The CEO's Mischievous Little Bride
Chapter 368 There's Gold in the Belly

Although Randall had been afraid of Patrick since childhood, he had to admit that Patrick's requests and words always pushed him to develop in a better direction. Randall knew his fear of Patrick also came with a bit of admiration.

When Sebastian found out what Randall was planning, he smiled and said, "Great. You can come help me."

Patrick had handed his phone to his assistant because he had an important meeting in the morning.

When he was done, he saw missed calls from Randall and Vera.

He called Randall back first.

Randall asked, "Uncle Patrick, are you done?"

Patrick replied coolly, "Did you need something?"

Randall said, "No, just wanted to let you know Vera and Molly are safely at the location. You can relax."

Patrick asked, "What did you all talk about at lunch?"

Randall glanced at Sebastian, hesitated, and said, "You better ask Vera."

Sebastian looked at Randall and said, "I want to know what Molly said too."

Randall replied, "Why don't you ask Molly yourself?"

Sebastian was surprised by Randall's bluntness, then pretended not to hear and went back to his documents.

In the afternoon, Vera woke up.

Patrick checked the time, figured Vera was awake, and called her.

Vera answered quickly, her voice sweet, "Honey."

Patrick, pretending to be aloof, asked coldly, "Why did you call me earlier?"

Vera, thinking about the odd feeling in her belly before she slept, smiled and said, "I'll surprise you when you get back." Patrick asked, "Should I be worried?"

"Of course not, you'll love it," Vera said, leaning against the headboard. "Honey, can you video call? I want to see you." Patrick, in the car, accepted the video call.

In the video, Vera was in her pajamas, holding up her phone. "Honey, I'll kiss you. Put the phone on your face, and I'll kiss it like I'm kissing you." Patrick felt awkward. Vera didn't know his phone was on speaker.

The driver and assistant in the front seat stayed silent.

"Sweetie, I'm not alone in the car," Patrick said, and Vera hung up on him.

Patrick laughed at Vera's shocked expression, finding her adorable.

He laughed in the back seat, and the two in the front started laughing too.

"Sir, does Mrs. Olteran love you that much?"

Patrick, even happier, said, "She did something bad this morning and feels guilty, so she's trying to be cute."

Patrick smiled and texted Vera: [I have a social event. I'll video call you after 8 PM.]

Vera replied: [Honey, how many people were in the car just now?]

Then she sent another: [Do I know them?]

Patrick smiled and replied: [One driver and one assistant, you know them both.]

Vera felt even worse, utterly embarrassed.

From that day on, Vera often placed her hand on her belly, rubbing it while walking, protecting it while eating, and even covering it while watching TV. Shawn noticed and asked, "Vera, do you have gold in your belly?"

Vera looked down at her belly. "This is motherly love."

Shawn said, "You became a mom and still go fighting." "Shawn, you don't know how to talk," Vera complained. Shawn shot back, "You don't know how to be a mom."

For once, Shawn had the upper hand.

Vera wasn't having it. When Cindy showed up, she immediately went quiet.

She remembered Cindy had promised her a lecture.

Vera asked, "Cindy, where's Randall?"

Cindy looked around and said, "Yeah, where did he go after dropping you off?"

Vera said, "Cindy, you're biased. You only care about me, criticize me, and don't care about Randall."

Cindy laughed. "Isn't it good that I care about you?"

"You should also educate Randall."

Cindy gave in. "Okay, when he comes back, I'll give him a couple of hits to make you feel better."

Vera shamelessly nodded, finding this acceptable.

Randall, who was about to get scolded, had just parted ways with Sebastian. Sebastian had planned to take Randall to dinner, but his troublesome sister called. Molly kept calling, asking him to pick her up from work.

Sebastian asked, "If I don't pick you up, are you not coming home?"

Molly replied, "If you don't pick me up, I'll stay at the office tonight." Once again, Sebastian felt he had spoiled Molly.

Randall knew Molly and Vera's temperaments, so he offered to leave. "Sebastian, I'll go first. Let's catch up tomorrow."

After Randall left, Sebastian headed to the MS Group to pick up Molly.

When the workday ended, Molly shut down her computer immediately, leaned back in her chair, and spun around rather than work a minute longer.

While other colleagues worked overtime, she was already thinking about dinner.

"Barbecue? Too hot. Hamburgers? Nah, Dad's not around. Steak? Should I celebrate Sebastian's suspension? Forget it. What else? Let me see." Molly spun in her chair, talking to herself, unsure what to eat. Matthew knew Molly was from the Chase family and might be his future boss. He didn't know how to treat her. Should he pamper her? Or serve her?

After a while, Ellie came downstairs to Molly's floor.

She saw everyone working overtime while Molly was playing.

Ellie asked, "Molly, why aren't you working?"

Molly said, "I'm not earning your overtime pay. I'm off work."

Ellie was speechless.

Other employees stayed silent. Molly really dared to speak. Wasn't she afraid Ellie would be unhappy and not let her inherit the company?

"Did you finish your work?" Ellie asked.

Molly showed Ellie the documents on her desk. "Matthew asked me to familiarize myself with the company culture and benefits, and the work content. I know it all."

When Ellie arrived, Matthew came out to greet her.

Ellie asked Matthew, "Is this all the work you assigned her today?"

Matthew couldn't read Ellie's mood, so he cautiously said, "Yes, Mrs. Chase. Newcomers need to familiarize themselves with the company environment. Ms. Chase said she could walk around the company with her eyes closed, so I didn't take her out to get familiar with the environment. She learned the work content in the office."

After a while, Sebastian arrived at the company entrance. He also came upstairs to see Molly's work environment.

As soon as he reached the door, he heard Molly's voice, "Mom, I was very serious today."

His appearance caught the attention of those around him, and many female colleagues looked at Sebastian.