's face. "Sure, it's exhausting, but it's a happy kind of exhaustion. Sometimes he can be a handful, but most of the time, Teddy is just adorable."

She leaned down and kissed Teddy's cheek. "Do you love Mommy?"

Teddy giggled, kicking his little legs in delight.

Randall and Susan got home around eleven, and everyone else was already asleep.

Susan yawned. "Goodnight, Randall."

Randall nodded, watching her head to her room before he went into his own.

his work done, he turned to

Randall's room stayed on until about

he noticed the light

it?" Randall paused his work and

Patrick. Are you still working? Burning the midnight

book. "No, just playing some games. About to head

a thoughtful look

was in Vera's arms, crying intermittently. Vera was patting his

water. Vera tested the temperature on

What should we do?"

the medicine cabinet, took out some alcohol and cotton swabs, and sat on the bed to wipe down Teddy's joints. "The doctor said it's common for babies his age to get fevers. If we can avoid giving him medicine, we

continued to

mentioned. "Has he said anything to you or Molly about what

downstairs with Teddy, I saw him too. Do you

With

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finished his water and tossed the bottle aside,

she knows something. I'll ask her tomorrow," Vera said, still puzzled by Randall. "Randall keeps everything to himself. It feels like Molly and I are always one step ahead of him, but we never really know what he's thinking. Meanwhile, we

swab and grabbed a new one to wipe Teddy's legs. "Being secretive has its pros and

resist, expressing his displeasure the only way he knew how-by

was once again filled with Teddy's

Vera and Susan

Randall. "Susan, what's Randall been up

tilted her head, looking at her aunt.

"Just curious."

thoughtful. Why was Vera asking about

question made Susan more

a closer eye on Randall at work. Randall's performance was impeccable, but he seemed tired during the day, often

Randall would blame it on work. "Uncle Patrick, being the secretary-general is exhausting," he'd say, sounding childish. But Patrick

for a few days. Every night, Randall's

wore the family out for a few days, and