The CEO's Mischievous Little Bride
Chapter 111 Integration

After finishing, Patrick put her down and led Vera out of the room, holding her hand.

Outside, Randall and Shawn were still waiting for Vera's outcome.

But she came out unharmed.

"How did it go?"

Vera blinked. "I'm fine now."

"What did Uncle Patrick say?" Randall asked.

Vera shook her head. "He didn't say anything or punish me either."

Randall asked again, "What did you say then?"

Vera replied, "I said I like him."

Randall and Shawn were speechless.

Indeed, being beautiful and speaking sweet words made things easier.

Vera followed Patrick back to the bedroom and tentatively asked, "Darling, did you hear what I said earlier?"

Patrick chuckled softly, knowingly asking, "What did you say?"

Vera guessed he heard it. "I won't say it again."

Patrick's lips curved into a smile. "Remember the promise you made to me. If you misbehave again, I will really have to punish you." "OK, I understand."

With Patrick's warning, Vera behaved well in the following days.

When she went to school in the morning, she always had a cup of hot chocolate milk in her hand.

She would come home and seek praise from Patrick. "Darling, I was very good today, didn't snack or go to the supermarket."

Patrick would reward Vera with a smile and a compliment. "You did great."

Sometimes when Patrick had social engagements, he would call Vera in advance and say, "You don't have to wait for me for dinner tonight, I have a business dinner." "Then I won't lock the door. Remember to drink less, and come back early."

Every time Patrick returned home, Vera would already be asleep in bed, but the bedroom light would be on, waiting for him.

Unknowingly, Vera had been attending school for over a month. She had come to consider the Olteran family as her own, without the previous resistance.

Living with the Olteran family for a while, she found everyone in the Olteran family to be lovely.

She used to think Shawn was serious and old-fashioned, but later, she discovered that Shawn was actually a big kid, getting more childish as he grew older. She would often sit down with him to play cards, eat snacks, and gossip. Randall used to be a little bully at home, but after Patrick and she settled in at the Olteran Manor, this little bully transformed into a well-behaved boy under her and Patrick's guidance.

Cindy was simple-minded, very sincere and caring toward people. After clearing up a misunderstanding with Vera, Cindy grew to like her more and more, treating her like a daughter. She would often say, "Vera, if you weren't Patrick's wife, I would want to adopt you as my daughter." Patrick would immediately whisk Vera away upon hearing this.

He didn't need Cindy to adopt Vera as her daughter; Vera was the wife he had brought home.

Vincent was a taciturn man, perhaps a trait of a person in power. However, he was very indulgent toward everyone at home, just like an elder brother.

Sometimes when Vera angered Patrick, she would seek refuge in Cindy's room.

Vincent would then go and placate the angry Patrick.

If Cindy got upset about something, he would comfort her and make her feel better.

When Randall got punished for doing something wrong, Vincent would just say, "Serves you right."

Shawn had a bad temper, and when he had heated arguments with Patrick, Vincent would step in.

Of course, what Vera liked the most was her husband, Patrick.

He would take her to Rustic Hearth Cafe, accompany her to her parents' house, buy her bags, and hug her every night.

Seeing Patrick every day put her in a good mood.

One day at school, Patrick suddenly called her, "Can I pick you up after school today?"

"No, I'm the school belle now, attracting attention. If you come, we won't be able to hide our relationship."

Patrick lightly chuckled. "So I'm being rejected?"

"Why are you being so straightforward? You don't need to ask directly if you already know." Vera said with a smile.

Alexis saw their secretive phone call.

Vera looked happy. "I won't talk you anymore; I have a class soon, bye."

She hung up, still smiling at the screen.

Shortly after, she called someone else, excitedly saying, "Come secretly, don't let Patrick replace out, or I won't be able to explain when I go back." "Yes, park your car under the third tree at the west gate; wait for me there."

"I lied to him just now about having a class; he didn't suspect anything."

Alexis suppressed her emotions upon learning that Vera had married Patrick. She had once tried to flatter Vera against her will, but Vera ignored her. Later, she tried to seduce Randall.

She deliberately acted weak and cried in front of Randall, trying to evoke his pity and affection.

However, Randall was not swayed at all. "Damn, are you out of your mind?" he scolded Alexis, and thereafter kept his distance.

Mia, on the other hand, was more direct. Spoiled by her family, she sometimes said She hurled insults that were even more severe than Vera.

"Isn't this the daughter from the Tooker Group's side branch who was kept by thugs, released indecent videos, bribed netizens to insult Vera, and got exposed?" Her string of words exposed the truths that Alexis desperately wanted to hide.

Moreover, her voice was loud, intentionally embarrassing Alexis.

From then on, Alexis distanced herself from them, constantly observing them, trying to replace an opportunity to catch them in a scandal and bury her own secrets.

Finally, she found one.

Vera lied to Patrick!

School was over, there were no more classes, but she lied to Patrick about having a class and was secretly meeting another man.

Alexis chuckled. "Interesting, I want to see what 'class' you have later!"

Alexis wasn't foolish; she wouldn't reveal Vera's marriage status unless her husband was a useless thug who couldn't hold his own. Unfortunately, her husband was a business tycoon in Donnicia, a prominent figure often seen in their courses! If she exposed Vera's marriage to Patrick, her popularity would surely soar!

She wouldn't do something that only benefited others, especially not for Vera.

With so many people on campus, Vera didn't even realize she was being followed.

She returned to the classroom and asked Mia, "You're really not going?"

Mia shook her head. "My brother got off work early today; I'm going shopping with him."

Randall retorted, "Mia, every time you go shopping with your brother, you end up taking all the skirts you bought."

"I spend my brother's money, and he doesn't say anything. Why do you have a problem?"

Vera looked at Randall again. "Are you coming? Shawn is waiting for us under the third tree at the west gate."

Randall shook his head. "I'm not going, otherwise I'll have to pay and carry things for you guys again. I'm going straight home."

"I'll pay this time."

"I don't believe you; you're stingy."

"Really, your uncle said he'll reimburse me for everything I spend."