The CEO's Mischievous Little Bride
Chapter 288 Clever Patrick

Patrick looked at Vera with suspicion, wondering if he had fallen into her trap. Should he say it or not?

He asked, "Vera, are you playing mind games with me?"

Vera thought, 'Did I just give myself away?'

Patrick saw her expression and knew everything. "Are you trying to trick me? Get information from me and then tell the other two, so you three can cause trouble for me again?"

Vera hurriedly defended herself, "No, honey, it's all your imagination; it's not true. I really won't tell them. I'm on your side. I simply want to know out of curiosity." Of course, if Patrick was really in a tough spot, she and her friends could kidnap that person to make Patrick happy.

Patrick shouldn't have trusted Vera; he almost fell for her beauty trap just now. Then he said, "Turn off the lights, go to sleep."

"Honey, just tell me. I want to hear it; I swear I won't cause trouble," Vera pleaded.

Patrick threatened, "If you don't close your eyes and sleep, take off your clothes, and don't expect to sleep tonight."

Vera immediately closed her eyes, complaining, "You always treat me like a child and hide everything from me, but when you sleep with me, why don't you treat me like a child then?"

Patrick looked at her, unable to refute, so he just kissed her.

Then he said, "You should go back to school as early as possible, or you'll drive me crazy at home."

Once she went back to school, he could finally relax.

Not only did he think this way, but Sebastian did too.

With Molly in the Olteran family, he was also constantly worried.

Every night, he called Molly, reminding her before hanging up, "Don't cause trouble for me. I'm very busy lately."

Molly had to promise Sebastian every day that she wouldn't cause trouble.

The next day, Vera showed up, and Molly and Randall both asked her for information. Vera shook her head disappointedly.

Although she tried to coax Patrick last night, she didn't succeed. What she said last night was also her true feelings.

Upon learning of Sebastian's predicament, Molly would undoubtedly react impulsively, potentially exacerbating the situation. Although Vera could guess most of it, she still didn't tell Molly and Randall. "Patrick held me to sleep early last night. I didn't find out anything."

"How old are you? Why do you still need Patrick to hold you to sleep? Would you fall off the bed if he didn't?" The single Molly and Randall mocked the married Vera.

Vera replied, "If you're jealous, go find a lover yourselves."

Molly went out, and Vera asked her, "Where are you going? Will you be back for lunch?"

Molly said, "Going out to find a man."

She took a car to the police station.

Sebastian wasn't at the station. After asking around, she found out he went to give a talk in some nearby old neighborhoods.

Sam and Molly chatted from a distance, "Mia, didn't you inform Mr. Chase before coming?" He still called Molly's previous name.

Molly said, "I decided to come at the last minute. Which neighborhood is Sebastian in? I'll go find him."

Sam replied, "Future Valley."

Molly noted the address. As she was about to leave, she suddenly remembered what Vincent had said last night. She asked Sam for information, "Sam, what big case is Sebastian working on recently?"

Sam shook his head. "The case is confidential; no information can be disclosed until it's resolved."

Molly thought for a moment and decided to listen to the police and not make things difficult for them.

Molly left the police station, and a recruit had joined the team.

Sam had also become a full-fledged officer, and in the eyes of the recruits, he was now a veteran.

The recruit asked Sam, "Who was that girl you were talking to? She's so beautiful."

Sam recalled his near-death experience last year and said, "She's Mr. Chase's treasure. Take my advice: even if you fall for her, don't go after her; it's a dead end."

The recruit nodded, seemingly understanding. He thought, 'Just that kind of relationship.'

Molly hailed a cab to Future Valley, an antiquated residential district seldom inhabited by the youth, who had migrated to the city's towering skyscrapers.. The buildings here were still six stories high, looking like they were built over thirty years ago. The residents here were mostly elderly, and Sebastian often organized his team to come to these old neighborhoods to give talks about economic crimes.

After all, the elderly weren't as sharp as they were when they were young, and today's scammers have too many tricks. The elderly's money was the easiest to scam. Only by frequently reminding them could reduce the number of victims. Molly fully supported Sebastian's idea. Once, she even went to one of the talks to listen. Afterward, she gave Sebastian a small suggestion, which helped him a lot.

Today, a circle formed on Future Valley's playground. Three police officers were present, one maintaining order and one giving the talk, while Sebastian talked with the community leader of Future Valley.

The officer giving the talk stood among the crowd, forming a closed loop. The center seemed like his stage. "Recently, we received a report from a seventy-year-old madam. She cried, 'Officer, please help me; all my money has been scammed."" "Do you know what happened? Let me explain it to you in detail." The officer clapped his hands to get everyone's attention. He said, "Ten days ago, this madam attended a seminar. The speaker told her, 'If you invest $10,000 with me this year, I'll give you $30,000 next year. Your annual interest will be $20,000. If you invest $100,000, I'll definitely give you $300,000 next year. I'll sign a contract and stamp it with my company's seal.' Do you think this is real or fake?" Many elderly people waved their hands. "Definitely a scam."

"Right, we all think it's a scam now. But what if you suddenly find out that the person is from a bank and has a business license, and many witnesses come on stage to tell you they've earned hundreds of thousands of dollars in a year? Do you think it's real or fake?"

"I think it's Fake."

"A scam, right?"

The officer applauded these elderly people. "You're very smart, which means scammers won't get a penny from you. However, upon hearing the promising news and witnessing the state-issued business license, certain seniors placed their trust in it.

"That madam ended up giving $100,000, and as soon as the money was handed over, those bank people ran away. This $100,000 was the life savings of an elderly person who had been frugal for many years, and the scammers took it all. Do you think what these scammers did was heartless?"

The officer continued, "And how do some high-level scammers trick individuals? They get you to join, saying if you give me $1,000 this month, they will give you $1,200 next month. You then believe it and invest, thinking it's not much money anyway."

"Then next month, the scammer says if you bring in another person, he'll give you $1,500. So you start bringing in friends and family to invest."

"In the end, in the last month, the scammer takes all the big money from you and runs overseas."