The CEO's Mischievous Little Bride

Vera immediately got anxious. "Dad, I'm extremely smart; you said I'm mentally ill because you're confused."

Shawn retorted, "Anyone can't figure out the nasty tricks you just said, and you still say that you're extremely smart?"

Vera said, "Of course I'm smart. Not only am I smarter than you, but I'm also younger than you. I have more hair while you're going to be bald." On the side, Patrick's smile grew bigger and bigger.

Even the nurse was holding back laughter.

The banter between them was so funny.

Patrick rarely had such a happy moment. He wasn't just smiling; he was laughing heartily, with wrinkles at the corners of his eyes.

Upon hearing Vera's words, Shawn angrily threw off the covers and got out of bed.

"Shawn, what are you doing? You're still on IV; you can't move around freely," the nurse hurriedly reminded.

Shawn pointed at Vera excitedly. "She said I'm going bald; I can't swallow this insult!"

Vera glanced at Shawn was about to hit her.

She immediately hid in the strong embrace of Patrick.

So swiftly that even Patrick didn't react in time, Vera suddenly found herself in his arms.

Vera hugged his neck, like a cat.

She coquettishly asked him, "Your wife is about to be beaten by your dad. Will you protect me?"

Patrick wrapped one arm around Vera's waist and the other tightly around her leg. "I will!"

"You two get out, you're making me furious." They came to take care of the patient, but ended up infuriating him. A knock on the door sounded.

Then, to everyone's surprise, they saw Warren and Brianna enter.

"Mom! Dad!" Vera sat on Patrick's leg; seeing Warren and Brianna at the door, she exclaimed.

Warren and Brianna, upon entering, saw Vera being held by Patrick, seemingly flirting.

Meanwhile, the patient Shawn stood aside, wrinkled clothes, slightly dirty, and appeared quite angry. "Vera, why is Patrick holding you?" Brianna asked.

Vera and Patrick locked eyes, and she quickly stood up from his embrace. "We were just playing." Warren and Brianna set down their gifts and looked at Shawn. "Shawn, why aren't you lying in bed?" Shawn glared angrily at Vera and then sat back on the bed.

"I just had a few words with Vera." Brianna immediately understood Vera's temperament. She might have thought she was at her own home, where she could do as she pleased. She raised her hand and slapped Vera on the back. "Did you say something wrong again and make Shawn angry?"

"Mom, I didn't. I'm married now, I have a husband, you can't hit me anymore." Vera pouted and sneakily moved next to Patrick.

Patrick's expression immediately turned cold upon seeing Vera being hit.

He placed his hand on Vera's back where she was hit and asked, "Does it hurt?"

Vera coquettishly replied, "It hurts, my back must be red now."

She was trying to be coquettish with Patrick, but Shawn, lying on the hospital bed, saw it all.

After all, Vera was now his daughter-in-law. Warren and Brianna hitting her in front of him didn't sit well.

"Warren, do you often hit Vera at home?" he asked.

Warren sensed Shawn's hint and felt aggrieved, thinking, 'She's my own daughter; it's normal to discipline her.'

Brianna answered, "She doesn't listen at home, we try to reason with her but it doesn't work, so we scare her a bit."

Shawn nodded heavily. "We never hit children at home. If you can't reason with them, it's the parents' fault. In my family, we never hit children. You should learn from my family."

Randall was lucky he didn't hear Shawn's words.

Otherwise, he might have cried louldly.

Could the Olteran family really claim they didn't hit children? Hadn't he been hit a lot since he was young? How come no one ever reasoned with him? He could listen. Vera understood that Shawn was subtly defending herself.

She quickly intervened, "Dad, sometimes I really anger people. When I provoke my parents just like what I did to you before, they will lay hands on me."

Shawn recalled what happened earlier when he got out of bed due to anger.

If that was the case, then she deserved to be disciplined without leniency.

He coughed awkwardly.

Warren quickly changed the subject, asking, "Shawn, how come you suddenly ended up in the hospital?"

Vera explained, "Shawn is getting older, his stomach and digestion aren't good, so he was hospitalized for acute gastroenteritis."

She knew Shawn cared about his image, so she didn't mention that he was hospitalized for sneaking ice cream, instead opting for an age-related reason.

Shawn looked somewhat relieved.

He followed Vera's words.

"I'm getting old; my body is prone to some ailments. You're all so busy; there's no need to come all the way here."

"This is what we should do. When Vera told us you were hospitalized, we rushed over to see what was going on. You looked fine a few days ago; why are you suddenly in the hospital? Vera didn't explain clearly this morning, on the way here, both I and Brianna were quite worried," Warren said.

"Dad, I was chatting with you this morning; my husband came back and brought me a lot of snacks to eat, so I forgot about this," Vera explained with a hint of grievance.

She felt wronged, even though she was at fault, giving Patrick the impression that Vera was being mistreated.

"No problem, eating is the most important thing," Patrick said.

Warren and Brianna had been worried about Vera's life in the Olteran family, but after this short half-hour, they felt reassured.

Shawn protected Vera, not allowing her parents to hit her.

Patrick held Vera and openly indulged her mistakes.

Warren also noticed that whenever Vera made a mistake, the first person she looked at was Patrick. If she wanted to hide, she would hide behind Patrick. Perhaps Brianna didn't perceive it, but as a man, he could feel it.

It was a kind of inexplicable trust and reliance.

Once, when Vera made a mistake, she would hide behind him.

He felt Vera's dependence on him, believing deep down that he would protect her.

Now, she was hiding behind another man.

He believed Patrick felt the same way.

For a moment, Warren felt a sense of loss.

Vera's reliance had shifted from him to another man.

Patrick keenly noticed Warren's unease and saw Vera clinging to his arm. He understood. "Warren, in a few days, Vera and I will come home to see you."

"It's too much trouble to come back and forth. After taking care of Shawn, you can rest for a few days before going back," Warren said.

Patrick smiled. "No problem, after Vera finishes school and I get off work, we'll go straight home. If you miss Vera, just give us a call, and we'll come back to accompany you. Noah isn't home, the only child you can see is Vera. She's married to me, so you might need some time to adjust. I'll take her back to see you more often."

After Patrick's reminder, Shawn realized they had taken away Warren and Brianna's "only" child.

They must be quite lonely at home.