The CEO's Mischievous Little Bride
Chapter 494 Molly Wants to Kill

Max had had enough of Stella's crap. "You seriously think you can read people better than Ellie? If you're so amazing, why are you still a nobody while Ellie's the CEO? Ellie's exhausted and needs to rest. Y'all need to bounce." Stella flailed her arms around, all worked up. "Dad, I'm telling you, don't be fooled by Molly. She's just faking it. Think about it, her family's loaded. Why would she come here after the Olterans recognized her? Ellie's sick, and Molly's taking care of her every day. She's got an agenda, trying to win you over and take over the company, then kick you out. She was a sneaky little brat even as a kid."

Sebastian had enough. "Enough!"

The room went dead silent. Everyone stared at Sebastian, scared out of their minds. He rarely lost his temper, but when he did, it was bad news.

He glared at Stella, his face like stone. "Letting Molly run the company is just the start. The MS Group is hers to inherit. No matter what Molly's up to, even if she eats us alive, we're cool with it! This is our family business, and you've got no say in it." Sebastian got up, jabbing his finger at the door. "Get out, now!"

Abby jumped in, trying to smooth things over. "Sebastian, I'm sorry for Stella. The company belongs to Ellie, and only she gets to decide. We're all outsiders here. Ellie just got out of the hospital, and making her happy is what matters." She grabbed Stella's hand. "Mom, let's go. Ellie needs to rest."

Stella, not daring to face Sebastian, felt wronged and took a shot at Ellie instead. "I know you've been beating yourself up over your daughter's death and haven't moved on. You're using Molly as a stand-in for Mia to numb the pain. But you can't keep running; you've got to face your mistakes. If you give the company to a stranger, even if everyone else is cool with it, I won't be."

Timothy slammed the table, pointing at Stella. "Stella, shut up."

He pointed to the door. "Get out."

Seeing things spiraling out of control, Abby knew they couldn't afford to piss off the Chase family and tried to drag Stella away.

But Ellie on the couch looked like she was in bad shape.

Mia's death was a wound Ellie could never heal, a nightmare she couldn't escape whenever it resurfaced. She clutched her chest, struggling to breathe, her mind trapped in that old horror. Her face went pale, like she was drowning, voices muffled, calling her name.

"Mom, Mom." Sebastian shook Ellie, worried.

Zoey, crying from anger, ran over to Ellie, who looked lifeless. "Ellie, Ellie, don't stay silent."

"Get Molly, now!" Sebastian barked at the servant.

The terrified servant bolted upstairs, waking Molly. "Ms. Chase, you need to check on Mrs. Chase; something's wrong."

Molly shot out of bed, bolting downstairs without even bothering to put on her shoes. She saw everyone huddled around Ellie, who had just gotten out of the hospital. Her heart sank. "Mom, Mom!" She dashed down, throwing herself into Ellie's arms, hugging her tight. "Mom, what's wrong? Don't scare me. You just got out of the hospital. Mom, wake up."

Ellie looked at Molly, her eyes glazing over, but she managed to touch Molly's face.

Sebastian grabbed Molly's hand, placing it on Ellie's. "Mom, look, she's Mia. She's your daughter."

"Yeah, I'm Mia. Mom, don't think about anything else. I'm Mia. Look at me." Molly dropped to her knees, clutching Ellie and sobbing.

Ellie tasted blood in her mouth. No matter how much Molly called her, she didn't respond and eventually passed out on the sofa.

"Mom!" Molly screamed. "Sebastian, get her to the hospital, now!"

Stella and the others were freaked out. Stella backed away, scared, while Abby shot her a nasty look, knowing Stella had just blown everything up. At the hospital...

In the emergency corridor, Molly ran alongside the stretcher, gripping Ellie's hand, crying so hard her snot dripped onto Ellie's hand. "Mom, wake up, Mom."

When they reached the emergency room, Molly was stopped outside as the nurses and doctors wheeled Ellie in.

Molly watched the door close and collapsed to the ground, bawling.

Sebastian, heartbroken, squatted down and hugged her. "Sebastian, what happened? Why did my mom faint?" she asked.

Sebastian, tears streaming down his face, held the fragile Molly tight. "Mom will be fine, she'll be fine."

Molly, still crying, glared at Stella, who stood there looking guilty. She gritted her teeth, stood up, and her eyes filled with rage. She charged at Stella, yelling, "If anything happens to my mom, I'll kill you!" Stella backed up, scared, and stammered, "It wasn't me; I didn't touch her."

Sebastian held the furious Molly, pressing her head against his chest. "Mom will be fine, she'll be fine."

Soon, Ellie's original doctor showed up. "She was just discharged this morning, and now she's back because of stress. Do you think this illness won't relapse, that cancer won't spread?"

Molly cried and begged, "Doctor, please save my mom."

The doctor changed into surgical scrubs and rushed into the emergency room.

Afraid of getting smacked by Timothy, Stella started to sneak away.

Abby followed her out. "Mom, where are you going?"

"I'm going home," Stella said.

Abby looked at her, frustrated. "You made Ellie so mad she ended up in the hospital. Can you at least take some responsibility and apologize to Timothy and Sebastian?"

Stella refused to apologize; she didn't even dare to face them now.

Abby warned her, "If you don't get their forgiveness today, they won't help you when you run out of money. Zoey and Max are pissed too and might not care about you anymore, so you can't leave." "If you want to stay, you stay. I'm outta here," Stella insisted.