The CEO's Mischievous Little Bride

This was a situation Vera brought upon herself.

When Patrick met with partners, he dressed casually, but when picking up Noah, he became formal. This invisibly increased Vera's psychological pressure.

As expected, Patrick led her out of the house and made her sit in the passenger seat of the Rolls-Royce.

When Patrick started the car, Vera said, "Honey, you've worked so hard. You should go to work. I can pick him up myself."

Patrick deliberately scared Vera by saying, "This is my first time meeting Noah. I must personally pick him up and tell him who I am!"

He emphasized the last sentence heavily.

Vera was so scared that her fingers turned cold.

Could Patrick have found out?

The first time Vera and Noah chatted, when he snatched her phone, he felt something was off.

Last night, Vera avoided him taking a call and didn't tell him the truth, feeling guilty when she saw him, and Randall's sympathetic look when he saw her. Patrick connected the dots with a little thought.

Vera had hidden him!

Who wouldn't introduce their CEO husbands to outsiders? But in his case, he was hidden, deceived, angered, and despised!

When they first got married, Vera said she was a student and needed to study hard, so she couldn't let her classmates know she married Patrick. So, he kept it a secret for her. Now, she was even hiding it from Noah.

On the way to the airport, Patrick glanced at the adorable Vera beside him.

At this moment, Vera was racking her brain on how to prevent this 'tragedy' from happening and didn't notice Patrick's gaze.

Today's highway was unusually smooth. Vera asked, "Honey, why isn't there any traffic on the highway today?"

Patrick said, "Maybe God knows I'm going to meet Noah and deliberately cleared the way for me."

Vera felt disheartened. Why wasn't even God helping her delay time?

Seeing they were almost at the airport, Vera still hadn't thought of a good way to save herself.

As they approached the pickup area, Vera suddenly called out, "Honey, stop the car."

Patrick pulled over to the side of the road and turned to look at the troublesome Vera beside him. "What is it?"

Vera took a deep breath in the passenger seat. Her eyes darted around, making her eyes look exceptionally bright and beautiful.

Obviously, Patrick wasn't going to be swayed by her appearance today.

Vera softly and weakly asked, "Honey, where can I buy a whip?"

Patrick couldn't understand her tone and asked, "What for?"

"To let you whip me as an apology." Vera's thoughts were truly extraordinary.

Looking at the passing cars ahead, Vera mustered up the courage. "Actually, you know, right, honey?"

Patrick didn't speak.

Vera bit her lip. "You're the smartest in the world. You must have guessed it."

The smart Patrick asked, "Guess what?"

"Well, it's just, I..." Vera scratched her head and frowned in frustration. "I didn't expect to fall in love with you."

Vera's first rule of survival: confess first when you've done something wrong. Her attitude must be clear.

Then she confessed, "When we got married, Shawn came to my house and forced me to say that if I didn't marry you, he would bankrupt the Linister family. I had to consider my parents and Noah."

"If my company went bankrupt, Noah's living and tuition expenses abroad wouldn't be covered. Without the Linister Group's support, Noah wouldn't be able to go to school. Not to mention whether our friends would leave us, my parents' years of hard work would go down the drain, and Noah's future would be difficult."

"I didn't dare tell Noah at the time. If he knew I was being forced into marriage, he would definitely come back and fight Shawn to the end. He wouldn't care about the future and wouldn't let me marry you."

"I later thought, marrying you is a high match for me, I wouldn't lose out. Besides, my family couldn't compete with yours. So, I had to hide it from Noah and agreed to marry you."

At that time, Warren was already preparing for Noah to return to study, but Vera stopped him. "I've agreed. Bringing Noah back would be a wasted trip."

Hiding it from Noah was Vera's decision. She knew if Noah came back, it wouldn't be peaceful. It was better to let him study well abroad. It was just a marriage, so be it.

At worst, they could live their own lives after marriage without interfering with each other.

Vera recklessly said, "When I agreed to marry, I never thought of living a good life with you."

Patrick's hand tightened. He was holding back his anger.

Vera, with her sharp eyes, saw Patrick's clenched fist and immediately changed her tone. "I didn't know you were so charming. I fell in love with you. I even forgot I had a brother." Patrick's fist relaxed. Although he knew Vera was lying, Patrick still chose to listen.

People couldn't bear to hear harsh truths but were willing to listen to pleasant lies.

Vera continued, "At first, I didn't say anything. Later, it became difficult to bring it up. Besides, if I told him I married you, he would probably be scared to death."

"Recently, he's been rebellious and doesn't want to study abroad anymore, only wanting to come back. If I told him I got married now, he would use it as an excuse not to go to school."

"Even if he stayed here, the competition pressure is too great. He's been abroad for three years and would find it hard to adapt to high school life here. You know the exam environment here. College is a lifelong matter, and he can't make a wrong step at this critical point."

Vera finished her muddled thoughts, hoping Patrick would go easy on her.

Saying so much also had another purpose: to prevent Patrick from meeting Noah today.

How could Patrick not understand?

Vera's words boiled down to three points: one, she didn't know how to confess the marriage; two, she was worried about upsetting Noah and affecting his studies; three, she didn't expect to fall in love with him.

Patrick glanced at the remorseful Vera beside him. In the end, he couldn't bear to make things difficult for her. "Get out of the car."

Vera suddenly looked up at Patrick. "Honey."

Patrick said, "I can't bear to see you upset, so I'll back down."

Seeing Patrick's carefully chosen clothes and his long-standing anticipation of meeting Noah, Vera felt a heavy stone in her heart.

She felt Patrick was wronged by being with her and felt deeply sorry.

Noah's urging call came, and Vera hung up.

Patrick said, "I'm going to the office. Are you not coming home tonight?"

Vera nodded.

He restarted the car, and Vera willingly opened her palms, offering them to Patrick, "Honey, hit me twice to vent your anger."

For a moment, Patrick really wanted to hit Vera, but seeing her tender palms, he couldn't bring himself to do it. "Vera, I'm not staying in the car because I'm willing to keep our marriage a secret, but to give you time to confess." "Thank you, honey."

Vera opened the car door and got out.

She ran towards the anxious Noah with her crossbody bag.