The CEO's Mischievous Little Bride

After speaking, he stood up, grabbed Vera's slender arm, and dragged her back to the office. Vera didn't want to go to the office.

However, if she didn't go, Patrick would scold her in public.

It was better to close the door and let him reprimand her privately, so she could beg for mercy.

At this moment, she didn't feel proud at all.

In the following days, Patrick continued to pick Vera up from school, becoming a beautiful sight at the school.

Patrick, having nothing better to do, would flip through her books several times and found it quite unsettling that there were no drawings by Vera in them. The strangest one was Mia.

Every day, she arrived at the classroom just in time.

When she left, it was either Sebastian who came to pick her up, or Ellie, or the Chase family's driver.

Mia asked Vera, "Why is Patrick so protective of you lately?"

"Because he found out that I drew pig heads on his pictures in my books. As a punishment, he picks me up every day, letting everyone at school know that he's my husband."

Vera then asked, "Mia, why don't you have any free time lately?"

"Because Sebastian and my mom said there's a serial killer in Zandonick who hasn't been caught yet. They specifically target pretty girls. Sebastian said I'm too beautiful and would definitely be a target, so my parents, he, and our driver take turns picking me up every day."

Vera nodded.

Randall, on the other hand, had already started reviewing previous knowledge points to prepare for the upcoming exams.

The temperature had dropped, and the windows in the classroom were not opened during lessons, making the room stuffy. Many students, after lunch, came to the classroom to sleep on their desks.

Another group of students was reviewing.

"Vera, where's Randall?" Mia was the first to notice that Randall was missing.

Vera turned her head and looked. "Yeah, where's Randall? It's so cold outside, and his coat is still on the desk."

The classroom was quiet. Vera and Mia got up and quietly left the classroom to call Randall outside.

The first call went unanswered.

On the second call, Randall answered, "Back gate of the school, alley, help."

After saying that, the phone fell to the ground, and Vera could still hear a woman crying and shouting, "Stop hitting him."

Vera and Mia exchanged glances.

They turned and ran towards the back gate of the school.

When they arrived, they saw a woman crying and shouting for them to stop hitting.

Randall was beaten to the ground, surrounded by seven men kicking and punching him. Another man with a wounded face sat nearby, cursing at Randall on the ground, "Just keep beating him. How dare he meddle in my business?" Seeing Randall being beaten on the ground, Vera's anger flared up.

Through gritted teeth, she said, "How dare they bully Randall? I'll teach them a lesson."

Mia, seeing Randall being beaten, felt heartbroken and even angrier.

"You go fight with them. I'll take care of Randall."

Vera clenched her fists and charged into the crowd.

To Vera and Mia, although Randall was their follower and they often bullied and exploited him, Randall was also like their little brother whom they protected. Outside, no one dared to bully Randall except them.

This time, these street thugs dared to bully Randall right under their noses!

In elementary school, when someone saw Vera bossing Randall around, they also wanted to bully him, making him do their homework and clean for them.

Before Randall could react, Vera found out and her temper flared up. In the classroom, in front of everyone, she fought with that female classmate, who had no chance to fight back and was completely overpowered by Vera. Her fists were powerful, and when she fought, she held nothing back.

Later, the incident alarmed the parents.

Although Vera was reprimanded by both the teacher and the parents, no one in the class dared to boss Randall around anymore.

As they grew older, someone developed a crush on Mia, and Mia was very "fond" of Randall.

This led their classmates to mistakenly believe that she liked Randall.

They even threatened to find people to beat Randall up at the back gate of the school and ruin his face.

After school, Mia called Sebastian and brought a group of police academy students to the scene, giving those people a thorough beating.

During Randall's school years, apart from being exploited by Mia and Vera, everything else went smoothly.

Vera charged into the crowd and started fighting with those men.

Mia, not knowing how to fight, bent down, avoiding the men to prevent getting hurt.

She went to Randall, squatted down, and looked at his injured face and head.

Randall's blue sweater sleeves were covered with footprints from being kicked.

Mia, heartbroken, held Randall's head, looking at his wounds, her eyes reddening. "Randall, can you get up?"

Randall struggled to get up from the ground, supported by Mia, escaping the chaotic crowd.

By the wall, there were sticks that those men had used to beat him.

Randall picked one up and turned to shout at Vera, "Vera, catch it!" He threw it toward Vera.

Their decade-long friendship had made them very in sync. Vera turned, raised her hand, and caught the stick Randall threw. Now, she didn't need to use her fists.

The stick in her hand seemed to come alive, following the movements of her wrist.

Those men had only managed to beat Randall because they outnumbered him; they had no systematic training and were no match for Vera.

With one swing, Vera struck a grown man's head, making him dizzy and causing his legs to collapse as he lay on the ground.

Vera turned and struck another man's back of the head.

Randall, pulled out of the chaotic crowd by Mia, was approached by the crying girl who hurried over to support him and check his injuries. "Did you call the police?" Mia asked.

Randall looked at the girl, waiting for her response.

The crying girl shook her head.  "I forgot."

Randall was angry. "Didn't I tell you to call the police?"

"I saw you getting beaten, and I forgot."

Mia took out her phone and called Sebastian, saying, "Sebastian, I'm in trouble again."

"Where are you?" Sebastian asked worriedly.

Mia glanced at the narrow alley and the people lying on the ground. "Don't come to the crime scene. Just go straight to the hospital. We'll meet at the hospital."

Vera looked at the eight men lying on the ground, her breathing heavy; she was exhausted from the fight.

If Randall hadn't thrown her the stick, she wouldn't have been able to deal with these men so quickly.

"Mia, call an ambulance."

Mia had already called 911.

At the Olteran Group headquarters, Jack rushed into the office.

He summarized quickly, "Mr. Olteran, Randall was beaten, Mrs. Olteran got into a fight, and Mia was involved in the incident."

Patrick was stunned for a moment.

Jack then elaborated, "Randall was beaten by some street thugs. Mrs. Olteran found out and went to rescue him, but she didn't control her strength and sent people to the hospital. When the ambulance arrived, Mia kicked each of those who beat Randall."