The CEO's Mischievous Little Bride
Chapter 536 Molly Got Scared

At night, neither Vera nor Molly was catching any decent Z's. One was tormented in her mind, while the other was suffering in her body. They didn't crash until the middle of the night.

Patrick had gone back to his old ways from when they first tied the knot, not holding back anymore, and his mood was all over the place.

Vera's sleep schedule was totally flipped. She'd sleep like a log from dawn till noon and wide awake at night.

Theodore started copying Vera's sleep pattern. Vera was dead set on getting Theodore to sleep through the night, but she ended up screwing up his sleep schedule too. Vera and Theodore would snooze together in the morning.

One time, Vera didn't even wake up until after two in the afternoon.

Susan finally caught on and stopped going upstairs to check on Theodore like a fool.

Meanwhile, Molly had been getting up early every day, pacing outside Shawn's bedroom door.

She'd often ask, "Dad, you in a good mood?"

"No," Shawn would reply.

Molly would just clam up, holding back whatever she was gonna say.

Randall, being tight with Molly for years, could tell she was off her game lately.

When Vera woke up that day, she was holding Theodore and yawning, and Theodore yawned right back at her.

Seeing them yawn together, Cindy laughed and said, "Teddy is so cute, even his yawns are adorable. Let me hold Teddy." Teddy, who had just woken up with Vera, got scooped up by Cindy.

Ever since Teddy joined the family, Cindy would gripe about whatever Randall did.

Cindy wanted him to go help Patrick at the company, but Randall kept dodging it.

Every time Cindy brought it up, he'd grab Susan and hide outside.

Now, the only person in the Olteran family that Cindy was cool with was Theodore.

Watching Cindy take Theodore away, Randall plopped down next to Vera and said, "Don't you think Molly's been acting weird lately?"

Vera looked at Molly's neck and asked, "How long has Molly been rocking that turtleneck sweater?"

Randall frowned. He didn't keep tabs on Molly every day, so he had no clue. Just then, the sharp-eyed Susan said, "Molly's been back for five days and she's worn it for five days straight." Vera and Randall exchanged looks. "With Molly's ever-changing style, how long does a sweater usually stay in favor?"

"Two days, tops. If she wears a sweater for three days, there's only one reason: it's pricey!" Susan said.

Vera nodded. Susan checked out Molly's clothes and said innocently, "But Molly's sweater isn't from some fancy brand or a limited edition."

Vera muttered, "That's odd."

Molly sat alone in a corner of the couch, legs crossed. Lately, she'd gotten into the habit of subconsciously holding her turtleneck sweater and neck.

Unbeknownst to her, Vera, Randall, and Susan were watching her.

In the afternoon, Theodore got taken away again. Only when Theodore cried would someone bring him to Vera for feeding.

Even Randall had learned to change Theodore's diaper like a pro and got a pat on the back from Patrick.

Molly, on the other hand, didn't join the baby competition. She changed her clothes and was about to head out. Vera called out to her, "Molly, where you headed?"

Molly put on her boots and said, "Just going for a walk."

Vera raised an eyebrow and reminded her, "Don't stay out too late."

After Molly left, Randall, holding Theodore, followed Susan over to Vera. "Vera, I told you something's up. She's either heading to the police station to see Sebastian or to the Chase family to find him." "Where's Abby?" Vera asked.

Randall nodded. "Patrick's been in such a good mood lately, it's like he's forgotten all about Abby."

The taxi dropped Molly off at the police station, and she hesitated at the entrance.

Even the security guard at the door recognized her. "Molly, looking for Mr. Chase? He just got back from a call. You can go right in."

Molly thanked him and walked into the station. She saw a bunch of familiar faces at Sebastian's workplace.

Sam teased, "Molly, what brings you here today? Haven't seen you in a few days."

Molly asked, "Where's Sebastian?"

Sam gossiped, "Did you two have a fight? You look like crap."

Molly's face did look like they'd had a spat. Sam pointed to the office. "You can wait inside. Sebastian went next door to see Ernest. Poor guy's so stressed he's almost bald."

Molly went into the office, and soon after, Sebastian returned, looking like he'd gotten some bad news.

A nearby officer kindly reminded him, "Mr. Chase, Molly's here. She looks like she's ready to argue."

Sebastian asked, "Where's Molly?"

Sam replied, "In your office."

Sebastian's mood shifted, and he smiled.

"Alright," he said.

He pushed open the office door and saw Molly sitting on the sofa waiting for him. When she saw him, she got up and closed the door, locking it.

Then, making sure they were alone, Molly let out a long breath. "Sebastian, should we just come clean? I'm scared again."

The courage she had when she confronted Ellie at the Chase family had vanished after a few days back at the Olteran family.

Sebastian said, "No way."

He was almost there and wasn't about to start over from scratch.

Every time Molly wanted to tell the Olteran family about her and Sebastian, she found it too shocking to say.

"You can't bring yourself to tell the Olteran family?" Sebastian asked, already knowing the answer.

Molly nodded, her tone soft and pleading, "Sebastian, I'm really scared. I've gone over it in my head a million times. I can already imagine that after I confess, they'd beat me to death."

Sebastian said, "So you want me to do it. As soon as I go, you can return to the Chase family. Once I handle the Olteran family, you can come back and acknowledge our relationship."

He hadn't gone to the Olteran family recently because Christmas was coming up. Even scammers celebrated Christmas, and they were trying all sorts of ways to scam money. He'd already received seven cases of text message scams, with elderly people getting conned out of money and college students tricked into loans. He was swamped, and with Abby's case still lacking evidence and Ernest dealing with a new homicide case, he had no time to visit the Olteran family. Molly shook her head. "No, if you go alone, you won't be able to handle Patrick."

Sebastian said, "I'm not going to your house to fight."