The CEO's Mischievous Little Bride

The child had been born.

Everyone had been eagerly awaiting this moment.

In the delivery room, the nurse handed the baby to Patrick. "Do you know how to hold a baby?"

Patrick nodded. Twenty years ago, he had held Molly and Randall. Though he had become rusty, he had secretly practiced again.

As he took his child, who had been crying moments ago, the baby miraculously stopped crying. The baby snuggled into Patrick's chest, his eyes still closed.

The nurse said, "This little one likes his father."

Patrick looked down at him, smiled, and touched the tiny fingers. "No matter how ugly you are, I'll still love you."

Patrick and Vera had only said three sentences to the baby, and each one included the word "ugly".

Outside the delivery room, the nurse came out holding the baby, and a group of people quickly surrounded her.

Before the nurse could speak, they asked, "Where's Vera?"

Brianna and Cindy, who had both given birth before, didn't ask any questions. Their eyes were fixed on the delivery room door.

Only Shawn looked at the baby in the nurse's arms and asked uncertainly, "Is this Vera's baby? It doesn't look like it."

The nurse was at a loss for words for the umpteenth time today. She replied, "Mrs. Olteran and her baby both are fine! Mr. Olteran is still with Mrs. Olteran inside and will be out soon. Who will take the baby?" "I will."

"Give him to me."

Molly slapped Randall's hand. "I'm his aunt; I should go first."

Randall pushed Noah away. "Are you even 20 yet? If you're not, you can't hold the baby."

Noah squeezed in. "He's my sister's baby, not yours. I should hold him."

Susan, who was stuck at the back, jumped up and down, trying to see the baby.

Warren and Vincent also couldn't get close.

The nurse looked at the group of young people arguing as they surrounded her, seeming as if they were about to start a fight.

Shawn quietly reached out, ready to hold the baby.

The nurse turned her body away. "You need a cane to walk; you definitely can't hold the baby."

Shawn withdrew his hand, slightly aggrieved. "I just thought no one else was holding him."

Brianna, who was anxious to see Vera and heard them arguing, walked over, grabbed Molly with her left hand and Noah with her right. "Move aside!" Molly hid behind Sebastian.

Cindy pulled Randall away. She said, "It's not your turn yet."

Finally, the baby ended up in Brianna's arms.

Now, they finally had a chance to see the baby.

It was Sebastian's first time seeing a newborn, whose little face was all scrunched up, making it hard to tell who he took after.

When Vera was wheeled out, everyone around the baby disappeared in an instant, crowding out the nurse who was pushing the hospital gurney.

The baby seemed to sense that Vera and Patrick were not around and started crying again, struggling violently.

No matter how Brianna tried to soothe him, he kept crying.

Patrick then walked over and took the baby from Brianna's arms.

He held the tiny baby in a standard position and gently patted him. "I'm..." he paused, then said, "I'm your Dad. I'm here."

It was his first time being a father.

That night, he gained a new family member.

At that moment, Patrick's heart was filled with excitement.

As he spoke, the baby's cries faded, and he nestled into Patrick's arm, looking as though he might drift off to sleep.

Vera glanced at him and weakly announced, "I've completed my ultimate life goal!"

Molly laughed, "Wow, at 21, you've got it all. Me? I don't even have a boyfriend."

Vera's eyes crinkled in a smile.

The nurse said, "Vera needs to go back to her room."

The group quickly escorted Vera back to her room.

Back in the room, Patrick placed the baby in the crib that had been prepared.

A major event was finally completed.

Late at night, unable to contain his excitement, Patrick posted a photo of himself gently holding the baby's tiny foot in the group chat.

Before he could send a message, Ian replied: [It was born already?]

Scott: [Is it yours? Don't take pictures of someone else's baby.]

Owen: [You're a dad now?]

Joshua: [Can I be his godfather?]

Patrick replied: [I have a son.]

The fewer the words, the more excited he was.

Ian said to Patrick: [Send me the location of the hospital; I want to see my godson.]

Owen replied to Ian: [Funny, my godson is at the hospital too.]

Ian: [Patrick, send us the location!]

Scott: [Send us the location!]

Joshua replied: [He's probably busy taking care of the baby.]

Late at night, the hospital was bustling.

The sleeping baby was the center of attention as everyone came to see him.

When Patrick fed him formula, four young men in their twenties crowded around him.

Sebastian didn't stay in the room for long. After he had seen the baby, he went downstairs to be with Ellie.

"Vera gave birth to a boy. Vera and the baby are both fine. Molly is staying to look after the baby and won't be back tonight." Ellie was relieved.

Vera wanted to see her son. Patrick placed him next to Vera, and she turned her head to look at him several times. He also turned his head, slowly opening his eyes to meet Vera's gaze. "The more I look, the less ugly he seems." Vera touched his cheek. "Baby, I'm your mom. We often talked through my belly."

The baby smiled for the first time as he felt a familiar warmth and heard a familiar voice.

Molly was thrilled.

Molly pointed at his face excitedly. "He smiled, he smiled! He actually smiled!"

The newborn quietly looked at Molly.

Molly jumped up again. "He looked at me. Patrick, your son looked at me."

Randall walked over to the overly excited Molly. "Calm down. He's just been born, don't scare him into crying."

Shawn felt a mix of emotions.

As Patrick sat by the bed, Vera looked up at him. At that moment, they felt like they had received a very precious gift.

"What's the baby's name?" Shawn suddenly asked.

Everyone had been so excited that they didn't even know his name.

Patrick and Vera looked at each other and smiled. "Honey, you go first."

Patrick slowly said the name he had kept in his heart for months, "Theodore Olteran."

Theodore, which meant a gift from God.

Patrick's love for Theodore was evident in the name.

Patrick looked at Vera and asked, "Do you want to give him a nickname?"

Vera replied, "Teddy."