The CEO's Mischievous Little Bride
Chapter 529 All of Sebastian's Attentiveness

Ernest was like, "Yo, what's up?"

Sebastian flicked his cigarette ash, looking all annoyed. "Man, how do I get her family to say yes to my proposal?" Ernest just stayed quiet.

Next day, Sebastian took Molly to her exam spot, picked her up from the hotel, and then headed to his night shift.

He didn't bring up the marriage thing again, which got Molly all curious. "Sebastian, did my parents give you a hard time again? Are you chickening out on marrying me?" Sebastian glanced at her, "Nah, just focus on your exams. I'll deal with the family drama, you don't need to stress."

That night, Sebastian wasn't at the hotel. He went out and came back with a bunch of fruits, snacks, and drinks for Molly.

After he left, Molly grabbed her phone and called Ellie.

Ellie and the others didn't buy her story, so she called Ellie as Sebastian's girlfriend.

"Mom, you still up?" Molly asked.

"Yeah, what's up? You still at the hotel with him?" Ellie replied.

Molly said, "No, just wanted to ask something. Did Sebastian come to see you and Dad again?"

"He did, but I didn't agree," Ellie said.

Molly fiddled with her clothes, hesitating before asking, "Mom, am I your best daughter but not the daughter-in-law you want?"

Ellie was quiet for a bit. Her phone was on speaker, so both she and Timothy could hear Molly.

"Molly, what you and Sebastian did really threw us off. It took us days to wrap our heads around it," Ellie said.

Molly nodded, "I get it, Mom." Anyone would need time to accept it.

Ellie went on, "But to us, you're always the best. I'm worried Sebastian's pushing you to get married. I told him unless you come and tell me yourself that you want to be with him, nothing he says matters." Ellie and Molly chatted for half an hour. After hanging up, Molly leaned against the bed, looking at the bags of fruits and snacks Sebastian got her.

She crawled over, opened the bags, and checked out the snacks. Over the years, Sebastian even knew her favorite chip brands and picked out her flavors.

He seemed like an inseparable part of her life. Could she really leave him?

Molly lay on the bed, thinking about her life from childhood till now.

Slowly, she fell asleep, dreaming of herself in a white dress, running on a green meadow. She held a colorful pinwheel, and behind her, Ellie gently reminded her, "Molly, slow down, don't fall."

Ahead was a young Patrick, looking gentle, not like the stern guy he was now.

She finally reached Patrick.

Patrick picked her up and smiled, "Wanna play with a plane? I'll make you another one."

Suddenly, her dream took a nosedive. Patrick vanished, and she couldn't find Shawn or Savannah. The green meadow morphed into a mirror-like surface with a bottomless pit below. She started tossing and turning, feeling like she was wrapped in a dark fog.

Molly cried out in fear, lost in the fog. In the darkness, she heard someone calling her, "Molly."

It was Sebastian's voice. She shouted, "Sebastian, I'm here! Where are you?"

More voices joined in, "Molly, Mia."

"Patrick, Vera, Randall, where are you? It's so dark, I can't see you. Sebastian, where are you? I'm scared."

In her nightmare, the voices faded away, leaving her alone in the dark. She felt herself sinking, her body descending. Panicking, she cried out, "Sebastian, please come and save me."

At her most helpless moment, Molly jolted awake. "Sebastian," she shouted without thinking.

She sat up abruptly, shaking off the terror of her dream. She was drenched in sweat, tears still wet at the corners of her eyes. She had showered in the afternoon, but now her hair was soaked with sweat again.

The hotel lights were still on, and snacks were scattered all over the bed. The room was as quiet as her dream. She held her face in her hands, her heart still racing, needing deep breaths to calm down.

She left the hotel lights on all night. As dawn approached, she finally lay down and drifted into a light sleep.

After his shift, Sebastian rushed back to the hotel.

Molly had taken his room card, so he had to knock on the door. "Molly?"

No response. Even his phone call didn't wake her. Worried, Sebastian went to the counter and used another card to open the room. When he finally got in, he saw Molly sleeping on the bed with a steam eye mask. He sighed in relief.

Her study notes from the previous night were scattered on the bed. Sebastian picked them up, unsure of when she had fallen asleep.

He sat by the bed, not wanting to wake her.

Molly woke up around noon. Seeing Sebastian in the room gave her a sense of security. "When did you get back?"

"Around nine-thirty. What time did you crash last night?" Sebastian asked.

Molly replied, "I think it was around six in the morning."

Sebastian casually reminded, "Staying up all night is bad for you."

"You weren't here, and I was too scared to sleep by myself," Molly said.

Sebastian looked at her with a probing gaze.

Molly got up and went to the bathroom to wash up. She changed her clothes, making Sebastian leave the room and then let him back in after she was done. After his night shift, Sebastian lay down to catch up on sleep while Molly sat at the foot of the bed to study.

After several days of hard studying, Molly began her exams.

Finally, after the last exam, Molly showed up at Lilac Manor again. She mustered up the courage and walked into the living room. "Mom, I'm here to see you."